Molly Shannon Joins ‘Only Murders In The Building’ Season 4 As Recurring
EXCLUSIVE: We have the first major cast addition for the upcoming fourth season of Only Murders In the Building. Molly Shannon has been tapped for a season-long arc on the mystery comedy.
Per usual, the producers are keeping the storyline under wraps but, as Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich revealed in a Deadline interview, the Only Murders In the Building trio of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) will kick off the new season with a trip to Los Angeles before returning to The Arconia in their search of Saz’s killer.
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I hear Shannon will play a high powered LA business woman who finds herself drawn into the world of the investigation in NY.
Shannon, a three-time Emmy nominee, spent six seasons as a member of the repertory company on Saturday Night Live, creating a gallery of memorable characters such as schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher, joyologist Helen Madden and dance enthusiast Sally O’Malley.
She won the 2017 Best Supporting Actress Indie Spirit Award for her performance in Other People, written and directed by Chris Kelly. She then reunited with Kelly, starring in his and Sarah Schneider’s Comedy Central/Max series The Other Two and earning a 2021 Critics’Choice Award nomination for her role.
Shannon also starred in Showtime’s I Love That For You, which landed her an Indie Spirit Award nomination. In 2021, she teamed with frequent collaborator Mike White for a scene-stealing guest role in the original installment of HBO The White Lotus.
Shannon, also recently was seen starring opposite Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman in Zach Braff’s A Good Person, is repped by UTA, Framework Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
Only Murders in the Building hails from co-creators and writers Martin and John Hoffman who executive produce along with Short, Gomez, Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal. The series is produced by 20th Television.
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