{"id":1140604,"date":"2026-08-10T00:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1140604\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T00:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:09:23","slug":"heres-why-only-murders-in-the-buildings-major-london-shake-up-had-to-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1140604\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s why Only Murders in the Building’s major London shake-up had to happen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Only Murders in the Building spoilers follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only Murders in the Building will be taking a huge leap as the story moves overseas for its sixth instalment. While each season has boasted an updated star-studded cast<\/a>, the murders have always taken place in New York’s iconic Arconia building where the three main characters reside. <\/p>\n

At the end of season 5, the latest victim was revealed to be the trio’s podcast hero Cinda Canning, who had been living in the UK for a few months. When the popular mystery series returns to our screens, Mabel, Charles and Oliver will be heading to London to try to solve her death. <\/p>\n

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The international shake-up came as a huge surprise to fans, given that the trio’s plan to only solve murders in their building was established from the very beginning. <\/p>\n

However, showrunner John Hoffman has explained his desire to keep the series “fresh”, resulting in the new setting. <\/p>\n

“Each season, there has always been that drive in me to say, ‘No, we’ve done that.’ ‘No, that\u2019s not fresh,’ or, ‘That thing doesn\u2019t subvert,'” he told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. “All of that comes up, so I just keep pushing that way just naturally as a writer and director however I can.”<\/p>\n

“There’s no way around a certain understanding of needing to freshen up a show. I mean, how many murders can be in one building?” Hoffman reasoned, adding that it “felt like the right time”.<\/p>\n

“I love the idea of however we can broaden the reach of the show and put the trio in new situations, new landscapes for a moment.”<\/p>\n

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Disney+<\/p>\n

Despite the big move, the showrunner remains adamant that it’s still a “New York show”. <\/p>\n

“The spirit of the show and the center of it and the emotional hook and how it feels, surprisingly, still feels like our show, and there isn’t a shift that takes us out too much,\u201d he explained of season 6.<\/p>\n

“So that part is always the driving force, wherever the case takes them, whether it’s New York or some other place. I will happily report that London has been incredible for us.”<\/p>\n

Only Murders in the Building<\/strong> season 6 is set to air on <\/strong>Disney+<\/strong><\/a> and Hulu<\/a>. Seasons 1-5 can be found on the same platforms.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Lettermark\"<\/p>\n

Divya is a freelance writer with experience in entertainment and lifestyle news. Described as a “telly addict” since childhood, Divya was able to translate her interests into a BJTC-accredited, Honours degree in Journalism and Media. After working in communications and marketing, Divya joined Digital Spy<\/a>\u00a0as a Freelance News Reporter. She has also written for various publications including\u00a0Metro<\/a>,\u00a0Asian World News\u00a0and\u00a0TwitCelebGossip;\u00a0as well as interviews, features and reviews on her own blog. Divya prides herself on her TV,\u00a0film<\/a>\u00a0and showbiz knowledge, always offering (not so) fun facts to her long-suffering friends and family. From\u00a0soaps<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0superheroes<\/a>, Divya is the go-to person for tailored recommendations\u00a0and up to date information.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Only Murders in the Building spoilers follow. Only Murders in the Building will be taking a huge leap…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1140605,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,215877,1380,310256,1331,393,4884,258961,1330,257,310255,291041,219901,16,15],"class_list":["post-1140604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-london","tag-britain","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-93d19e8e-2345-4ade-8b3c-2a2741a4644e","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-london","tag-shorttitle-why-only-murders-shake-up-had-to-happen","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-us-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117068311427321105","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1140604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1140604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1140604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1140605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1140604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1140604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1140604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}