Selena Gomez 'Only Murders in the Building': Release, Pics, More

Back to her roots! Selena Gomez is officially making her return to television with a starring role in the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.

Not only does this role mark her first TV project since Wizards of Waverly Place came to an end in 2012, but it also has a star-studded cast, including legendary comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short. Selena’s casting news was first announced in August 2020, and the stars hit the New York City streets to start production in December of that same year. Along with her acting role, the brunette beauty also serves as an executive producer on the show.

Selena did spill some minor details during a March 2021 interview with The Los Angeles Times. “I can barely get through a tape because they’re making me laugh the entire time,” the songstress said about working alongside her well-known costars. At the time, the actress also acknowledged rumors that she was dating fellow Hulu star Aaron Dominguez after photos of them on set went viral.

“We had just started working together,” Selena told The L.A. Times. “I honestly thought, ‘No wonder guys don’t want to date me!’ I think people only care because I’m young, and the older I get the less they’ll care. For now, it’s a part of the job that I don’t really like. I’m actually grateful that I’m not involved with anyone right now.”

So, there you have it, there’s no behind-the-scenes love for Selena when it comes to this role! But what else can fans expect to see from the star when the show finally premieres? Well, according to Steve, “Her performance is rich and adult.” The Cheaper by the Dozen actor dished on working alongside Selena during a Vogue interview in March 2021, explaining that after working together for a few months the three stars “think of ourselves as the Three Musketeers.”

“You get a list of names, you know, you’re thinking, ‘Sure, they’d be good, they’d be good,’ and then they say, ‘What about Selena Gomez?’ and it’s just — yes, of course. There was no question except ‘Can we get her?’ We knew she would enhance the show in so many ways, the number one being talent,” he recalled,” noting that she’s a “solid, solid rock foundation” and “nicely, intensely low-key.”

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What Is the Show About?

Martin explained the premise of the series during an interview with The Daily Beast in August 2020.

“It’s about three people who live in one of those upscale apartment buildings in New York. They see each on the elevator, they kind of nod, but they never really speak. They don’t even know each other’s names. And then you find out that each one of them goes to their individual apartments and just turns on true crime and obsesses,” the actor explained at the time. “And then one time they’re in the elevator with this fourth person. And they find out that fourth person is killed and they’re determined to solve it. But they make a pact: only murders in the building will they solve. Because they can’t be bothered to go outside.”

The Stars

From the sound of it, a lot of famous faces will be joining Selena, Martin and Steve when the show officially hits the streaming service.

“First off, they’re brilliant. They’re legends, and they have lived so many different lives, and it’s like I’m a sponge and I’m just soaking all of that in. They were just like uncles,” Selena told Vogue Australia in June 2021 about working alongside her costars. “They’re so quick and witty and established. I want to be where they are. I love when people challenge me, and they would tell me things I would never know. I think you’re going to see on screen how much we did love each other.”

What Selena Has Said

While chatting with fans during a February 2021 Instagram Live, she explained that the series is “really fun.”

“It’s kind of a dramedy, so there’s moments that are real and then there are other moments that are complete chaos and hilarious,” she gushed.

When it came to producing the series she told Vogue Australia, “I get to have a say. I get to see what works and doesn’t work, and that’s exciting for me. Because I don’t know what’s going to happen when I grow up. I would maybe love to write something, I’d maybe love to direct something. Producing has been like dipping my toe in the water.”