"Only Murders in the Building" Season 5 Adds Renée Zellweger

Renée Zellweger has joined the cast of “Only Murders in the Building” Season 5.

Zellweger joins fellow new Season 5 cast members Christoph Waltz and Keegan-Michael Key. 

As is typically the case with “Only Murders,” character and plot details for the new season are being kept under wraps. Season 5 is currently in production.

Zellweger is a two-time Academy Award winner — one for best supporting actress for “Cold Mountain” and another for best actress for “Judy.” 

She was also nominated for her roles in both “Chicago” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary.” She is also a four-time Golden Globe winner for “Cold Mountain,” “Chicago,” “Nurse Betty,” and “Judy.” Most recently, Zellweger starred in “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” the fourth installment in the Bridget Jones film series. The film has grossed over $122 million worldwide.

She made her series regular television debut with the Netflix series “What/If” and recently starred in the true crime limited series “The Thing About Pam” at NBC. 

It was announced in 2024 that she also set to lead a series adaptation of the James Patterson and Mike Lupica book “12 Months to Live” in development at Max.

“Only Murders in the Building” aired its fourth season in 2024. 

Along with leads Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, the cast for Season 4 included Meryl Streep, Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, Eva Longoria, Jane Lynch, Richard Kind, Melissa McCarthy, Kumail Nanjiani, and Molly Shannon.

The show picked up 21 Emmy nominations for its third season, the most it has received for a single season to date. 

Martin and John Hoffman co-created the series, with Hoffman also serving as showrunner. Both serve as executive producers along with Short, Gomez, Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal. 20th Television is the studio.