Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Is an Overstuffed, Star-Studded Mess That Thinks Bigger Means Better
Hello everyone. Yes, the quirky upper Manhattan murder mystery podcast trio is back, and apparently, they’ve decided that this season, the quaint little claustrophobic crime box that was the Arconia just isn’t big enough for their egos. Oh no, now it’s New York City’s turn to be their personal sandbox – because nothing says “we’re still relatable” like chasing mobsters through the streets while dressed like you’re heading to a Broadway gala.
From Cozy Crime to Urban Battlefield
The premise this time? The building’s beloved concierge, Lester, mysteriously dies, and the characters do that classic TV thing – assume it’s obviously not an accident, because where’s the fun in realism? Who needs the boring paperwork of “official investigations” when you can jump straight to believing there’s an entrenched old-world Mafia cabal run by billionaires pulling puppet strings?
Nothing screams “logical escalation” quite like going from solving quirky neighbor murders to unraveling a syndicate that probably has more shell companies than Rockstar Games has unannounced GTA sequels. And yes, the trailer promises the usual sarcastic banter sprinkled with just enough dour seriousness so you know they’re totally maturing as characters. Or at least cosplaying maturity.
Casting – The Celebrity Pile-On Continues
Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez – check. Meryl Streep back in the fold – double check. Now let’s cram in Christoph Waltz, Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Nathan Lane, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Keegan-Michael Key. Honestly, the guest list is starting to feel like a battle royale lobby composed entirely of Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winners. Impressive? Sure. Subtle? Absolutely not. It’s like they’ve decided that character development can just be outsourced to the audience’s Pavlovian “Oh, I know that person!” reaction.
The Official Pitch – Noir on Steroids
The studio blurb essentially reads like someone decided to insert “network of secrets,” “powerful billionaires,” and “emerging dangerous players” into an AI prompt and hit “generate maximum cliché.” But fine – they do promise we’ll see “the dark underbelly of NYC” and a brewing cultural war between the old mob and rookie criminals. Think GTA IV meets The Godfather, except with more eccentric hats and fewer drive-bys.
From a medical standpoint – as your sarcastic attending physician here – I’d diagnose this series with Acute Scope Creep Syndrome: symptoms include departure from original charm, sudden world-building inflation, and a tendency to prescribe ‘more celebrity cameos’ as a miracle cure. Treatment? Probably just give the patient more screenwriters who actually say “no” once in a while.
Release Plans – The Disney+ Drip Feed
- Episodes 1–3: September 9, 2025
- Episode 4: September 16, 2025
- Episode 5: September 23, 2025
- Episode 6: September 30, 2025
- Episode 7: October 7, 2025
- Episode 8: October 14, 2025
- Episode 9: October 21, 2025
- Episode 10: October 28, 2025
The great weekly drop torture method, because apparently binge culture has to be drip-fed like a fragile patient on an IV. By the time the finale lands, half the internet will already have been spoiled by Twitter, Threads, or whichever doomed social media network we’re pretending to like in 2025.
Final Prognosis
Will it be stylish? Absolutely. Will it be clever? Probably. Will it suffer from a self-induced case of “We’ve got to make it bigger every season” that eventually implodes like every bloated MMO expansion you’ve ever played? Almost certainly. The heart and charm of the first seasons may still be there, buried somewhere under the celebrity glitter and the increasingly convoluted web of conspiracies. Whether they’ll manage to balance intrigue with authenticity remains the real mystery.
My verdict – cautiously pessimistic with a side of morbid curiosity.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is entirely my opinion.
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Article source: Only Murders in the Building : la saison 5 dévoile une bande-annonce beaucoup plus sombre, https://www.journaldugeek.com/2025/08/13/only-murders-in-the-building-la-saison-5-devoile-une-bande-annonce-beaucoup-plus-sombre/
