"Only Murders In The Building" Season Four Premieres On Hulu

     Authors' Note: This article contains spoilers for the Season Four premiere of "Only Murders In The Building". Do not read any further if you have not seen it yet.

    Today, August 27, the fourth season of the hit murder mystery series "Only Murders In The Building", premiered on Hulu. Titled "Once Upon A Time In The West", the premiere sees Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) invited to Los Angeles to discuss possible having their podcast adapted into a movie by Paramount Studios. At the same time, Howard (Michael Cyril Creighton) wants Mabel to do a podcast with him on working animals, with his newly acquired dog Grave-y as their first subject. The trio head to Charles' apartment to see why Charles' former stunt double Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch) has not returned with the bottle of wine she went there to retrieve at the end of the Season Three finale. While the gang is in Charles' apartment, Grave-y suddenly begins to bark loudly but is ignored. Once in Los Angeles, the trio meet Bev Melon (Molly Shannon) and the Brothers Sisters Trina (Catherine Cohen) and Tawny (Siena Werber), who want the trio to sign away the right to their life story as part of the deal. While Charles and Oliver are eager to jump onboard, Mabel isn't and says that she needs some time to think it over. At a party that night, the trio meet the three actors (Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis and Eva Longoria) who will be playing them in the film. While the trio is getting acquainted with their on screen counterparts, Charles is worried because he hasn't heard from his Sazz (Jane Lynch). Meanwhile, Mabel receives a text from Howard asking about working with Grave-y and Mabel responds that he spelled "gravy" wrong.  Charles eventually gets a text from Sazz telling him that she's working with Scott Bakula. However, when Charles runs into Scott at the party, he learns that he hasn't heard from Sazz at all. Realizing that the person texting him isn't Sazz, Charles texts them back demanding to know who they are. Suddenly, the Arconia's doorman Lester (Teddy Coluca) calls Charles to tell him that he got his note about needing his window replaced, but Charles tells Lester that he never sent any note.  Mabel then gets a text from Howard telling her that Grave-y's name is spelled that way because he's a cadaver dog. Putting two and two together, the trio rush back to the Arconia, only to discover that Sazz's body was dumped into the building's incinerator. As the trio discover Sazz's remains, Charles receives a text from the fake Sazz which reads "Not your (bleeping) friend."

    The next episode of Season Four, titled "Gates of Heaven", will premiere on September 3.