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Updated · Deadline · Aug 18

Olivia Colman Joins Only Murders Season 6 as London-Set Story Adds Another A-Lister

Updated

Updated · Deadline · Aug 18

Olivia Colman Joins Only Murders Season 6 as London-Set Story Adds Another A-Lister

Q: With the show moving to London to investigate Cinda's death, what secretive role will Olivia Colman play in the new mystery?

It has not been revealed. Hulu and the show’s producers have announced Olivia Colman as a Season 6 guest star, but they have not disclosed her character or how directly she connects to the investigation into Cinda Canning’s death. What is clear is that Season 6 sends Charles, Oliver and Mabel to London after the Season 5 finale tied Cinda’s killing to a London-based scandal involving a red-haired woman, a royal descendant and a true-crime cover-up. That setup suggests Colman could play someone central to the British side of the case — potentially a witness, suspect, investigator, aristocratic insider or figure linked to the royal scandal — but that remains speculation. The production has kept nearly all newcomer character details under wraps, not just Colman’s. The same secrecy applies to the other major additions, including Peter Capaldi, Jodie Whittaker, David Tennant and Jim Broadbent. Publicly, the only confirmed facts are that Colman is part of the London-set season, production is underway in the U.K., and the show is using the transatlantic move to launch a new mystery while preserving the core trio’s dynamic. So the honest answer is that Colman’s role is still secret, and any more specific description has not been confirmed by Hulu or the creative team.

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Colman was unveiled in an Instagram video featuring Selena Gomez, Meryl Streep and Martin Short, becoming the latest guest star for Hulu’s sixth season.
Season 6 will move the mystery to London, the first time the series has left the United States and the Arconia building.
Peter Capaldi, Jodie Whittaker, David Tennant and Jim Broadbent are also joining the recurring cast, alongside previously announced additions including Nicola Coughlan, Richard Ayoade and Martin Freeman.
The expanding lineup underscores the show’s increasingly star-heavy format as it prepares its first overseas installment.