Only Murders in the Building
2021
Original language: English
- comedy
- mystery
- crime
The story
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
What it’s like
Warm, lamplit apartment interiors and the grand stone facade of a New York Upper West Side building give the show a polished, slightly storybook look, with bright daylight in the courtyard and cosy, wood-panelled rooms where the three leads huddle over case files. The camera stays mostly conversational: medium two-shots, clean reaction close-ups, and punchy cutaways to the amateur podcast they record, so the rhythm feels brisk and chatty rather than tense. Its music is light, jazzy and playful, with a bouncy theme that suggests a caper more than a thriller. Vibe: witty, bittersweet and gently absurd, with a comfortable comedy-mystery ease that suits a lazy weekend binge or a comfort rewatch with a drink in hand. Pacing is episodic and snappy, and the emotional core lies in three lonely, unlikely people, one of them a deaf character and another a grieving widower, slowly forming a found family. Violence is limited to off-screen deaths and a few mild scuffles, with no gore and only light peril, so the fear level stays low. Ideal for viewers who want clever banter, big-hearted characters and a murder puzzle that never gets truly grim.
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