Why Hulu’s ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Went With That Confusing Title

Selena Gomez is on the move!

Steve Martin and Martin Short loved working with Selena Gomez.

Only Murders in the Building is huge!

Martin Short and Steve Martin are in for quite a treat. This week, comes out exclusively on Hulu.When a gruesome murder occurs inside their exclusive Upper West Side apartment building, three true crime fans band together to create a podcast detailing the case as it’s unfolding around them.

Spoilers ahead! As fans sat down to watch the first three episodes of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building — which premiered on August 31, 2021 — many were surprised to see several famous faces pop up for a blink-and-you-missed-it cameo.

Only Murders In The Building is an interesting title for a series, and showrunner John Hoffman is opening up about where it exactly came from.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticWhen three neighbors crash a crime scene mere minutes after it was first discovered, it doesn’t take much longer for a cop to realize what’s going on with them. As Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) barely contain their morbid enthusiasm, the exhausted officer (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) rolls her eyes.

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Star power can go either way, either adding pizzazz to a project or driving it straight into the ground.It’s even riskier when you triple the A-list equation, but Steve Martin, Selena Gomez — and, especially, Martin Short — make it work in “Only Murders in the Building,” a likable 10-part Hulu comedy co-created and written by Martin and John Hoffman and premiering Tuesday, Aug. 31.Here’s the setup: there’s a suspected suicide in the Arconia on West 72nd St.

Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez all learned some things from one another when working on their upcoming Hulu show ‘Only Murders in the Building.’ While the 29-year-old is learning about the acting industry and taking notes from the comedy legends, Gomez is also teaching the two actors a thing or two from her area of expertise. A post shared by Variety (@variety)In a cast interview with Variety, Gomez shared what she has taught Martin and Short.

An unlikely team are bridging generations.

Selena Gomez, on the verge of laughter. “I’m going to be 29 tomorrow!” Gomez is spending the day before her birthday needling her castmates Steve Martin and Martin Short on Zoom.

Hailey Bieber is sharing some love for her husband Justin Bieber's famous ex, Selena Gomez.

Everything is all good! Hailey Baldwin, 24, offered a small show of support for her husband Justin Bieber’s ex Selena Gomez, 29, by liking a photo of the “Love You Like a Love Song” singer on the cover of Elle’s “Latinx Issue,” which is set to hit newstands in September, according to Us Weekly.

It appears as if things are good between Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez these days.

No bad blood! Hailey Bieber proved that she and Selena Gomez continue to be on good terms by supporting the singer’s newest accomplishments.

Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” reunites the incredible comedy duo of Steve Martin and Martin Short, whose prodigious talents are both a blessing and a curse to this murder mystery sitcom. On the one hand, they are both able to elevate thin material with such ease that the show is a pleasant, breezy watch.