The Pitch: Whereas Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina crammed the murder-comedy hole in our hearts with Peacock’s Based mostly on a True Story this summer season, Hulu’s OG trio of podcasters are formally again on the scene. Season 3 of Solely Murders Within the Constructing, which returns on August eighth, picks again up instantly after the cliffhanger of the Season 2 finale.

As you would possibly keep in mind, it’s opening evening for a brand new play directed by Oliver (Martin Brief), and the gang is glittering on the Broadway theater: Charles (Steve Martin) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) are in attendance, and everybody is happy to see movie and TV star Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd, at all times a deal with) take the stage for some good, old style stunt casting. Naturally, issues go flawed fairly rapidly, as they’re wont to do on this present — as was proven within the trailer, Glenroy seems to drop lifeless onstage.

Per normal, to cite one other iconic Selena Gomez program, every part isn’t what it appears.

Curtain Up, Man Down: The perfect a part of this third outing with Bloody Mabel and her two favourite guys is the truth that regardless of the title of the present, we’re now not restricted to The Arconia. Solely Murders has constantly executed a strong job of constructing that set piece really feel as expansive as a whole New York Metropolis block, however the choice to put a number of the motion within the theater feels recent.

Not solely is the placement change enjoyable, it additionally pushes the narrative absolutely right into a world beforehand solely alluded to by means of Oliver’s profession. The in-jokes and references to the Broadway neighborhood have by no means been stronger, and a plethora of visitor stars, from stage favourite Ashley Park to the legendary Matthew Broderick and iconic Mel Brooks, assist spherical out this setting tremendously.

Michael Cyril Creighton is again as Howard, this time bravely taking over the function of Oliver’s assistant, whereas newcomers embrace Jesse Williams as a documentarian named Tobert (not a typo!) who had been following Ben Glenroy’s Broadway journey. Then, there’s Meryl Streep in probably the most impressed casting choices of all time: Loretta is a working New York Metropolis actress, however she by no means fairly made it. The concept there’s a universe on the market the place such an individual could possibly be Meryl Streep — Meryl! — is unfathomable, making it all of the extra enjoyable to see her because the jumpy, quirky character.