How Only Murders in the Building addresses the true-crime problem

Fans have been falling out of love with the seemingly indestructible true-crime genre, and yet this show happily bucks the trend.
Martin Short, Selena Gomez and Steve Martin. Image: Disney+

A show about a podcast about a murder that’s only available to stream online, and stars two elderly comedians of yesteryear doesn’t sound like the recipe for a hit – yet Only Murders in the Building delivers its premise in one of the most fun and addictive series ever.

In the first season, the trio succeed in solving the case of Tim Kono’s death, but not before making many a false accusation, pissing off their neighbours (and making great enemies of some), and upsetting those that were close to the victim. In the current (second) season, in which they try to solve former Arconia board president Bunny Folger’s murder, things are going similarly badly.

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Silvi Vann-Wall is a Melbourne-based journalist, podcaster, critic and filmmaker who loves frogs and improv comedy. They were the ScreenHub Film Content Lead from 2022 to 2025. Twitter (X): @SilviReports / Bluesky: @silvi.bsky.social‬ / Website: silvireports.com