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- HULU
- Aug 8, 2023
- HULU
- Aug 8, 2023
Summary After a death in their apartment building, fellow tenants Charles (Steve Martin), Mabel (Selena Gomez) and Oliver (Martin Short) discover they share a love for true crime and decide to investigate the case themselves in this comedic murder mystery co-created by John Hoffman and Steve Martin.
Created By: John Hoffman, Steve Martin
- HULU
- Aug 8, 2023
- HULU
- Aug 8, 2023
Summary After a death in their apartment building, fellow tenants Charles (Steve Martin), Mabel (Selena Gomez) and Oliver (Martin Short) discover they share a love for true crime and decide to investigate the case themselves in this comedic murder mystery co-created by John Hoffman and Steve Martin.
Created By: John Hoffman, Steve Martin
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Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
77
91% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
9% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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The scripts for season three are just as strong and funny as the first two seasons, and the chemistry between Martin, Short and Gomez never flags.
Few shows bring a smile to one’s face as consistently as Only Murders in the Building, and Steve Martin and John Hoffman’s half-hour murder-mystery comedy continues to succeed in that regard with its third season.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 33 User Ratings
7.9
88% Positive
29 Ratings
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6% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 User Ratings
7.9
88% Positive
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
6% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
6% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
It’s no longer a surprise that Gomez enjoys such unlikely platonic chemistry with Martin and Short, or that Hoffman and Martin keep finding new ways to expand their characters’ insular world. It is a surprise, and a pleasant one, to see how that expansion takes shape, and who stops by to help fill the space.
It’s more of the same, and what more could you want? It’s still plush, escapist and ridiculous, performed by a cast now so good it’s becoming faintly absurd.
It’s not that Season 3 of Only Murders is anything close to bad — it’s just that they’ve shown us in previous seasons how great this concept, and the chemistry within, can be. By separating the cast as much as the show does, a touch of that magic is missing. Even so, we have a murder to solve, people, and we do have a bright new crime scene to explore. The show goes on, and this show is still worth tuning in for.
The first eight (of ten) episodes of Only Murders in the Building Season 3 left me feeling decidedly “meh.” Sure, you can’t really snub your nose at Meryl Streep bantering with Martin Short — even I have to admit that watching the show’s stars collide is worth the price of admission — but the storytelling kept letting me down.
A phenomenal season 3, a phenomenal show - truly the best comedy out right now.
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