Critic Reviews

In the third season, the show is more committed to fun, taking every opportunity to slip in a witty retort or a Bob Fosse-style musical number. The central trio are at their finest.

The scripts for season three are just as strong and funny as the first two seasons, and the chemistry between Martin, Short and Gomez never flags.

This show remains an extremely rare example of a comedy-drama that does both equally, and incredibly, well.

While Season 3 spit the trio apart as they each got pulled in their own directions, this season finds them stronger than ever. As they work together to solve this case, they bounce back and forth in hilarious and zany ways, allowing Martin, Short, and Gomez to really thrive beside one another. And they continue to elevate the series’ newest additions as well.

It's Edgar Wright meets 30 Rock. It's bold but calm, terrifying but comforting, sad but silly, satirical but empathetic — and it's all of these things served to you by chefs who trust you, because you trust them.

It may not be perfect, but it is a hell of a show, speaking to and of a love of Broadway and showmanship. And behind all that, there’s still a strong emotional core that carries you to the end.

The plot is satisfyingly twisty and engaging, and our heroes all feel wholly three-dimensional in short order. ... Prepare for these to become your new favorite weirdos, and Only Murders to become your new addiction.

"Only Murders in the Building" works because it embraces such entrancing details, but even more so because its creators recognize what grants any piece of art the potential to become classic: it's in the marriage of old and new. ... Any show can string together a decent whodunnit, but examining loneliness as a universal mystery is the more captivating concept enriching the three-part harmony wrought by Gomez, Martin and Short's combined performances.

A splendidly funny, involving and one might even say youthful series. ... The parts fit the players so well that one would suppose each had designed his own.

Only Murders in the Building feels fresh and interesting and you should absolutely watch every new episode as it drops on Hulu (or Disney+ if you’re reading this from outside the U.S.).