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Netflix’s upcoming mystery drama, The Thursday Murder Club, is directed by Harry Potter and Home Alone veteran Chris Columbus. Based on the bestselling novel by Richard Osman, the director is more than happy to be on board, but there is one thing in particular he loves the most about the film: the cast! Drawing a parallel to his time working on the first two Harry Potter films, Columbus remarked to Netflix:

This is the finest cast I’ve worked with since Potter. They’re just so incredibly well-prepared, and it’s because they do everything. They do theater, they do television, they do film, and they’ve developed those sorts of muscles.

Starring Hollywood legends like Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie as the four main members of the Thursday Murder Club, the film also stars Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant,...

Anne Hathaway has proven to be one of the greatest actresses of her generation. She rose to fame in the Disney comedy, The Princess Diaries (2001), before taking on more serious roles in Brokeback Mountain (2005) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006). However, it was her powerful performance as a recovering addict in Rachel Getting Married (2008) that earned her first Oscar nod.

She continued to star in comedies, such as Get Smart (2008) and several rom-coms, including Bride Wars (2009), Valentine's Day, and Love & Other Drugs (both 2010). In 2012, she starred as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises and played Fantine, a sex worker dying of tuberculosis, in the musical Les Misérables, winning an Academy Award for the latter.

Hathaway reunited with Christopher Nolan for Interstellar (2014), and will once again for The Odyssey (2026), and continued to showcase her versatility in the comedy The Intern (2015), the heist movie Ocean's 8 (2018), and the romantic comedy The Idea of You (2024). However,...

Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie are silver-haired amateur sleuths who suddenly find themselves solving a real life whodunit in the trailer for The Thursday Murder Club for Netflix.

Think Only Murders in the Building, only set in a British retirement home, as the comic crime caper based on the book by Richard Osman introduces senior crime busters not content to just play bridge or engage in idle gossip for leisure. Osman’s book has become a classic among British crime thrillers.

“If any harm comes to my friends, I will personally be laying a dozen blood-red roses on your coffin,” a steely Mirren, who plays the role of ex-spy Elizabeth, says at one point in the trailer that introduces Richard Tennant as a villain. The series is underpinned by classic actors like Kingsley in the role of ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim, Brosnan portraying ex–union activist Ron and...

Netflix has revealed the official trailer and poster for The Thursday Murder Club, which is set to premiere on the streaming service on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

The Thursday Murder Club has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) for violent content/bloody images, strong language, and some sexual references.

Based on Richard Osman’s international best-selling novel of the same name, 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 doorstep, their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn as they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.

Directed by Chris Columbus, the film is the latest to be produced through the Netflix and Amblin Entertainment partnership.

The cast includes Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Naomi Ackie,...

Welcome to the club! Netflix has just unveiled the new trailer for the upcoming film The Thursday Murder Club. The streamer also has announced the premiere date for the film on Thursday, August 28. The mystery caper stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant and Ingrid Oliver. Home Alone director Chris Columbus helms the film from a screenplay by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote.

The official synopsis reads,

“Based on Richard Osman’s international bestselling novel of the same name, 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...

Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie team up to investigate a murder-mystery at their retirement home in Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club.

You’re invited to join the club in the trailer below. Co-produced by Netflix and Amblin, the comedic whodunit streams August 28.

Chris Columbus directs from a script by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote (“Fear the Walking Dead”), based on Richard Osman‘s 2020 bestselling novel of the same name.

Four irrepressible retirees — an ex-spy (Mirren), an ex–union activist (Brosnan), an ex-psychiatrist (Kingsley), and an ex-nurse (Imrie) — spend their time solving cold case murders for fun, but their causal sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.

Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant, and Ingrid Oliver round out the cast.

“I loved the characters,...

Netflix has unveiled the full trailer for the upcoming Chris Columbus feature ‘The Thursday Murder Club.’

Based on Richard Osman’s international best-selling novel of the same name, the story 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.

Directed by Chris Columbus, the film is the latest to be produced through the Netflix and Amblin Entertainment partnership. The cast also includes Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant, and Ingrid Oliver.

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The movie launches on Netflix on August 28th.

"We're all suspects." "Bugger." Will they solve it or get in more trouble? Netflix has revealed the amusing full official trailer for a whodunit comedy called The Thursday Murder Club, ready to watch at the end of on streaming in August later this month. From Home Alone / Harry Potter director Chris Columbus, the film is the latest to be produced through the Netflix & Amblin Entertainment partnership. Adapted directly from Richard Osman's bestselling novel of the same name - the first in his Tmc series. Four irrepressible retirees spend their time solving cold case murders for fun, but their causal sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands. "When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case." The "club" features Helen Mirren,...

Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley y Celia Imrie protagonizan la adaptación de la novela homónima de Richard Osman. © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado el nuevo tráiler y póster de la película El club del crimen de los jueves, dirigida por Chris Columbus (Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal) y basada en el fenómeno literario de Richard Osman.

La sinopsis de El club del crimen de los jueves se antoja irresistible para los amantes de los whodunit: cuatro amigos de un tranquilo complejo residencial para jubilados –Elizabeth (Mirren), Ron (Brosnan), Ibrahim (Kingsley) y Joyce (Imrie)– matan el tiempo investigando asesinatos sin resolver, pero la vida de este peculiar Club del Crimen de los Jueves da un emocionante vuelco con la misteriosa muerte de alguien cercano. Ha llegado el momento de que estos intrépidos octogenarios se saquen sus ases de la manga para demostrar de lo que son capaces.

La película está...

The full length trailer for Netflix’s highly anticipated new movie, The Thursday Murder Club, is here!

Based on Richard Osman’s international bestselling novel of the same name, 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. It is directed by Chris Columbus.

Head inside to watch the first look teaser trailer…

It will debut on Netflix on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Other key cast members include Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant, and Ingrid Oliver.

Watch the teaser trailer above, and see new stills in the gallery of this post.

Ella Purnell in ‘Sweetpea’ season 1 (Photo Credit: Starz)

Fallout‘s Ella Purnell returns to star in Starz and Sky’s Sweetpea season two. Filming is now underway in London on the new season of the dark comedy based on C.J. Skuse’s novel.

Additional returning series stars include Jon Pointing (Big Boys), Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso), Leah Harvey (Foundation), Ingrid Oliver (Thursday Murder Club), Nitin Ganatra (Sexy Beast), and Alexandra Dowling (Game of Thrones).

“We are thrilled that Sweetpea and the world of Carnsham are back in full swing for season two, with new and exciting characters for what promises to be an intoxicating ride for Rhiannon as she continues on her murderous journey,” commented executive producers Ella Purnell, Ella Jones, and Patrick Walters. “This season, the stakes are even higher, and as the consequences of her actions begin to close in, questions of morality and justice will come into play.

Sky and Starz announced today that filming has begun in London on the second season of the critically acclaimed, darkly comic Sky Original thriller Sweetpea. Ella Purnell returns as wallflower-turned-killer Rhiannon Lewis, joined this series by new cast members Tamsin Greig and Rish Shah.

Killer wallflower Rhiannon Lewis is back in season two of the iconically brazen and darkly comic thriller. Navigating a new promotion, an irresistible rebound, Marina still hot on her trail, her sister selling her family home, and a copycat killer threatening to expose her, the kill list is mounting.

But now that she’s harnessed her rage and found her power, Rhiannon is forced to question whether her perfect ex, Aj, was right: is she a monster?

Rish Shah joins the cast as Rhiannon’s romantic interest, Gabriel, alongside Tamsin Greig, who stars as Aj’s mother, Liv. Taj Atwal steps in as Freya, Rhiannon’s...

We’ve known for several months now that Ella Purnell’s hit Sky and Starz comedy-drama, Sweetpea, will arrive for a second season and now, we’re getting a much better idea of how things will shape up. The call sheet is growing by leaps and bounds today, as Tamsin Greig (Friday Night Dinner) and Rish Shah (Overcompensating) add their names to the lineup. For now, we know that Shah will join the cast as Gabriel, the new love interest of Rhiannon’s (Purnell), while Greig will appear as Aj’s (Calam Lynch) mother, Liv. Additionally, the fresh season will also feature performances from Taj Atwal (Riot Women) as Rhiannon’s new boss at the Carnsham Gazette, Freya, and Jenny Walser (Heartstopper) as Rhiannon’s new and obsessive friend, Daisy.

Cameras are up and rolling on the second season of Sweetpea, which will pick up with Purnell’s Rhiannon shortly...

Sweetpea, the comedic horror thriller starring Ella Purnell, has cast a Marvel star. Debuting back in October 2024 on Starz in the U.S., the story centers on Rhiannon Lewis (Purnell). Although she seems to live a normal life, a string of events leads Rhiannon to develop a penchant for murder. The premise garnered buzz, and a postive 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes, leading to a Sweetpea season 2 renewal.

