1 - Only Murders In The Building - Season

You cannot discuss Season 1 without acknowledging the building. The Arconia (exteriors shot at the real-life Belnord) is a labyrinth of hidden passageways, creaky elevators, and secret gardens. It houses a rogue’s gallery of suspects:

Every apartment door hides a secret, making the building a vertical chessboard of red herrings. Only Murders in the Building - Season 1

Shot on location at the iconic Belnord at 225 West 86th Street (fictionalized as The Arconia), the show treats its building like a labyrinthine puzzle box. With its elevators that creak like confessionals, secret passageways behind bookshelves, and a courtyard that echoes with the whispers of the rich and guilty, The Arconia is gothic and gorgeous. You cannot discuss Season 1 without acknowledging the

The show pays loving homage to the architecture of classic New York films. The dimly lit hallways, the doorman (played by the legendary Jackie Hoffman) who knows your business before you do, and the rooftop views—it creates a claustrophobic intimacy. The building isn't just where the murder happened; it is the murder. Every apartment door hides a secret, making the

A trio of true-crime-obsessed neighbors — Charles Haden-Savage (a washed-up actor), Oliver Putnam (a struggling theater director), and Mabel Mora (a young woman with a mysterious past) — unintentionally form an investigative team after a suspicious death in their Upper West Side apartment building. They launch a podcast to document the case, uncovering secrets, lies, and surprising connections to their own lives.