Only Murders in the Building Season 6: Release Date Window, Cast Shake-Ups, Plot Clues, and Everything We Know

Only Murders in the Building is already fueling buzz over a Season 6 release date, as Charles, Oliver, and Mabel emerge from Season 5’s Lester case and point the Arconia toward another killer—here’s when the trio could return and what to expect next.

If you just binged the new season and are already pacing the hallway like a true-crime podcaster in between uploads, same. Here is where Only Murders in the Building is headed next, what the finale set up, and when we should realistically expect to press play again.

Is Season 6 happening?

Yep. Hulu officially renewed Only Murders in the Building for Season 6, and the show is packing its bags. After five seasons rooted in New York City (with a quick California detour in Season 4), the next mystery takes the trio to London. The renewal dropped just hours after the Season 5 finale landed on Hulu, which tells you how confident everyone is in this thing.

When will Season 6 come out?

The best estimate right now is 2026. The show has generally run on roughly a one-year gap between seasons, so a mid-to-late 2026 premiere on Hulu is the safe bet if they keep that cadence. Nothing official on a date yet, but that timeline tracks with the pattern so far.

How Season 5 tees it up

Season 5 put Charles, Oliver, and Mabel on the case of Lester, the Arconia doorman. The finale then sets the new board: in the closing moments, Cinda Canning is found dead outside the Arconia’s grand entrance. The wrinkle is she had been digging into a case in the UK, which conveniently aligns with the London pivot. So yes, another murder, and yes, the trio now has a transatlantic thread to pull.

• Renewal: Official for Season 6 on Hulu
• New setting: London (after NYC seasons and a Season 4 California pit stop)
• Release window: Estimated 2026, likely mid-to-late year based on past gaps
• Season 5 case: The murder of Lester, the Arconia’s doorman
• Finale hook: Cinda Canning discovered dead outside the Arconia after working a UK case
• Cast so far: Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez are back; Michael Cyril Creighton and Jackie Hoffman may return as well

One little connective thread

In a THR interview, one of the co-creators pointed out that Cinda is actually the reason Charles, Oliver, and Mabel started their podcast in the first place. Which makes her fate in the finale sting a bit more and gives Season 6 a personal hook, not just a change of scenery.

Bottom line: Season 6 is a go, London is calling, and barring any curveballs, 2026 is the window. See you back at the Arconia foyer—then straight to Heathrow.