Season 1 Plot
When a grisly death occurs inside their exclusive Upper West Side apartment building, three strangers who share an obsession with true crime suspect murder and employ their precise knowledge of true crime to investigate the truth. As they record a podcast of their own to document the case, the three unravel the complex secrets of the building which stretch back years. Perhaps even more explosive are the lies they tell one another. Soon, the endangered trio comes to realize a killer might be living amongst them as they race to decipher the mounting clues before it’s too late.
Only Murders in the Building Season 1 aired on August 31st, 2021.
Season 1 Episodes
1. True Crime
Upper West Side neighbors Charles, Oliver & Mabel bond over a shared love of true crime. When a fellow resident dies in their building, the trio determine to solve the mystery and record an accompanying podcast.
2. Who Is Tim Kono?
The group begins researching the victim. Meanwhile, Mabel’s secretive past starts to be unraveled.
3. How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
Oliver employs his theater director skills to analyze the case. Charles & Mabel question an obsessive cat lover.
4. The Sting
Believing the murderer might be a famous resident whom is difficult to access, the group seeks advice from a renowned podcasting host.
5. Twist
Mabel slips away on a solo mission tracking the victim's final days. Suspicious, Charles & Oliver follow her.
6. To Protect and Serve
Mabel brings her new friends (and an old one) to her childhood home to meet her mother. Meanwhile, Detective Williams starts to have her own doubts about the case as she prepares for motherhood.
7. The Boy from 6B
With the investigation scratching at a web of old crimes originating inside the building, a mysterious young man turns the tables to spy on Charles, Oliver & Mabel.
8. Fan Fiction
Hitting a dead end, the group calls for reinforcements in the form of their podcast’s Superfans.
9. Double Time
With the residents growing upset at the building’s negative publicity, the trio faces a revolt. Charles is visited by an old colleague who sheds light on his past.
10. Open and Shut
In the season finale, the trio races toward a resolution while their own lives are put in danger.
