Celebrity Extra: Meryl Streep
By Dana Jackson
Q: Is it true that next season's mystery on “Only Murders in the Building” will be set in Los Angeles instead of New York? I love the old apartment building they live in on the show. It won't be the same if it's in California. -- D.D.
A: I agree, but apparently only part of the season will be filmed in LA. According to TVLine, Craig Erwich, who oversees Hulu, loves the Big Apple but doesn't want the show to become too insular. However, he assures fans that the Arconia apartment building will always be part of the show.
Season three ended with Oliver's (Martin Short) girlfriend, Loretta (Meryl Streep), moving back to LA, and it's been confirmed that Streep will return for the new season. Joining them will be Charles (Steve Martin) and Mabel (Selena Gomez), who I'm assuming will tag along to LA to escape the seemingly cursed Arconia after last season ended with a cliff-hanging murder. Jane Lynch is also expected to return in some capacity as Charles' stunt double.
Meryl Streep in "Only Murders in the Building". Photo Credit: Patrick Harbron/Hulu
The announcement of two more big names joining the cast should help alleviate the disappointment of those who aren't pleased with the change of scenery. Molly Shannon ("The Other Two") will play a high-powered businesswoman, and Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives") will also recur. No details have been given yet about her character.
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Q: When is "Yellowstone" returning with new episodes? Is it true that Kevin Costner has left the show? -- K.S.
A: The wildly successful series "Yellowstone" will return with six final episodes, beginning this November, but it probably will not include Costner. The Dutton family story will continue with the focus remaining on Rip (Cole Hauser) and Beth (Kelly Reilly). Costner parted ways with the show and its creator Taylor Sheridan when a contract couldn't be agreed upon. Sheridan has a spin-off in the works titled "2024," but no further details have been announced (including whether it will star Matthew McConaughey, as rumored).
As for Costner, he recently released the trailer for his upcoming Civil War-era films, titled "Horizon: An American Saga," which will be released in two parts this June and August. Costner not only directs but stars in "Horizon," along with Sienna Miller and Sam Worthington. He said that he hasn't "felt this way about a movie since ... making 'Dances with Wolves,'" which was the Oscar-winning film he also pulled double duty with back in 1990.
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Q: What happened to the boxer on the new season of "The Traitors?" I don't recall him being voted out, and now he's gone. -- A.M.
A: Former World Boxing heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder was one of only two contestants on Peacock's "The Traitors" who didn't have reality show experience. He told the press that he chose to leave after three episodes because the show was bringing up emotional trauma from his childhood that caught him off-guard. The final straw was when he accused another innocent contestant of traitorous behavior. Wilder exited with his conscience intact.
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