“Only Murders in the Building” Season 6 has added eight recurring guest stars to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively.
The new cast members are: Martin Freeman (“Sherlock,” “The Responder”), Geri Halliwell-Horner (“Gran Turismo,” “Sex and the City”), Jamie Demetriou (“Stath Lets Flats,” “The Moment”), Anjana Vasan (“We Are Lady Parts,” “Black Mirror”), Jane Horrocks (“Bloods,” “Sunshine on Leith”), Derek Jacobi (“Gladiator,” “The King’s Speech”) and Lesley Nicol (“Downton Abbey,” “Blackadder”).
As is usually the case with the show, exact character details for the new additions are being kept under wraps.
Season 6 of the hit Hulu comedy is currently in production in the U.K. As previously reported, the new season will see leads Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez venture across the pond to continue their investigation into the death of Cinda Canning, as seen in the Season 5 finale.
Freeman is repped by Modern Collective in the UK and CAA & Toczek Suddleson Law Group in the US. Halliwell-Horner is repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment, and The Lede Company. Demetriou is repped by United Agents, CAA and Multitude Media. Vasan is repped by Independent Talent Group and Anonymous. Horrocks is repped by Curtis Brown Group Ltd. Jacobi is repped by Independent Talent Group. Nicol is repped by 42.
The cast of Season 6 also includes returning star Michael Cyril Creighton as well as new recurring guest stars Jennifer Saunders, Sean Teale, Simone Ashley, Amar Chadha-Patel, Rhea Norwood, Matthew Beard, and Sharon Horgan. Da’Vine Joy Randolph has also been seen on set for Season 6, but whether or not she is returning to the show has yet to be officially confirmed.
“Only Murders in the Building” hails from co-creators and writers Martin and John Hoffman. Hoffman and Martin are executive producers along with Short, Gomez, Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Ben Smith, Jennifer Crittenden & Gabrielle Allan. 20th Television is the studio.
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(Pictured, left to right: Martin Freeman, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Jamie Demetriou, Anjana Vasan, Jane Horrocks, Derek Jacobi, Lesley Nicol)
From Variety US