EXCLUSIVE: Beanie Feldstein is set for a recurring role on the upcoming fifth season of Hulu’s hit comedy series Only Murders in the Building.
She is the latest big-name recurring cast addition for Season 5, joining previously announced Jermaine Fowler, Renée Zellweger, Christoph Waltz, Téa Leoni, Keegan-Michael Key and Logan Lerman. As usual, details about the new characters are being kept under wraps.
Returning series regulars are stars/executive producers Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short as well as Michael Cyril Creighton. Production on the new season, which will be solving Lester’s murder, is underway in New York.
Season 4 also featured a starry cast, including the return of Meryl Streep, joined by Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, Eva Longoria, Jane Lynch, Richard Kind, Melissa McCarthy, Kumail Nanjiani and Molly Shannon.
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Only Murders, from 20th TV, this year scored its first SAG Award for Comedy Series Ensemble, shared by Martin, Short, Gomez, Creighton, Levy, Galifianakis, Longoria, Kind, Nanjiani and Molly Shannon. Short also won for Male Actor in a Comedy Series.
Feldstein most recently was seen in Ethan Coen’s film Drive-Away Dolls opposite Margaret Qualley and Matt Damon. She also recently starred as Monica Lewinsky in Ryan Murphy’s Impeachment: American Crime Story anthology series. Feldstein received a Golden Globe nomination for best performance by an actress in a motion picture – musical or comedy for her role as Molly in Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart. On stage, she recently wrapped a run at The Kennedy Center for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, alongside Philippe Arroyo, Leana Rae Concepcion, Noah Galvin, Taran Killam, and Kevin McHale. Feldstein is repped by WME, Ocean Avenue, Linden Entertainment and Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc.