Only Murders in the Building Season 4: Molly Shannon Joins Cast as High-Powered Los Angeles Businesswoman, Meryl Streep Returns to Reprise Role of Loretta Durkin
Molly Shannon has joined the cast of Only Murders in the Building Season 4 as a high-powered Los Angeles businesswoman.
Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short are also returning to reprise their roles from New York to LA for season 4.
The move was confirmed by Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich.
Molly Shannon has joined the cast of Only Murders in the Building Season 4 in a recurring role as a high-powered Los Angeles businesswoman. The Hulu series is relocating its universe from New York to Los Angeles for Season 4, with Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short taking their acts (and podcast) from New York to LA.
The move was confirmed by Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich. Exact plot details for the season remain under wraps, including how long the characters will remain in LA.
Meryl Streep is also set to reprise her role as Loretta Durkin in Only Murders in the Building Season 4. The character of Loretta Durkin was romantically involved with Oliver Putnam and starred in his Broadway show.
Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, Only Murders in the Building follows Charles Haden-Savage (Martin), Oliver Putnam (Short) and Mabel Mora (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.
Exact plot details for Season 4 are being kept under wraps, though it is known that the season will begin with the main trio making a trip to Los Angeles before returning to New York. Molly Shannon has also recently joined the series as a high-powered Los Angeles businesswoman.
Meryl Streep is set to reprise her role as Loretta Durkin in Only Murders in the Building Season 4.
The character of Loretta Durkin was romantically involved with Oliver Putnam and starred in his Broadway show.
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The character of Loretta Durkin was romantically involved with Oliver Putnam and became a love interest for Meryl Streep.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title of the article implies that Meryl Streep will be returning for Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building when she has only been confirmed to reprise her role from Season 3. Secondly, it states that Loretta Durkin starred in Oliver's Broadway show in season 3 but does not mention if this was a recurring role or just an appearance. Thirdly, the article mentions that Streep and Martin became romantically involved but does not provide any context for how this happened or what it means for the storyline of Season 4.
Loretta Durkin starred in Oliver's Broadway show but does not mention if this was a recurring role or just an appearance.
The article mentions that Streep and Martin became romantically involved but does not provide any context for how this happened or what it means for the storyline of season 4.
The title implies Meryl Streep will be returning for season 4 when she has only been confirmed to reprise her role from season 3.
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The article contains a statement that implies the character of Loretta Durkin is romantically involved with Oliver Putnam. This could be seen as an example of religious bias because it suggests that their relationship is acceptable and normal despite being in a same-sex relationship.
> Streep will reprise the recurring role of Loretta Durkin, whom she started playing 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.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Meryl Streep as they are reporting on her return to Only Murders in the Building Season 4.
Meryl Streep is returning to The Arconia for the fourth season of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building.
Streep will reprise her role as Loretta Durkin, whom she started playing in Season 3 of the show.
The character starred in Oliver Putnam's (Martin Short) Broadway show and became romantically involved with him.
Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, Only Murders in the Building follows three neighbors who come together to record a true crime podcast about their fellow residents.
Exact plot details for Season 4 are being kept under wraps, but it is known that the season will begin with the main trio making a trip to Los Angeles before returning to New York.
Molly Shannon has also recently joined the series as a high-powered Los Angeles businesswoman.
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Meryl Streep is set to appear in Only Murders in the Building Season 4.
The character starred in Oliver's (Martin Short) Broadway show and became romantically involved with him.
Streep has been playing Loretta Durkin since Season 3 of the Hulu series.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title of the article implies that Meryl Streep will be a regular cast member for season four when she has only been confirmed to return as a recurring guest star. Secondly, it states that Loretta Durkin received an offer to work in Los Angeles at the end of season three but does not mention if this was ever acted upon or if she ultimately decided against it. Lastly, the article quotes Karey Burke stating that Streep had a tremendous time on set which could be interpreted as her being happy with her role and potentially leading one to believe that she will have a larger part in season four.
It states that Loretta Durkin received an offer to work in Los Angeles at the end of season three but does not mention if this was ever acted upon or if she ultimately decided against it.
The title of the article implies that Meryl Streep will be a regular cast member for season four when she has only been confirmed to return as a recurring guest star.
The article quotes Karey Burke stating that Streep had a tremendous time on set which could be interpreted as her being happy with her role and potentially leading one to believe that she will have a larger part in season four.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that Meryl Streep had a tremendous time on the show and is returning because of it. Additionally, there are several examples of inflammatory rhetoric used in the article such as 'spoiler alert' which could be seen as trying to manipulate the reader into feeling a certain way about the previous season.
Meryl Streep had a tremendous time
Logo text Meryl Streep is returning to The Arconia.
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The article contains a statement that implies Meryl Streep's character Loretta Durkin is being offered an opportunity to work in Los Angeles. This could be seen as a form of monetary bias or disproportionate number of quotations reflecting one position.
