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Creator John Hoffman Reveals How Season 4 Takes 'Only Murders in the Building' to the Next Level | THR Video
The Hollywood Reporter
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8/23/2024
'Only Murders in the Building' creator John Hoffman tells THR at the premiere how season four takes this show to the next level. Plus, he dishes on the challenges of the "found footage" episode in season four.
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Selena has said this is the most exciting season of the show so far.
00:03
How would you say season four takes the show to the next level?
00:06
Wow. I mean, yeah, I would agree with Selena on that one.
00:10
I can only imagine that it's really hard to find any show in history
00:19
that has a cast so stacked and loaded like this one does.
00:23
But beyond that, what's beautiful is that they've really...
00:27
The writers, myself, we've really found a way to integrate them into the show.
00:31
So it feels like part of the show itself, not just pops of famous people.
00:36
There are brilliant characterizations all the way throughout.
00:39
And the mystery is alive and kicking.
00:41
The trio is at the center of it all.
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And there's reflections of them everywhere.
00:47
They look in doppelgangers and films and film scripts and reflections.
00:51
So the whole season is built around that.
00:53
But it's just a freaking blast.
00:55
There's an episode this season that's a found footage episode,
00:58
which is unlike anything you've ever done on the show before.
01:01
What made you want to do that and what challenges did it present?
01:04
Great question.
01:06
I think that's episode six is our sort of more experimental leap we took,
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which basically sprung from a season
01:16
in all forms of looking at film and movies and what they've done.
01:21
You know, films have only been around for a little over 100 years.
01:25
So I thought, let's experiment with an episode that is all through cameras.
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And let's see what that feels like.
01:34
We had two brilliant characters played by Cat Cohen and Sienna Werber,
01:39
the brothers sisters.
01:41
And that felt like a great opportunity to put an episode in their POV as well.
01:45
And everyone took to it.
01:47
And it does give a bit of a jolt to the season in some way
01:50
that feels different for the show.
01:52
Definitely.
01:53
And like you were saying earlier, there are so many amazing guest stars
01:56
this season.
01:57
Who's one new character that you're especially
01:59
excited for the audience to meet?
02:01
Oh, well, I have a special place in my heart
02:04
because she's my dear friend for many, many years.
02:07
One of the first people I met in Los Angeles is Molly Shannon.
02:10
And she plays a character named Bev Mellon.
02:13
And Molly just hits it out of the park, as everyone does in this season.
02:17
But I particularly was thrilled to get a chance back
02:21
to work with my dear friend.
02:23
And the first episode of the season starts here in Los Angeles
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on the Paramount lot, where we are right now.
02:28
What made you want to jump to LA for that one episode?
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Well, I thought, again, like looking at, you know,
02:34
we have a victim this season that is a Hollywood stunt double.
02:37
And marrying that with the success of this podcast our trio has done,
02:43
it didn't feel like too far a leap to think
02:45
that Hollywood might be tapping at their door to make an adaptation.
02:48
So all of that felt like a good reason to come
02:51
to Hollywood for a moment, but take it right back to New York
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because we are a definite New York show.
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And it will always be that.
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