Stream These Comedy Mysteries Now That ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4 Is Over
From modern classics to iconic series, there are so many great mysteries to watch now that the latest murder at the Arconia has been solved.
It’s a wrap on yet another high-octane season of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building!” The Emmy Award-winning murder-mystery comedy series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez aired its Season 4 finale on Tuesday, Oct. 29 as the lead crime-solving trio finally found who stunted stuntwoman Sazz’s further life and career ambitions. And as is tradition for the series, the season ended as it began: in carnage, as celebration turns to suspicion and a beloved Arconia fixture becomes the latest victim.
To paraphrase the one and only Charles Brazzos, when one murder door closes, another opens. There will be more cases to crack in future seasons of “Only Murders,” but while this case is closed, don’t let your detective instincts get rusty. If you’re looking for more murder mysteries and criminally good comedies, tap back in and check out The Streamable’s recommendations for what to watch next!
Loved ‘Only Murders in the Building’? Watch ‘The Afterparty’ Next (Apple TV+)
After the party that is “Only Murders in the Building,” the only reasonable next step is Apple TV+’s “The Afterparty.”
Created by Christopher Miller (of Lord and Miller filmmaking fame), the two-season comedy anthology series follows a different murder mystery each season— and a new genre per episode. Its first season, which debuted in 2022, centered around a high school reunion afterparty that turns deadly. In comes Detective Danner (played by the always effervescent Tiffany Haddish) to grill the former classmates one by one and get their sides of the story. After cracking the case, Danner returns for Season 2 when at a wedding, “‘til death do us part” comes sooner than anticipated, resulting in a dead groom and a new room full of suspects.
Also anchoring both seasons are Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao, but otherwise, each season features a new cast, with comedy favorites like Ben Schwartz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou, Ken Jeong, Poppy Liu, Zach Woods, and more making up the suspect lists.
The series arrived at the party as the success of both “Only Murders” and the “Knives Out” franchise reinvigorated the murder-mystery genre, but where “The Afterparty” stands out against its contemporaries is its “Rashomon”-style storytelling as each suspect gets their own episode to give their interpretation of what happened. And like “Only Murders” Season 4’s Brothers Sisters’ documentary episode (or Season 1’s Emmy-winning, nearly-silent “The Boy from 6B”), the form adapts to the content: each episode is told through a different movie genre—from action flicks to erotic thrillers to animation—for a wild and wildly innovative multi-genre ride.
Unfortunately, “The Afterparty” got the ax by Apple TV+ last year, but both seasons of the gone-too-soon comedy are available on the streamer for your investigation.
The Afterparty
Nothing is as it seems in this hilarious murder mystery where each suspect’s story is told through a different film genre.
Other Shows to Stream After ‘Only Murders in the Building’:
Poker Face (2023– ) | Peacock
Poker Face
This mystery-of-the-week series follows Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.
Murder She Wrote (1984–1996) | Peacock, Prime Video
Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Diagnosis: Murder (1993–2001) | Pluto TV
Diagnosis: Murder
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
Based on a True Story (2023– ) | Peacock
Based on a True Story
The lives of a realtor, a plumber and a former tennis star unexpectedly collide, exposing America’s obsession with true crime, murder and the slow-close toilet seat.
Search Party (2016–2022) | Max
Search Party
A dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.