Mapleworth Murders

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Mapleworth Murders
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Directed by Claire Scanlon
Starring
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
ReleaseAugust 10 (2020-08-10) 
August 31, 2020 (2020-08-31)

Mapleworth Murders is an American comedy-mystery series created and written by Paula Pell and John Lutz, who also star alongside J. B. Smoove and Hayley Magnus. It was directed by Claire Scanlon. Lorne Michaels and Seth Meyers serve as executive producers. It premiered on August 10, 2020, on Quibi. [1] In 2023, the 12 episodes began streaming on The Roku Channel.

Contents

Premise

A murder-mystery writer investigates homicides in her small town, with each episode featuring guest victims and suspects, to answer the question: why are there so many murders in one small town?

Production

Development

Lutz and Pell created the series as a parody of Murder, She Wrote following a suggestion from Lutz's wife, fellow comedian Sue Galloway. [2] In June 2019, it was announced Pell and Lutz would star, write and executive produce the series, with Lorne Michaels and Seth Meyers serving as producers under their Broadway Video and Sethmaker Shoemeyers banner, alongside Universal Television for Quibi. [3] In December 2019, it was announced Claire Scanlon would direct the series. [4]

Due to the format of Quibi, each episode was 10 minutes, but they were developed as three-part story arcs to allow the series to later be reformatted to a traditional 30-minute, three-act comedy series. [2]

Casting

In December 2019, J. B. Smoove and Hayley Magnus joined the cast as series regulars, with Fred Armisen, Tim Meadows, Maya Rudolph, Patton Oswalt, Jack McBrayer, D'Arcy Carden, Pam Murphy, Ben Warheit, Annie Mumolo, Ike Barinholtz, Mary Holland, James Anderson, and Drew Tarver in recurring capacity and Tina Fey, Chris Parnell, Andy Samberg, Wanda Sykes, Terry Crews, Nicole Byer and Jimmy Carlson to guest star. [5] [6]

Cast and characters

Main

Guest

Episodes

No.Title [7] [8] Directed byWritten byOriginal release date [7]
1"A Murderer's Beef – Part 1" Claire Scanlon Paula Pell & John Lutz August 10, 2020 (2020-08-10)
2"A Murderer's Beef – Part 2"Claire ScanlonPaula Pell & John LutzAugust 10, 2020 (2020-08-10)
3"A Murderer's Beef – Part 3"Claire ScanlonPaula Pell & John LutzAugust 10, 2020 (2020-08-10)
4"The Case of the Case of Wine – Part 1"Claire ScanlonPaula Pell & John LutzAugust 17, 2020 (2020-08-17)
5"The Case of the Case of Wine – Part 2"Claire ScanlonPaula Pell & John LutzAugust 17, 2020 (2020-08-17)
6"The Case of the Case of Wine – Part 3"Claire ScanlonPaula Pell & John LutzAugust 17, 2020 (2020-08-17)
7"Killer Voices – Part 1"Claire ScanlonPaula Pell & John LutzAugust 24, 2020 (2020-08-24)
8"Killer Voices – Part 2"Claire ScanlonPaula Pell & John LutzAugust 24, 2020 (2020-08-24)
9"Killer Voices – Part 3"Claire ScanlonPaula Pell & John LutzAugust 24, 2020 (2020-08-24)
10"Mrs. Mapleworth's Grand Finale – Part 1"Claire ScanlonPaula Pell & John LutzAugust 31, 2020 (2020-08-31)
11"Mrs. Mapleworth's Grand Finale – Part 2"Claire ScanlonPaula Pell & John LutzAugust 31, 2020 (2020-08-31)
12"Mrs. Mapleworth's Grand Finale – Part 3"Claire ScanlonPaula Pell & John LutzAugust 31, 2020 (2020-08-31)

Awards

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2021 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series John Lutz Nominated [9]
J. B. Smoove Won
Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Paula Pell Nominated

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