Disney has confirmed a batch of high-profile recurring guest stars for season six of Only Murders in the Building, including Sharon Horgan and Simone Ashley, with filming in the UK marking the show’s first overseas venture.
When season six of Only Murders in the Building starts rolling, it won’t just be another chapter for the crime-solving trio of Charles, Oliver and Mabel. The stakes have a new shape to them this time: filming is underway in the UK, the first time the series has ventured overseas.
Disney has now confirmed the lineup for recurring guest star roles. Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous). Sean Teale (Skins). Simone Ashley (Bridgerton). Amar Chadha-Patel (Willow). Rhea Norwood (Heartstopper). Matthew Beard (The Imitation Game) and Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters) are all joining the season six cast in ongoing roles.
The storyline itself is being kept under wraps for the latest installment in the hit Hulu Original. What’s confirmed is where the trio is headed—and the fact that this move abroad signals a bigger shift than fans have seen before.
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez return for season six alongside Michael Cyril Creighton. The show’s recent past also offers a reminder of how quickly the series can pull big names into its orbit: season five featured Meryl Streep. Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Richard Kind. Nathan Lane. Bobby Cannavale. Renée Zellweger. Logan Lerman. Christoph Waltz. Téa Leoni. Keegan-Michael Key. Beanie Feldstein. Dianne Wiest and Jermaine Fowler.
Not everything about season six is a blank page, though. There hasn’t been confirmation yet about which season five guest talent will be returning. but Joy Randolph has been pictured in social media posts from set. Online, rumors had been building about potential UK guest stars—now partly matched by the confirmed recurring casting.
The creative engine behind the show includes co-creators and writers Steve Martin and John Hoffman. Season six executive producers are listed as John Hoffman, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Ben Smith, Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan.
The series follows Charles, Oliver and Mabel—three eccentric neighbors—who find purpose and chaos in solving murders that hit close to home through their true-crime podcast, turning their New York apartment building into a playground of mystery and mischief.
That approach lands differently after what happened at the end of season five. In the final moments of the previous season. the trio sits down to listen to Cinda Canning’s newest true-crime podcast. The podcast recounts the story of a red-haired woman accused of killing a royal descendant in London—someone Cinda claimed was innocent. and someone Cinda sent to the United States for safety. Shortly after. the red-haired woman staggers to the gates of the Arconia—but she is revealed to be Cinda herself. having been fatally attacked in relation to this London-based royal scandal.
Filming in the UK now turns that London thread from a story device into a physical setting. Each confirmed recurring guest star name adds to the sense that season six won’t treat this overseas shift as a detour.
The cast’s professional representation is also outlined in the confirmation: Saunders is repped by United Agents; Teale is repped by Waring McKenna. WME. and Circle Management and Production; Ashley is repped by CAA. Independent Talent Group. Brillstein Entertainment Partners. and Myman Greenspan; Chadha-Patel is with Insight Management & Production and Anonymous Content; Norwood is repped by Independent Talent Group and Luber Roklin Entertainment; Beard is with B-Side Management. Kipperman Management. and Gersh; Horgan is with United Agents and WME.
For now, the only certainty is that season six is already filming in the UK—and the show is bringing in a distinctly strong mix of guest talent while keeping the plot details sealed.
Only Murders in the Building season six Disney confirmation Hulu Original Sharon Horgan Simone Ashley Jennifer Saunders Sean Teale Amar Chadha-Patel Rhea Norwood Matthew Beard filming in the UK
Wait so they’re literally going to the UK now? About time, Charles needs a new accent arc.
Sharon Horgan?? That’s random but I’m here for it. Also if they’re filming in the UK then that means the whole season is gonna be boring English countryside crime lol.
Doesn’t this kind of confirm it’s not really in NYC anymore? Like they said first overseas venture, so I’m assuming the trio moved there. Kinda sucks if it’s all different vibes.
So basically season 6 is just cameos again like last time when Meryl Streep showed up (which felt like a dream). I heard Selena Gomez was filming too but the article didn’t really say what she’s doing in the UK storyline… and now I’m confused bc the plot’s “kept under wraps” which is always annoying.