'Only Murders in the Building' Season 3 Sneak Peek: The Trio Gets Dissed at a Funeral (Exclusive)

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is back… and taking things to the theater!The third season of Hulu's lauded mystery-comedy series debuts on Tuesday, Aug. 8, with the first two episodes, and only ET has an exclusive first look at the second episode of the upcoming season, in which the show's central trio — Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short), and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) — return to their true-crime podcast to tackle the shocking death of Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd), the star of Oliver's triumphant directorial return to Broadway.In ET's exclusive clip, Oliver, Charles-Haden and Mabel arrive at Ben's funeral, only to realize that they've been downgraded on the guest list to «Overflow 3,» a basement room where lesser attendees are watching the live stream of the funeral being held upstairs in the actual cathedral.«I was sent here by mistake,» Oliver insists. «I should be upstairs, in the action with beloved friends, family and showbiz power players, not this pack of nobodies.»Suspects in Ben's murder include some of his castmates, as well as other series newcomers.

There's Loretta Durkin (Meryl Streep), an aging actress who is «bad at table reads,» Kimber (Ashley Park), a «TikTok-obsessed» social media star, Jesse Williams as a co-investigator and possible love interest for Mabel, and Matthew Broderick in an as-yet-unknown role.Watch the season 3 trailer below:Ben's surprising death was teased in the season 2 finale, in a flash-forward to Oliver's big opening night.