“Only Murders in the Building” Season 6 Adds Simone Ashley, Sharon Horgan and More as Series Heads to the UK

Hulu has unveiled a new lineup of recurring guest stars for Season 6 of Only Murders in the Building, as the hit mystery-comedy series heads to the UK for the first time.

What’s Happening:

• Hulu has exclusively confirmed to Deadline on a number of recurring guest-star roles for Season 6 of Only Murders in the Building.
• New additions include:
  • Jennifer Saunders
  • Sean Teale
  • Simone Ashley
  • Amar Chadha-Patel
  • Rhea Norwood
  • Matthew Beard
  • Sharon Horgan
• UPDATE: Just one day later, seven more recurring guest-star roles for the new season were revealed, including:
  • Geri Halliwell Horner
  • Martin Freeman
  • Jamie Demetriou
  • Anjana Vasan
  • Jane Horrocks
  • Derek Jacobi
  • Lesley Nicol

• The plot of Season 6 is being kept secret, but the show is filming in the UK, marking the first time the series has been produced overseas.
• Main cast members Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, and Michael Cyril Creighton are returning for the new season.
• Season 5 featured a large guest cast, including Meryl Streep, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Renée Zellweger, Christoph Waltz, Nathan Lane, and others.
• Disney has not confirmed which Season 5 guest stars will return, although Da’Vine Joy Randolph has reportedly been seen in social media photos from the set.
• Online rumors about several UK-based guest stars had circulated before Disney officially announced the new cast members.
• The series was created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, who continue to serve as writers and executive producers.
• Only Murders in the Building follows neighbors Charles, Oliver, and Mabel, who investigate murders and document their cases through a true-crime podcast.
• The Season 5 finale introduced a new mystery involving a London royal scandal and a supposedly innocent red-haired woman sent to the United States for protection.
• The finale revealed that the woman was actually Cinda Canning, who arrived at the Arconia after being fatally attacked in connection with the London case.
• It is likely that this London royal scandal will be central to the story of Season 6.

Upcoming on Hulu:

• FX’s Adults is returning for a second season, and we now know which celebrity guest stars will be making appearances in the upcoming episodes. 
• Among the list of returning actors, fans will also get to see Raven-Symoné, Susie Essman, Gaten Matarazzo, Zosia Mamet, Ben Marshall, Jake Shane, and Isaac Powell. 
• Adults Season 2 is set to premiere on August 27, 2026.

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