Only Murders in the Building Season 6: Co-Creator Teases a Game-Changing Plot
Only Murders in the Building is packing its bags for London in Season 6, and co-creator John Hoffman says the city will rewrite the rules of the game, twisting the investigation into Cinda Canning’s death in ways the Arconia never could.
Pack a raincoat and a sense of decorum: Only Murders in the Building is heading to London for Season 6, and the new case centers on the most theatrical exit the show has pulled off yet — Cinda Canning.
Yes, Season 6 Is a London Season
Co-creator John Hoffman says the show is picking up stakes and shooting the entire season in London. That is a first for a series that has basically treated New York as a fourth lead. No New York shoots this time — the whole thing is across the pond.
"London is New York's sister city... we will take our storytelling and steep it into this new culture and our trio will be fish in new waters."
It is a very TV-production kind of swing, but thematically it makes sense: the Brits practically invented the cozy murder mystery, so if you are going to restart a whodunnit, you might as well go to its natural habitat.
The Hook: Cinda Canning, Tina Fey, and a fresh body
Season 5 ended with Cinda Canning (played by Tina Fey) turning up dead. Hoffman says the new season builds its whole mystery around that — and does it overseas. He framed it as the trio (Steve Martin as Charles, Martin Short as Oliver, and Selena Gomez as Mabel) hitting that post-time-jump 'what now?' lull and deciding to go back to where all of this started. In his words, Cinda is the character who kicked off everything for them, so Season 6 is a return-to-origins move.
How do we get to England? Cinda had relocated there, which conveniently opens the door — and the map — to a brand-new case in the genre's birthplace.
A quick rewind on Season 5's mess
If the finale left your head spinning, you are not alone. The show tied up the Arconia casino night from hell with two deaths: Nicky Caccimelio (Bobby Cannavale) and longtime doorman Lester (Teddy Coluca). The season revealed that Mayor Beau Tillman (Keegan-Michael Key) was behind Lester's murder. The larger picture connected political corruption with personal vendettas — classic Only Murders, just nastier than usual.
What Hoffman is actually promising
- Season 6 films entirely in London — first time the series has worked outside New York.
- London is the sole setting for the investigation into Cinda's death.
- The mystery taps into that 'home of the cozy murder' vibe while staying comedic.
- Expect new dynamics within the core trio as they navigate unfamiliar territory.
- The story launches after the Season 5 three-month time jump, with the trio chasing a case that ties back to their beginnings.
Bottom line: the show is shaking up its comfort zone — new city, old ghosts, and a Cinda-sized problem that forces Charles, Oliver, and Mabel to start over somewhere they do not quite know the rules. That should be fun... and probably a little deadly.