Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Finale: Breaking Down the Shocking Twists

Only Murders in the Building’s fifth season ended with Selena Gomez’s Mabel, Martin Short’s Oliver and Steve Martin’s Charles discovering yet another murder at the Arconia. 

By Olivia Evans, Sabba Rahbar Oct 28, 2025 2:18 PM
| Updated Oct 28, 2025 2:19 PM
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This story contains spoilers from season five of Only Murders in the Building.

The door has finally shut on the mystery of who killed Lester the Doorman. 

Only Murders in the Building’s season five came to a shocking conclusion Oct. 27, as Mayor Beau Tillman (Keegan-Michael Key) was revealed to have killed Lester (Teddy Coluca), the Arconia doorman who was found dead in the first episode. 

Mabel (Selena Gomez) Oliver (Martin Short) and Charles (Steve Martin) uncovered the confusing chain of events that left Lester dead in the fountain. First, Nicky (Bobby Cannavale) caught Beau having an affair with his wife Sofia (Téa Leoni), prompting the mobster to cut off his finger as revenge, which led to the discovery of the mysterious digit left in Oliver’s apartment last season. 

Meanwhile, episode nine already revealed that in an attempt to protect the Arconia from being overrun with mobsters, Lester killed Nicky. However, in doing so, Lester became a target of Beau, as he not only wanted his finger back, but also wanted to prevent the casino plans of the “new mob” trio of Camila White (Renée Zellweger), Sebastian “Bash” Steed (Christoph Waltz) and Jay Pflug (Logan Lerman) from coming to light.

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In the end, Beau shoved Lester into a fountain, causing him to fatally hit his head. And while the doorman attempted to let Mabel, Oliver and Charles know who had done it, his phone’s autocorrect prevented the message from coming across. 

Upon this discovery, Beau attempted to keep the gang from revealing his secrets by locking them in a secret room ahead of a scheduled demolition for the Arconia. However, they ultimately were able to escape and get the news out there, leading to his arrest and, temporarily, saving the building from being destroyed. 

But, as with every Arconia mystery, all’s well ends with murder. At the end of the episode, Mabel, Oliver and Charles took a break from all the chaos by revisiting Cinda Canning’s crime podcast from the very first season, eagerly following along with a story of a red-haired woman from the U.K. who was wrongfully accused of killing a royal heir. 

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In the end, the woman Cinda (Tina Fey) described was actually herself, and she was seen stumbling through the streets with bloodied hands. Ultimately, the famed podcaster was found dead not only in the United States, but right outside the Arconia—ensuring Mabel, Oliver and Charles could investigate her death. 

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While Only Murders in the Building has not yet been officially renewed for season six, the events finale—and the Arconia’s rocky fate—are leaving fans wondering if they’ll see the new mystery solved and whether it will bring the gang across the pond. 

As for whether the cast is in for another round? “As long as we feel that the quality is what it is presently,” Short told E! News in September, “I think we’ll always wanna do it.”

While you wait to find out the fate of Only Murders in the Building, keep reading to see which of your favorite shows have been canceled or renewed….

Renewed: Honest Renovations

Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis' Roku home renovation show will tackle new constructions on season four.

Renewed: Love Island: Beyond the Villa

The second season of Peacock's Love Island spinoff will debut in 2026.

Renewed: Nobody Wants This 

Everybody wants more of this. The Netflix comedy will be back for season three.

Canceled: Ridiculousness

After 14 years, the hit MTV clip show hosted by Rob Dyrdek is coming to an end.

Renewed: King of the Hill

The beloved animated comedy will continue grilling through seasons 16 and 17 on Hulu.

Renewed: Adults

The comedy about a group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people will return for season two.

Renewed: Only Murders in the Building

OMITB is alive and well because the Hulu series is returning for season six in 2026.

The show will film overseas for the first time, with the beloved crime-solving trio leaving New York City to investigate London’s newest mystery.

Renewed: The Rainmaker

The USA Network legal drama will return to the courtroom for season two.

Canceled: The Kitchen

Food Network announced that the weekend culinary talk show hosted by Sunny AndersonJeff MauroGeoffrey ZakarianKatie Lee and Alex Guarnaschelli will end at the end in December 2025 after 12 years and 40 seasons.

Renewed: The Buccaneers

The Apple TV+ drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s final novel will return for season three.

Renewed: Lioness 

The Paramount+ thriller starring Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman was renewed for a third season, according to multiple outlets.

Canceled: The Ultimatum: Queer Love

The Netflix dating reality show won't be back for season three, Varity reported in October.

Canceled: Mid-Century Modern

The Hulu comedy inspired by The Golden Girls won't be returning for a second season.

Renewed: The Morning Show

The Apple TV+ drama, starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, will be back for season five.

Canceled: Catfish

The MTV series will end with season nine.

“After 12 years,” host Nev Schulman said as he sat next to Max Joseph in a Sept. 22 Instagram video, “300 episodes and just a lot of traveling around this incredible country, Catfish has officially been cancelled. Sorry.”

Renewed: Hunting Wives

After the May Cobb novel adaptation became a smash hit on Netflix when it was added to the platform in summer of 2025, the streamer confirmed it had picked up the series as an original for season two. 

 

Renewed: Foundation

The apocalyptic sci-fi drama will be back for season four.

Renewed: Overcompensating

The Prime Video comedy will head back to school for season two.

Renewed: Berlin ER

Apple TV+ renewed the German-language drama for a second season.

Renewed: The Paper

Stop the presses: The Office spinoff will be back for season two on Peacock.

Ending: Bel-Air

Peacock's reimagined drama will debut it's fourth and final season Nov. 24.

Renewed: Password

Get ready for more outrageous clues, wild guesses and comedic moments as Keke Palmer returns as host alongside wordplay master Jimmy Fallon for season three.

Renewed: The Institute

The horror series was for season two, which should come as no surprise given that The Institute ranks as the best premiere ever on MGM+.

Renewed: America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys

Season three will follow the 2025-2026 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad from start to finish—kicking off at auditions and training camp and continuing all the way through the NFL season.

Renewed: Solo Traveling

Tracee Ellis Ross' Roku Channel travel series will continue jet-setting to fabulous destinations with season two.

Renewed: American Ninja Warrior

The intense NBC competition series will continue to make jaws drop when more contestants compete for the $250,000 price on the upcoming 18th season.

Ending: And Just Like That...

Series creator Michael Patrick King revealed the Sex And The City spin-off starring Sarah Jessica Parker will end after the current third season in a two-part finale.

“And just like that…the ongoing storytelling of the Sex and the City universe is coming to an end,” Michael said in an Aug 1 Instagram post. “While I was writing the last episode of And Just Like That…season 3, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop.”

“SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn’t want the word ‘final’ to overshadow the fun of watching the season,” he added. “It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years.”

Renewed: Untamed

Netflix's new series set in Yellowstone National Park and starring Eric Bana scored a season two renewal, according to Variety.

Renewed: Pluribus

The new series, in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness, was renewed by Apple TV+ even before its season one premiere.

Renewed: Days of Our Lives

The long-running Peacock soap opera will return with more drama for seasons 62 and 63.

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