Logan Lerman (Hunters) has boarded the upcoming fifth season of Hulu’s hit comedy series Only Murders in the Building in a recurring role. His casting was revealed by Selena Gomez in a behind-the-scenes photo on Instagram, in which he is pictured alongside returning stars/executive producers Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short as well as fellow new Season 5 additions Renée Zellweger and Christoph Waltz and series showrunner John Hoffman. (You can see it below)
Other big names who have recurring roles on Season 5 are Tea Leoni and Keegan-Michael Key. As usual, details about the new characters are being kept under wraps.
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Production on the new season, which will be solving Lester’s murder, is underway in New York with the show’s four series regulars — Martin, Short, Gomez and Michael Cyril Creighton returning.
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Season 4 also featured a starry cast yet, including the return of Meryl Streep, joined by Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, Eva Longoria, Jane Lynch, Richard Kind, Melissa McCarthy, Kumail Nanjiani and Molly Shannon.
Only Murders, from 20th TV, this year scored its first SAG Award for Comedy Series Ensemble, shared by Martin, Short, Gomez, Creighton, Levy, Galifianakis, Longoria, Kind, Nanjiani and Molly Shannon. Short also won for Male Actor in a Comedy Series.
This marks Lerman’s return to Hulu and 20th TV after starring in the 2024 limited series We Were the Lucky Ones. Known for his title role in the Percy Jackson film series, his recent credits also include the movies Oh Hit!, which premiered at Sundance, and Skincare. He is repped by UTA, Brillstein and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum.
