Meryl Streep to Return for "Only Murders in the Building" Season 4

Oscar Award-winning actress Meryl Streep will reprise her role as Loretta Durkin in the fourth season of the Hulu series "Only Murders in the Building".

Streep made her debut in Season 3 of the Hulu series. The character starred in Oliver’s (Martin Short) Broadway show in the most recent season, with the two becoming romantically involved.

Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, “Only Murders in the Building” follows Charles Haden-Savage (Martin), Oliver Putnam (Short), and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez), three neighbors in a New York City apartment called the Arconia, who come together to record a true crime podcast about the murders of their fellow residents, for which they are continually framed.

Exact plot details for Season 4 are being kept under wraps, though it is known the season take the main trio on a trip to Los Angeles before returning to New York.

Streep is the latest confirmed cast member for Season 4, with Molly Shannon also recently joined the series as a “high-powered Los Angeles businesswoman.”

Martin, Hoffman, Short, and Gomez all executive produce the series alongside Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal. 20th Television is the studio.

“Only Murders in the Building” has proven to be very popular for Hulu with both audiences and critics alike. The show has nabbed 29 Emmy nominations and four wins to date. The series had its broadcast debut in January when ABC ran all 10 episodes of Season 3 for four weeks, during which the series reached 11 million linear viewers.