Overview

• Season 5 opened with a three‑episode launch that sets the trio on a new case centered on doorman Lester, whose death has been ruled an accident.
• Early installments point to long‑buried building secrets and organized‑crime entanglements that raise the stakes for the investigation.
• Episode 2 uses an extended flashback to reframe Lester as a pivotal presence in the Arconia’s past and in the protagonists’ lives.
• The season features a starry guest lineup including Renée Zellweger, Christoph Waltz, Logan Lerman, Beanie Feldstein, Bobby Cannavale, Keegan‑Michael Key, Dianne Wiest, Téa Leoni, with Meryl Streep returning.
• Entertainment outlets have circulated unconfirmed reports that Selena Gomez earns about $700,000 per episode and Steve Martin and Martin Short about $600,000, and Gomez told The Tonight Show that Martin Short will be her ring bearer.