Honorary Mayor Eugene Levy Joins Cast of ‘Only Murders in the Building’

By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor

Honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades Eugene Levy is set to join the cast of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” for its fourth season—marking his first acting role since “Schitt’s Creek.”

Levy will take on a recurring role, joining fellow Palisadian and previous Honorary Mayor Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez.

The first season of the show followed Short, Martin and Gomez as they found themselves in the middle of a death investigation, documenting the quest on their own podcast.

“‘Only Murders in the Building’ follows three strangers … who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one,” according to Hulu. “When a grisly death occurs inside their exclusive … apartment building, the trio suspects murder and employs their precise knowledge of true crime to investigate the truth. As they record a podcast of their own to document the case, the three unravel the complex secrets of the building, which stretch back years. Perhaps even more explosive are the lies they tell one another.

“Soon, the endangered trio comes to realize a killer might be living among them as they race to decipher the mounting clues before it’s too late.”

The show’s third season ended in October 2023, and fans, left with a cliffhanger, are eager for season four to reveal the answers to all their questions.

Season four will also bring familiar and new faces to the screen. In February, it was revealed that Levy, Eva Longoria and Kumail Nanjiani would be joining the series, and confirmed that Meryl Streep would reprise her role as Loretta Durkin.

What can viewers expect from season four? In an interview with US Weekly, show creator John Hoffman said he was working on shaping something “exciting and new” for the show.

“I’m excited about that,” he said. “The joy of working on the show is rare and I think everyone working on the show knows that’s rare. So the instinct and inclination is that there’s room here—certainly in what we’re looking at and thinking about for season four—to explore something new.”

According to Deadline, ABC TV President Craig Erwich also confirmed that “Only Murders in the Building” would kick off the new season in Los Angeles.

“I’m very excited to see Steve, Martin and Selena take a little break from the apartment building and come to Los Angeles,” Erwich said to Deadline.

The series, currently consisting of 30 episodes, is available to stream on Hulu.

Levy starred as Johnny Rose in “Schitt’s Creek,” a comedy series that he co-created with his son and co-star Dan Levy, from 2015 to 2020. In 2019 and 2020, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, winning the title in 2020. He currently serves as host and executive producer of Apple TV+’s “The Reluctant Traveler,” which premiered its second season on Friday, March 8.

Levy also currently serves as honorary mayor of the Palisades, after being inaugurated in 2021.