It's reported by Deadlinethat Ms. Marvel and Overcompensating star Rish Shah has joined Sweetpea season 2 as Gabriel, Rhiannon's love interest. The thriller, created by Kristie Swain, has also added three-time BAFTA nominee Tamsin Greig as the mother of Aj, who is Rhiannon's co-worker. Filming is also officially underway onseason 2 in London.

What This Means For Sweetpea Season 2

Shah, well-known for his role as Kamran in the MCU series Ms. Marvel, in addition to recently co-starring in Prime Video's young adult dramedy Overcompensating, joins...

Exclusive: Tamsin Greig and Overcompensating star Rish Shah have joined Ella Purnell for the second season of Sky and Starz comedy-drama Sweetpea.

Greig will play Aj’s mother Liv while Shah is Rhiannon’s romantic interest Gabriel. Cameras have rolled in London on Season 2 of the Kirstie Swain-adapted Sweetpea, which stars Purnell as the killer wallflower. Navigating a new promotion, an irresistible rebound, Marina still hot on her trail, her sister selling her family home and a copycat killer threatening to expose her, Rhiannon’s kill list is mounting. But now that she’s harnessed her rage and found her power, she is forced to question whether her perfect ex Aj was right about her being a monster.

Returning cast include Jon Pointing, Jeremy Swift, Leah Harvey, Ingrid Oliver, Nitin Ganatra and Alexandra Dowling.

Greig is a UK comedy legend who can soon be seen in Sally Wainwright’s Riot Women. Shah broke out as Miles in Benito Skinner’s Overcompensating for Prime Video.

Purnell plus EPs Ella Jones and Patrick Walters said: “We are thrilled that Sweetpea and the world of Carnsham are back in full swing for Season 2, with new and exciting characters for what promises to be an intoxicating ride for Rhiannon as she continuous on her murderous journey. This season, the stakes are even higher, and as the consequences of her actions begin to close in, questions of morality and justice will come into play.”

The show has been a hit for Sky and Starz. Speaking in advance of Season 1 premiere last year, Purnell told us she drew on previous experience of “not being afraid to look ugly.”

The series is adapted from C.J. Skuse’s novel of the same name and produced by See-Saw Films and fanboy in association with Sky Studios. The comm ed for Sky is Manpreet Dosanjh. EP for fanboy is Walters (Heartstopper), and EPs for See-Saw Films are Helen Gregory, Iain Canning, and Emile Sherman. Jones and Purnell serve as EPs alongside Swain. Selina Lim, Emme Hoy, Simon Gillis and Natasha Heliotis are Co-ep and Zorana Piggott (Heartstopper) is the series producer.

Episodes 1, 5 and 6 will be directed by Jones. Episodes 2, 3 and 4 will be directed by Coky Giedroyc. The series is written by Lim, Hoy, Anna Jordan and Laura Jayne Tunbridge.

The original author of The Thursday Murder Club defends Pierce Brosnan's divisive casting.

Speaking to Empire, author Richard Osman said of the Netflix feature film adaptation of his novel, "You have to do something unusual and different and interesting." Osman continued, "Here’s the key thing about Pierce Brosnan playing Ron: Pierce Brosnan is who Ron would choose to play Ron. In the next book, I’ve got a scene with Ron and Ibrahim discussing who the best Bond is, and Ron is very much a Pierce Brosnan man. And Ibrahim is Timothy Dalton. For me, that’s the joy."

Based on Osman's 2020 novel of the same name, which jump-started a series now on the cusp of its fifth title, The Thursday Murder Club stars Pierce Brosnan as retired union leader Ron Ritchie, Helen Mirren as former spy Elizabeth Best, Ben Kingsley as retired psychiatrist Ibrahim Arif, and Celia Imrie...

As 2025 kicks off, several book to movie adaptations can be expected to move forward to completion, some with release dates already slated for the quarter century marker.

Mickey17, directed by Bong Joon Ho, arrived in theaters in early March. Netflix released it’s big-budget sci-fi film The Electric State, which is based on a graphic novel, March 14. The Life List arrived on the streamer at the end of March, and On Swift Horses starring Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter and Daisy Edgar-Jones hit theaters in April.

Edgar Wright’s The Running Man and Josh Boone’s Regretting You, which will likely follow in the footsteps of the Blake Lively-starring It Ends With Us and further pave a path for future Collen Hoover film adaptations like Verity and Reminders of Him.

Several other big screen adaptations of books are arriving on streamers and in theaters this year. Check out the full...

