Selena Gomez reveals Only Murders In The Building creators 'didn't know' whether to hire her

Appearing on the latest episode of the Awards Chatter podcast, the star told listeners how her role in the show came to be. Selena explained that show creators Steve Martin and John Hoffman had already decided on Martin Short as co-star, but her own character was not originally planned. "My understanding is that Steve said he wouldn't be in it unless Marty was in it. So we got Marty and that was the beginning before I was involved. Steve met with John Hoffman and they spoke and it was actually some of the producers' collective idea...