Olivia Colman joins the cast of season 6 of 'Only Murders in the Building'

The whodunit comedy series, Only Murders in the Building of Hulu announced an exciting new member for season six.

This is the Oscar winner, Olivia Colman who joins the cast of the next season that will have a change of location, after five seasons in New York and a visit to California, moves to London for season six.

The acclaimed actress is recognized for films such as The Favourite which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress, The Father, The Lobster, The Iron Lady, Hot Fuzzand series like The Crown, The Night Manager, The Bear, Broadchurch, Fleabag, Heartstopper, among many other projects.

Colman joins the cast Steve Martin, Martin Short y Selena Gomezand the return of Meryl Streep.

The announcement was made through a video published by Hulu on its social networks, presented by Gómez, Short and Streep. “We've had so many amazing guest stars on Only Murders in London,” Gómez begins. Yes, but we're missing one!” adds Streep before Colman appears on screen in character.

And indeed, season six features the best and brightest of British talent. In addition to Colman, they join the cast David Tennant (Doctor Who), Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters), Martin Freeman (Sherlock), Jim Broadbent (Jay Kelly), Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous), la ex Spice Girl Back Halliwell, Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton), Sean Teale, Simone Ashley (The Devil Wears Prada 2, Bridgerton), Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who), Rhea Norwood, Richard Ayoade, Amar Chadha-Patel, Matthew Beard, Jamie Demetriou, Anjana Vasan, Jane Horrocks, Derek Jacobi, Adrian Lukis, Kathryn Hunter, Lesley Nicol y Peter Capaldi.

Along with Gomez, Short, Martin and Streep, he also returns Michael Cyril Creighton.

Season six is ​​currently in production in the UK and will see its team of amateur detectives cross the Atlantic to continue the investigation into the death of Cinda Canning, as seen in the season five finale.

A premiere date for the sixth season has not been announced.

Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffmanthe plot centers on Charles, Oliver and Mabel (Martin, Short, and Gomez), three true crime fans, whose enthusiasm is tested in the first season, when a resident of the Arconia building located on the Upper West Side, where they live, ends up dead. With the motive and killer still unknown, they will have to work together to unravel the truth. The trio investigates a new murder each season with the help of their wits and their Only Murders podcast..

The three protagonists are also executive producers.

Only Murders in the Building It remains one of the highest-rated series on Hulu.

Martin, Hoffman, Short, Gomez, Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal are executive producers. Disney Television Studios' 20th Television produces the series.

OMITB It is available on Hulu in the United States and on Disney Plus throughout Latin America.