In Only Murders in the Building season four, Meryl Streep will formally reprise her role as Loretta Durkin. After a murder in their apartment building, the Hulu series centres on three true crime enthusiasts who keep getting wrapped up in their cases.
In the third season of the show, Streep made her screen debut and had a noteworthy story arc as a performer who attracted Oliver’s (Martin Short’s) attention. Though her narrative ended somewhat happily, it’s not quite over. Deadline reports that Streep has formally committed to returning to Only Murders in the Building for season four as Durkin.
Season 4’s Loretta’s future arc details are unknown because the plot of the season is being kept a secret. It is confirmed, nevertheless, that the season will start with a journey to Los Angeles, California, and end with the gang going back to work on their most recent murder case.
What can we anticipate from the fourth episode of Loretta’s Only Murders in the Building?
Based on Only Murders in the Building season 3, there are some ideas regarding the possible direction Loretta’s narrative could go, even if few facts about season 4 have been revealed. The majority of the season was spent with Loretta’s past unknown. It was thought that she was just a struggling actor who got lucky in Oliver’s play.
She and Oliver were romantically involved very quickly, but when she was named as a leading suspect in the death of Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd), particularly considering her connection to Ben’s brother Dickie (Jeremy Shamos), whom Ben mistreated, her intentions were called into question.
In Only Murders in the Building: Season Three, Loretta does confess to killing the victim. But it’s a phoney admission. She was discovered to have confessed to shielding Dickie, the infant boy she placed for adoption.
Thankfully, Loretta’s name is cleared when Oliver, Mabel (Selena Gomez), and Charles (Steve Martin) identify the true culprit. As the season comes to a close, Loretta informs Dickie that she is his biological mother, and they continue their connection both personally and professionally.
The relationship between Oliver and Loretta is still intact. But her career was booming so quickly that she had to go to California. As a result, the opening scene of season 4 implies that the group will visit Loretta and learn about her career.
If Oliver is already travelling to Loretta in California, this is encouraging for the future development of their relationship. Even though there is a murder at the end of season 3, it’s uncertain if Loretta will be taken into consideration as a suspect again.
It appears that the main goal of Only Murders in the Building Season 4 is to provide her with an actor’s growth arc that enhances her relationships with Dickie and Oliver.