‘Only Murders’ co-creator reveals Meryl Streep tearfully thanked him for romantic scene

In an interview on the fourth season of the comedy-drama Only Murders in the Building, Hoffman reminisced filming a scene with Meryl Streep and Martin Short in season three, when Streep came up to him to thank him for writing a romantic scene for her character.

John Hoffman, co-creator and showrunner of Only Murders in the Building, has revealed that an emotional Meryl Streep thanked him for the romantic scenes written for her with Martin Short.

Streep joined the Only Murders cast in season three as Loretta, an actor who gets her break in a Broadway show directed by Oliver Putnam, played by Martin Short.