EXCLUSIVE: Only Murders in the Building is expanding its recurring cast with Desmin Borges (You’re The Worst), Siena Werber (Brand New Cherry Flavor) and newcomer Lilian Rebelo (Our Dear Drug Lord).
They join stars/executive producers Steve Martin, who also co-created the hit Hulu series, Martin Short and Selena Gomez as well as new recurring players Zach Galifianakis, Molly Shannon, Eva Longoria and Eugene Levy and returning Meryl Streep in the upcoming fourth season.
All new characters will be integral to the twists and turns of the investigation into the murder of Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch), Charles-Haden Savage’s (Martin) stunt double from his years on the series Brazzos and its 2020 revival.
Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich revealed in a recent Deadline interview that the Only Murders In the Building trio, Charles, Oliver (Short) and Mabel (Gomez), will kick off the new season with a trip to Los Angeles before returning to The Arconia in their search of Sazz’s killer.
The Season 3 finale saw Loretta (Streep), Oliver and Mabel all contemplating a move to LA.
Produced by 20th Television, OMITB, Hulu’s most watched original comedy series, is co-created and co-written by Martin and John Hoffman who also executive produce alongside Short, Gomez, Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal.
Borges is maybe best known for his role as Edgar in five seasons of FX’s comedy You’re the Worst. He can currently be seen opposite Jennifer Lopez in the film Shotgun Wedding, as well as in a series regular role in HBO’s The Time Traveler’s Wife. Other recent credits include a season-long arc on Fox comedy Welcome To Flatch, Amazon’s Utopia, Netflix dramedy series Living with Yourself and the film Private Life. He’ll next be seen in the film Hangdog, which premiered at the Provincetown Film Festival. Borges is repped by Gersh, Suskin/Karshan Management and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
Werber appeared opposite Catherine Keener and Rosa Salazar in the Netflix series Brand New Cherry Flavor and will next be seen in the A24/HBO limited series The Sympathizer with Robert Downey Jr. She’s repped by Authentic Talent and Literary Management.
Newcomer Rebelo is a 2021 graduate of the drama program at Fordham. She recently starred in Our Dear Drug Lord at the Kirk Douglas theatre. She’s repped by Buchwald and Zero Gravity Management.