Only Murders in the Building · Season 1 · Hulu
Only Murders in the Building Season 1
Only Murders in the Building Season 1 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 9.0/10. 10 episodes on Hulu from 31 August 2021.
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What BollyAI Thinks
Season 1 premiered August 31, 2021 on Hulu and earned a rare 100% Tomatometer from 107 critics, with a near-unanimous reception grounded in the show's clever double conceit: it is both a genuinely functional whodunit and a sharp satire of the true-crime podcast genre it inhabits. The three leads, Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, form a trio whose age-gap chemistry delivers consistent, unforced comedy. The show is described as splendidly funny and involving, with self-aware wit that keeps the meandering podcast storytelling working. Audience scores tracked close behind at 89% Popcornmeter, signaling that the craft impressed viewers as well.
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The Room
“Steve Martin has co-created a splendidly funny, involving and youthful series in his mid-70s.”
Los Angeles Times“It's very funny about crime podcasting itself, with its meandering storytelling and self-obsession.”
The Times (UK)
Standout Episodes
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- E1True Crime8.5
The pilot assembles three strangers in an Upper West Side apartment building who share nothing except a love of true-crime podcasts - until a neighbour dies and their obsession becomes an investigation. It establishes tone with remarkable economy: comedy, melancholy, and genuine menace coexisting without friction.
The moment: The three discover they have all been listening to the same podcast episode simultaneously - the founding coincidence that kicks the whole premise into gear.
Full review of E1 → - E10Open and Shut9.0
The season finale resolves the Bunny Folger mystery while expanding the show's emotional stakes considerably. The three principals have become a genuine found family by this point, and the finale earns its warmth without abandoning the comic irreverence that made the season work.
The moment: The killer's reveal recontextualises several earlier scenes and proves the show's plotting has been more rigorous than its breezy tone suggested.
Full review of E10 →