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'Only Murders in the Building' creator John Hoffman tells THR at the premiere how season four takes this show to the next level. Plus, he dishes on the challenges of the "found footage" episode in season four.

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00:00Selina has said this is the most exciting season of the show so far.

00:03How would you say season four takes the show to the next level?

00:06Wow. I mean, yeah, I would agree with Selina on that one.

00:10I can only imagine that it's really hard to find any show in history

00:19that has a cast so stacked and loaded like this one does.

00:23But beyond that, what's beautiful is that they've really...

00:26The writers, myself, we've really found a way to integrate them into the show

00:31so it feels like part of the show itself, not just pops of famous people.

00:36There are brilliant characterizations all the way throughout

00:39and the mystery's alive and kicking.

00:41The trio is at the center of it all

00:43and there's reflections of them everywhere they look

00:47and doppelgangers and films and film scripts and reflections.

00:52So the whole season is built around that, but it's just a freaking blast.

00:55There's an episode this season that's a found footage episode

00:58which is unlike anything you've ever done on the show before.

01:01What made you want to do that and what challenges did it present?

01:04Great question.

01:05I think that's episode six is our sort of more experimental leap we took

01:12which basically sprung from a season in all forms of looking at film and movies

01:19and what they've done.

01:21You know, films have only been around for a little over 100 years.

01:25So I thought let's experiment with an episode that is all through cameras

01:31and let's see what that feels like.

01:34We had two brilliant characters played by Cat Cohen and Sienna Werber,

01:38the brothers' sisters,

01:40and that felt like a great opportunity to put an episode in their POV as well.

01:45And everyone took to it

01:47and it does give a bit of a jolt to the season

01:49in some way that feels different for the show.

01:52Definitely.

01:53And like you were saying earlier,

01:54there are so many amazing guest stars this season.

01:57Who's one new character that you're especially excited for the audience to meet?

02:01Oh, well, I have a special place in my heart

02:04because she's my dear friend for many, many years.

02:07One of the first people I met in Los Angeles is Molly Shannon

02:10and she plays a character named Bev Mellon.

02:13And Molly just hits it out of the park as everyone does in this season.

02:17But I particularly was thrilled to get a chance back to work with my dear friend.

02:22And the first episode of the season starts here in Los Angeles

02:25on the Paramount lot where we are right now.

02:28What made you want to jump to L.A. for that one episode?

02:31Well, I thought, again, like looking at, you know,

02:33we have a victim this season that is a Hollywood stunt double.

02:37And marrying that with the success of this podcast our trio has done,

02:43it didn't feel like too far a leap to think that Hollywood

02:45might be tapping at their door to make an adaptation.

02:48So all of that felt like a good reason to come to Hollywood for a moment,

02:52but take it right back to New York because we are a definite New York show.

02:57And it will always be that.

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