The Building Always Wins
series about three strangers who bond over their shared love of true crime podcasts and start their own podcast while investigating a murder in their New York City apartment building, the Arconia
Characters
Oliver Putnam is a struggling Broadway director known for his theatrical flair, financial troubles, and his role in starting the true-crime podcast with neighbors Charles-Haden Savage and Bailey Mora. He is a charming but often self-centered showman who seeks redemption and his next big hit, often through the podcast, while navigating his complicated family life and his beloved bulldog, Winnie.
Charles-Haden Savage is a semi-retired actor known for his role as Detective Brazzos in an '80s crime show. He lives in the Arconia apartment building and forms a true-crime podcasting trio with his neighbors, Oliver Putnam and Mabel Mora, to solve murders in their building. He is portrayed as socially awkward, cautious, and eccentric, often dealing with past trauma and anxiety.
Cinda Canning is a rival true-crime podcaster in Only Murders in the Building, known for her sharp, opportunistic personality and her podcast All Is Not OK in Oklahoma. Initially a competitor and inspiration for the main trio. A successful but ruthless true-crime podcaster who serves as a rival to Charles, Oliver, and Bailey
Theo Dimas is deaf. He is the son of podcast sponsor Teddy Dimas and a resident of the Arconia, known for his complex relationship with his father and his own secrets. Was arrested for stealing jewelry but is now out on parole and lives in his own apartment at the Arconia Has secret feelings for Bailey
Detective Donna Williams who investigates the murders at the Arconia and develops a complex, often exasperated relationship with the podcast hosts. The character is known for her sharp, no-nonsense demeanor, custom suits, and her role in the show's central mysteries across multiple seasons.
teenage daughter of Charles-Haden Savage's ex-girlfriend, Emma. who sneaks into the Arconia's secret passageways and helps the trio evade the killer while uncovering vital clues. Lucy forms a strong, fond bond with Charles, whom she views as a step-father figure from her childhood. She is also a huge fan of the podcast
Bunny Folger, Initially seen as a cantankerous Arconia board president. Later on is murdered.
Intro
Life at the Arconia wasn’t always as crazy as this. Life wasn’t always this lonely. But as time passes, people change. And life — goes on, even after people die.
already in the elevator, when someone says to please hold it. But he’s on the phone talking to someone in a sharp tone.
I catch the elevator just in time before it closes. And hit the button for my floor. I don’t even bother looking over. Tim and I haven’t spoken since Zoe died.
the elevator goes up one floor at a time.
Creator
Release Date 2026.06.21 / Last Updated 2026.06.21