'We were given the gift of a dream cast for a half-hour television comedy with mysterious twists and turns,' writes 'Only Murders' showrunner John Hoffman. 'We decided to triple down on the shot we were given.'
“Hey, we just got this email — Meryl Streep wants to Zoom with us about working together. Should we tell her, ‘Well, you know, we do have this TV show'?” “Um, yes, sure, absolutely, yes, of course??!” This was an exchange between Steve Martin, Martin Short and me. A few days later came the text: “Hey, we just Zoomed with Meryl. She’s in. Do you have something good for her?” I really hope Meryl knows what can happen to people when she says she wants to do your project.
We were given the gift of a dream cast for a half-hour television comedy with mysterious twists and turns, and we decided that if Oliver Putnam’s character was steering the ship — as he had to be in this season, to save his beloved return to Broadway — we had to swing like Oliver would, by turning his shot into a musical. We decided to triple down on the shot we were given. 'Yes, you’re going to sing too, Meryl. And Steve. And Marty.
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