#25

Only Murders in the Building

As we kick off the top 25, we come to Hulu’s greatest success story, a murder mystery show that is both clever and hilarious. There are three reasons why Only Murders in the Building is such a sensation: Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez.

The trio has so much charisma and chemistry that the show could have been just them getting on, but it is so much more than just that.

The mysteries each season are written so well, with twists and turns that few shows are able to accomplish, while still being laugh out loud funny. It is a show where major celebrities want to join up for small orles or cameos. Just to name a few, Oscar winners Meryl Streep, Christoph Waltz, Dianne Wiest, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Renée Zellweger, plus notable stars Nathan Lane, Bobby Cannavale, Jane Lynch, Melissa McCarthy, Sting, Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Richard Kind, Shirley MacLaine, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, Molly Shannon, Kumail Nanjiani, Eva Longoria, and Logan Lerman, among others.

Each season has found its own voice. The show has never fallen into formula, which is an impressive feat considering. Season three, which centered around the development of Oliver’s Broadway play, had some of the best songs from any show throughout that season (particularly Martin’s performance of “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” .

The real life friendship between Steve Martin and Martin Short comes through on film, but who would have expected that Selina Gomez would be able to fit into that pairing with such a perfect fluidity. It never felt like she was forced in. It always felt as if she fit beautifully.

Only Murders in the Building has had five seasons and has been renewed for a sixth season on Hulu.