Warning: This article contains spoilers about theOnly Murders in the Buildingseason 2 finale.
That started to feel very exciting for this overall theme of, this trio really stepped in it.
The Becky Butler of it all, which is way more exciting, I think it was my idea.
‘Only Murders in the Building’ creator breaks down season 2 finale time jump twist and new murder.Craig Blankenhorn/
We were looking for a way to make the history there deeper and more dimensional.
That’s how the two seasons partnered up.
But of course, our tease of season 3 takes us away from that.
Adina Verson as Poppy in ‘Only Murders In The Building’.Patrick Harbron/Hulu
It is not a sister season to seasons 1 and 2.
Adina told EW that most of the cast had no idea all season long that she was the killer.
How difficult was it to keep the secret from everyone, even people working on set?
We had to watch every step along the way.
It was very tricky.
Aside from Adina, who else knew the secret in advance?
There were a lot of people who didn’t know.
I had to really remind myself that everyone didn’t know it.
I shared it with Tina Fey, shared it with the central cast.
We can’t do that."
Everyone’s in protection mode.
I was always amazed by it because once you know a thing, sometimes it feels very obvious.
I’m thinking everything is a slip.
But yeah, that would happen a lot.
There were still people on the day when we were shooting that went, “Oh, my God.
I had no idea.
I thought the script had changed because of certain things happening and now I think Alice did it.
I totally felt like, ‘Oh, my God.
They’ve revealed Alice.
They made a switch.
It’s not Poppy anymore.’
Then it was Poppy.”
That was so fun.
Cara [Delevingne] was very convincing throughout that whole party.
I was definitely convinced it was Alice until the fake stabbing happened.
I think in some way, the audience would’ve felt disappointed had it been her.
A predictable ending would be anticlimactic.
Looking ahead to season 3, what does this twist mean for Adina’s future on the show?
Could we potentially see Poppy/Becky next season in the same way we saw Jan behind bars this season?
Adina actually auditioned for Cinda Canning in season 1, and it was one of the greatest auditions ever.
No one’s ever sounded like a podcaster more than her.
Yet I think it’s a sad situation for Poppy at the moment, but you never know.
Now let’s talk about that time jump.
Where did that idea come from to skip ahead a year before introducing the new murder case?
That was an interesting process.
It feels right to lean into Oliver a bit more and his dream of a potential comeback."
Speaking of Paul, is he going to be a series regular in season 3?
Will we see him a lot through flashbacks?
Well, hang tight.
But yeah, the hope is, as much as we can have him, we’ll take him.
He’s so great.
We’ve got some surprises planned.
I will only tease further to say what’s coming is so crazy and delightful.
I’m thrilled about where we are in season 3.
What could have happened in that year?
Who could have come into their lives?
What do their lives look like now?
[Laughs] That is one hundred percent true.
