Warning: This article contains spoilers for Only Murders in the Building, Season 4, Episode 1, “Once Upon a Time in the West.”

Summary

• John Hoffman explains Scott Bakula’s long-awaited cameo appearance in
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  Premiere of the 4th season.
• Bakula’s appearance was hinted at with references to previous seasons, which only increased the anticipation.
• Bakula’s enthusiasm and willingness to participate in the show suggests that there will be more surprises in Season 4.

Only murders in the building Co-creator John Hoffman talks about Scott Bakula’s long-awaited cameo in the season four premiere. Quantum leap The actor has been mentioned several times in the Hulu series, starting with the time when Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) mistook Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin) for Bakula in Season 1. When Charles sees a person dressed like Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch), Only murders in the building In the Season 4 premiere, he initially thinks it’s Sazz, but then sees that it’s Bakula, who tells him that Sazz never showed up for the pilot they were supposed to shoot together.

When speaking with TVLine, Hoffman explained how Bakula’s cameo in season 4 came about and revealed whether he will appear again in season 4.Hoffman previously announced that Bakula “fully aware” of the numerous references to him in previous seasons of the Hulu series. The series co-creator also hinted that Bakula will be just one of several surprise additions to the cast in Season 4. Check out Hoffman’s comments below:

I saw Scott in a fantastic musical (
The Connector
) in New York that he was doing before he shot this season with us. I had a nice chat with him about all of this and he was on board. He said, “I’m so excited to be a part of this, even if just in this small way,” and that’s basically all we could get from him (for Season 4). The real coup is that we held back a few surprises this season – he’s one of them, right up there – and he happily agreed not to talk about it until Episode 1 airs.

Season 4 features only the best celebrity cast of “Murders in the Building” yet

The celebrities who play themselves are a bigger part of the story

Only murders in the buildingCelebrities have been playing themselves since Season 1, when Sting temporarily became a suspect in the investigation into Tim Kono’s death. The series continued this trend when Amy Schumer played himself in Season 2 and Matthew Broderick played himself in Season 3. Season 4 took celebrity casting to a new level, not only with the Bakula cameo, but also with Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis and Eva Longoria He portrays Charles, Oliver and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) in an upcoming Hollywood film.

Now that Charles, Oliver and Mabel know that Sazz was killed and not just missing, a new investigation is launched, involving Levy, Galifianakis and Longoria.

Levy, Galifianakis and Longoria were not just cameos in the season four premiere and became main characters as the season progressed. In addition to the three stars playing themselves, They try to imitate every member of the podcasting trio. This has already created an awkward and amusing dynamic as they try to interfere in the lives and conversations of Charles, Oliver and Mabel, a dynamic that will continue later in the season.

Now that Charles, Oliver and Mabel know that Sazz was killed and not just missing, a new investigation is launched, with Levy, Galifianakis and Longoria also participating. Although they are only there for fun, One or more of them could be part of the mystery behind Sazz’s deathespecially with Sazz’s long history in Hollywood. Bakula, Levy, Galifianakis, Longoria and other celebrities on the way Only murders in the building Season 4 is one of the most exciting seasons of the series yet.

Source: TVLine