NetflixPrestige British actors all in one place trying to solve a murder? The Thursday Murder Club is the movie that can’t come soon enough – here’s everything we know so far.
Gosh, you can’t say that Richard Osman off the telly isn’t clever. Aside from starring in one of the most binge worthy TV shows of all time – BBC’s Pointless – he’s since written a highly successful book series now picked up by Netflix.
First released in 2020, The Thursday Murder Club was the fastest-selling adult crime debut in recorded history at the time, with its audiobook also winning several awards.
Now the beloved story is becoming a new movie… and it’s already looking like a corker. From confirmed release date to plot, here’s everything we know about The Thursday Murder Club so far.
The Thursday Murder Club release date
The Thursday Murder Club arrives on Netflix on August 28, 2025. It won’t be having a cinema release, so get ready for it to go straight to streaming.
NetflixIn a press statement, Osman said, “I’m so proud of this book, so it is a dream to see The Thursday Murder Club in such incredible hands. From Chris Columbus to Amblin to Netflix, there are geniuses everywhere I look. And what a cast. I’m pinching myself.”
It’s expected that the new movie will drop at 12am PT/3am ET, in line with Netflix’s usual release schedule. This means you can catch it at these times internationally:
This is the standard release time for the vast majority of Netflix projects, with two exceptions: live events, like WWE fights and Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney, and anime shows, which usually drop in line with when they air in Japan.
The Thursday Murder Club cast
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, and Ben Kingsley lead the Thursday Murder Club cast, with famous faces like Celia Imrie and Richard E. Grant on board, too.
NetflixThe full cast confirmed so far includes:
It’s already a stacked cast, and there are plenty of names you’ll have seen attached to Netflix projects before. Jonathan Pryce appeared in sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, while Daniel Mays voiced the rat, Fetcher, in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
Chris Columbus is on board as director, writer, and producer, known for previous work including The Goonies, Home Alone, and the first two Harry Potter films.
On top of this, The Thursday Murder Club will be produced by Amblin Entertainment, helmed by none other than directorial legend Steven Spielberg. The company has an existing partnership with the streaming service, already working on Carry-On starring Jason Bateman and Taron Egerton.
What’s the plot of The Thursday Murder Club?
The book follows pensioners Elizabeth, Ron, Joyce, and Ibrahim as they try to solve the mystery of a property developer. However, it’s not yet clear how closely the movie will stick to the book’s storyline.
NetflixHowever, we do know that our four main characters and their place of retirement – Coopers Chase – will stay the same. Osman shared a behind-the-scenes image with the caption “Little visit to Coopers Chase today.”
In the book, the quartet has weekly meetings to discuss cold cases of interest, but one day discovers a death too close to home… and it’s up to them to work out what’s what.
One murder then develops into a series, with the group working with the police. They intend to prove their worth by racing to solve the murders before the detectives actually assigned the case do.
Netflix’s official synopsis reads, “The Thursday Murder Club follows four irrepressible retirees – Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley) and Joyce (Celia Imrie) – who spend their time solving cold case murders for fun. When an unexplained death occurs on their own doorstep, their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn as they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.”
Will the other books be adapted?
There are no confirmed plans for other The Thursday Murder Club books to be adapted. However, following Netflix’s strategy for cozy crime films, it can’t be ruled out either.
NetflixIn total, there are four – The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet That Missed, and The Last Devil to Die. All of them feature the main characters that we’ll be seeing on Netflix soon enough.
As stated, there are no plans to adapt anything further than book one, but the continuation of Knives Out and Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot films tell us that anything could be possible for a film of this ilk.
Is there a trailer for The Thursday Murder Club?
There isn’t currently a trailer for The Thursday Murder Club, but we’ll update this page as soon as it drops.
While you wait, check out the best thrillers on Netflix and Netflix’s new TV shows this month. If you’re more excited about the year ahead, then we’ve got you covered with our list of the most anticipated movies of 2025.
