Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz has joined “Only Murders in the Building” Season 5 in a recurring role, Variety has learned.
Waltz is the latest new addition to the Season 5 cast of the acclaimed Hulu comedy, joining the previously announced Keegan-Michael Key. As is typically the case with “Only Murders,” character and plot details for the new season are being kept under wraps. Season 5 is currently in production.
Waltz won both his Academy Awards for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino — first for “Inglorious Basterds” in 2010 and then for “Django Unchained” in 2013, both in the best supporting actor category. He also won Golden Globes, BAFTA Awards, and more for those films. His other film credits include Walter Hill’s “Dead for a Dollar,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio,” and Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch.” Waltz is also known for appearing in the James Bond films “Spectre” and “No Time to Die,” playing the iconic villain Blofeld. In television, he received an Emmy nod for the Quibi series “Most Dangerous Game” and has starred in other shows like “The Consultant” at Amazon.
He is repped by CAA.
“Only Murders in the Building” aired its fourth season in 2024. Along with leads Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, the cast for Season 4 included Meryl Streep, Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, Eva Longoria, Jane Lynch, Richard Kind, Melissa McCarthy, Kumail Nanjiani, and Molly Shannon.
The show picked up 21 Emmy nominations for its third season, the most it has received for a single season to date. Martin and John Hoffman co-created the series, with Hoffman also serving as showrunner. Both serve as executive producers along with Short, Gomez, Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal. 20th Television is the studio.
