Hulu's Only Murders in the Building takes a big leap forward in season 3, centering on the crime-solving podcast trio of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez). The season's crime drama centers on a massive theater production led by newcomer Loretta, played by Meryl Streep.
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The risks paid off. The series created by Martin and John Hoffman received a whopping 21 Emmy nominations in multiple major categories, including Best Comedy Series, Best Lead Actor nominations for Martin and Short, Best Actress for Gomez and Best Supporting Actress for Streep.
Outside of the acting categories, the Television Academy recognized composer Siddhartha Khosla, songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and choreographer John Carrafa. All four joined Deadline as part of Contenders Television: The Nominees to talk about their collaboration to create the compelling musical dramedy at the heart of Season 3.
“Justin and I have described this as going to the theater, summer camp and just the best summer of our lives,” said Pasek, who was nominated along with Paul and their collaborators Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman for Best Original Music & Lyrics for the song “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?”
