The story
Three neighbours in a grand Upper West Side apartment block, a semi-retired TV actor, a cash-strapped Broadway director and a young artist, realise they share an obsession with true-crime podcasts. When a fellow resident dies in suspicious circumstances, the unlikely trio decide to investigate and record a podcast about it, bumbling through clues, suspects and their own secrets as one case keeps leading to another.
Why it matters
Pairing two veteran comedians with a pop star in a cosy whodunnit, it gave Hulu a record comedy premiere and became a dependable annual event across five seasons. It later crossed over to broadcast TV, with ABC airing the first season in 2024, and its sixth season relocates the action to London.
Notable facts
- Its debut set a record for the most-watched comedy premiere in Hulu's history. (source)
- Outside the US it premiered the same day on Disney+ through the Star hub. (source)
- The first season had its broadcast television premiere on ABC on 2 January 2024. (source)
- The sixth season, branded Only Murders in London, was filmed in London between May and August 2026. (source)