7.7/107,063 votes#1 - True Crime
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/2021
Upper West Side neighbors Charles, Oliver & Mabel bond over a shared love of true crime. When a fellow resident dies in their building, the trio determine to solve the mystery and record an accompanying podcast.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Steve Martin, John Hoffman
7.7/105,945 votes#2 - Who Is Tim Kono?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/2021
The group begins researching the victim. Meanwhile, Mabel’s secretive past starts to be unraveled.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Kirker Butler
7.8/105,633 votes#3 - How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/31/2021
Oliver employs his theater director skills to analyze the case. Charles & Mabel question an obsessive cat lover.
Director: Gillian Robespierre
Writer: Ben Smith
8.1/105,390 votes#4 - The Sting
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/7/2021
Believing the murderer might be a famous resident whom is difficult to access, the group seeks advice from a renowned podcasting host.
Director: Gillian Robespierre
Writer: Kristin Newman
7.8/104,937 votes#5 - Twist
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/14/2021
Mabel slips away on a solo mission tracking the victim's final days. Suspicious, Charles & Oliver follow her.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Thembi Banks
7.4/105,330 votes#6 - To Protect and Serve
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/21/2021
Mabel brings her new friends (and an old one) to her childhood home to meet her mother. Meanwhile, Detective Williams starts to have her own doubts about the case as she prepares for motherhood.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Madeleine George, Kim Rosenstock
8.6/106,900 votes#7 - The Boy from 6B
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/28/2021
With the investigation scratching at a web of old crimes originating inside the building, a mysterious young man turns the tables to spy on Charles, Oliver & Mabel.
Director: Cherien Dabis
Writer: Stephen Markley, Ben Philippe
8.2/104,731 votes#8 - Fan Fiction
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/5/2021
Hitting a dead end, the group calls for reinforcements in the form of their podcast’s Superfans.
Director: Cherien Dabis
Writer: Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky
8.3/104,684 votes#9 - Double Time
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/12/2021
With the residents growing upset at the building’s negative publicity, the trio faces a revolt. Charles is visited by an old colleague who sheds light on his past.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Kristin Newman, John Hoffman
8.8/105,424 votes#10 - Open and Shut
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/19/2021
In the season finale, the trio races toward a resolution while their own lives are put in danger.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: John Hoffman, Rachel Burger
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Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
Genres:ComedyMysteryCrime
Network:Hulu
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"True Crime" is the best rated episode of "Only Murders in the Building" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 7063 votes. Directed by Jamie Babbit and written by Steve Martin, John Hoffman, it aired on 8/31/2021. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Who Is Tim Kono?".