> Logo text <br>Meryl Streep is returning to The Arconia.<br><br>Streep will again recur and reprise her role as Loretta Durkin, the love interest to Short's Oliver Putnam. Season three ended (spoiler alert) with Loretta getting an offer to work in Los Angeles.
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Lesley Goldberg has a conflict of interest on the topic of 'Only Murders in the Building' as she is an executive producer and showrunner for Hulu. She also has a personal relationship with Loretta Durkin who stars in the series.
Molly Shannon has joined the cast of Only Murders in the Building Season 4 in a recurring role.
She is best known for starring in Saturday Night Live for six seasons from 1995 to 2001 and recently starred alongside Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman in Zack Braff's film A Good Person.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Molly Shannon as she is an actress who will be appearing in Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building. The article does not disclose any other conflicts.
The Hulu series 'Only Murders in the Building' is relocating its universe from New York to Los Angeles for Season 4.
California, here they come. There will be a big shake-up on Only Murders in the Building as Oliver, Charles and Mabel take their acts (and podcast) from New York to LA.
The move was confirmed by Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich though there are no specifics including how long the characters will remain in LA.
Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short in a Season 3 episode of Only Murders in the Building. Hulu
“Well, I’m very excited to see Steve, Martin and Selena take a little break from the apartment building and come to Los Angeles,” Erwich told Deadline.
The end of Season 3 certainly pointed to LA as a likely landing destination for the cast. For starters, Loretta Durkin (Meryl Streep) was fielding acting offers in LA while Oliver told Loretta that he't could go with her on a full-time basis because hes strictly a New Yorker who could only handle LA in small doses.
Jane Lynch as Sazz in the Season 3 premiere of Only Murders in the Building. Hulu
Season 3 also answered the question of who murdered Ben Glenroy: Donna and Clifford DeMeo, the mother-son producing team. Donna put rat poison on the star’s cookie, to incapacitate him, and then Clifford pushed him down an elevator shaft.
Mabel's apartment was sold by her aunt which leaves those two characters apartment-less for now.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that there will be a big shake-up on Only Murders in the Building Season 4 by stating that Oliver, Charles and Mabel are taking their acts (and podcast) from New York to LA for a little while. However, this statement is not entirely accurate as it does not specify how long they will remain in LA or if they will be returning to New York after their time in Los Angeles. Secondly, the author quotes Selena Gomez stating that she is excited about taking a break from the apartment building and coming to Los Angeles. However, this statement contradicts what was previously stated by Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich who confirmed that they are relocating their universe from New York to LA for at least a little while. Lastly, the author mentions Loretta Durkin (Meryl Streep) fielding acting offers in Los Angeles and Jane Lynch being shot in Charles' apartment as examples of deception.
The statement that Oliver, Charles and Mabel are taking their acts from New York to LA for a little while is not entirely accurate.
Loretta Durkin (Meryl Streep) fielding acting offers in Los Angeles is an example of deception.
Selena Gomez stated that she was excited about taking a break from the apartment building and coming to Los Angeles which contradicts what Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich had previously confirmed.
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich is excited about the move and read the first four or five scripts, which are incredible. This statement implies that Mr. Erwich's opinion should be taken as fact without any evidence presented to support it.
Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich stated that he was excited about the move of Only Murders in the Building to Los Angeles and read the first four or five scripts, which are incredible.
The city of New York has not yet condemned the Arconia apartment complex.
Molly Shannon and Meryl Streep have joined the cast for season four.
Only Murders in the Building will take place on Los Angeles' West Coast this season.
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The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the show creator John Hoffman said something about a new season and location without providing any evidence or quotes from him. Additionally, the author makes use of inflammatory rhetoric when describing how out of control the building is getting, which could be seen as sensationalism rather than objective reporting. The article also contains an example of dichotomous depiction by stating that Charles' body double was shot in his kitchen while he was not there, implying a clear contrast between what should have happened and what actually did happen.
The idea of how out of control it’s all getting is underneath a lot of season four for the building, the community,
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The article contains a statement that implies the Arconia apartment complex is dangerous and should be condemned. The author also mentions an incident from across the courtyard of the same building which will be intriguing to explore. This suggests a potential bias towards portraying the building as unsafe.
The idea of how out of control it's all getting is underneath a lot of season four for the building,
the incident in question to new cast members and a cross-country location
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Savannah Walsh has conflicts of interest on the topics of Hulu and Steve Martin as she is an employee of Vanity Fair which owns a stake in Hulu and has previously covered Steve Martin.
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The author has multiple conflicts of interest on the topics provided. The article discusses Steve Martin and Selena Gomez's involvement in Only Murders in the Building season 4, which could be seen as a conflict of interest since they are actors on the show.