We’re only two months away from the premiere of Netflix’s crime comedy, The Thursday Murder Club, based on Richard Osman’s bestseller. But while fans in the U.S. eagerly anticipate the big day, those in the U.K. will get to catch the film an entire week earlier. Digital Spy reports thatThe Thursday Murder Club will hit the big screen for a limited release before it lands on streaming in August. Fans in the U.K. can expect The Thursday Murder Club in theaters starting Friday, August 22, after which it will debut on Netflix worldwide on Thursday, August 28. Directed by Home Alone's Chris Columbus, the “whodunit with teeth” adapts Osman's first book in the eponymous series and follows a group of four buddies in a retirement home who gather to solve murders for fun but find themselves caught in a real case.

These friends make up...

Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley y Celia Imrie protagonizan la adaptación de la novela homónima de Richard Osman. © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado el primer tráiler y póster de la película El club del crimen de los jueves, dirigida por Chris Columbus (Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal) y basada en el fenómeno literario de Richard Osman.

La sinopsis de El club del crimen de los jueves se antoja irresistible para los amantes de los whodunit: cuatro amigos de un tranquilo complejo residencial para jubilados –Elizabeth (Mirren), Ron (Brosnan), Ibrahim (Kingsley) y Joyce (Imrie)– matan el tiempo investigando asesinatos sin resolver, pero la vida de este peculiar Club del Crimen de los Jueves da un emocionante vuelco con la misteriosa muerte de alguien cercano. Ha llegado el momento de que estos intrépidos octogenarios se saquen sus ases de la manga para demostrar de lo que son capaces.

La película está...

There are some casts that you would want to watch even if they were being themselves, and sitting around a dinner table talking about whatever. That's the case with the Ocean's 11 crew with George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and all the others. They are entertaining in themselves.

The same can be said of the cast of Netflix's The Thursday Murder Club. A bunch of actors you know from a bunch of things perform their roles as an older group of Brits who go about solving murders for fun. It's a bit like Only Murders in the Building, but...wait. No, it's a lot like that Hulu series.

This is especially true as the plot of Ttmc turns when the three Brits and one Irish lad, played by Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan (he's Irish), Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie, find that a murder has occurred extremely close to them.

Netflix has revealed the teaser trailer and key art for The Thursday Murder Club, which will premiere on the streaming service on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

The Thursday Murder Club has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) for violent content/bloody images, strong language, and some sexual references.

Based on Richard Osman’s international best-selling novel of the same name, 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.

Directed by Chris Columbus, the film is the latest to be produced through the Netflix and Amblin Entertainment partnership.

The cast includes Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Naomi Ackie,...

Watch out Knives Out 3! Another Netflix murder mystery film, The Thursday Murder Club, is in the works from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Netflix, based on a book by BBC game show host and British TV presenter Richard Osman.

The cast was stacked from the start, and production on the film was set to start in June of 2024. Osman confirmed the news of the film’s development on his podcast The Rest Is Entertainment in April 2024.

Read on for everything we know about The Thursday Murder Club movie:

When does The Thursday Murder Club movie come out?

The film will arrive August 28 on Netflix.

Is The Thursday Murder Club in production?

Production ran from June to September 2024.

What is The Thursday Murder Club about?

Based on the novel by Osman, the story traces a group of old friends who solve murders for fun at their retirement home only to...

It’s Thursday, so it must be time for Netflix to release the teaser for Chris Columbus movie The Thursday Murder Club.

The Thursday Murder Club, based on Richard Osman’s novel of the same name, follows four retirees — Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley) and Joyce (Celia Imrie) — who solve cold case murders for fun.

The movie also stars Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant and Ingrid Oliver. Some of them are probably also restless retirees, while at least one is probably a murderer — but that’s just us playing the odds.

The Thursday Murder Club screenplay is by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote. Jennifer Todd produces with Columbus; executive producers are Osman, Eleanor Columbus (Chris Columbus’ daughter), Holly Bario and Jeb Brody. The movie is produced through Netflix’s partnership with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment.

"We're a team!" "All system go!" "Roger that." Netflix has unveiled the first look teaser for a new whodunit comedy called The Thursday Murder Club, arriving to watch on streaming in August later this summer. From Home Alone / Harry Potter director Chris Columbus, the film is the latest to be produced through the Netflix and Amblin Entertainment partnership. It's adapted directly from Richard Osman's bestselling novel of the same name - the first in his Tmc mystery series. Four irrepressible retirees spend their time solving cold case murders for fun, but their causal sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands. "When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case." The "club" features Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley,...

Retirement homes are supposed to be for rest and relaxation, but Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie take it upon themselves to solve a whodunit in The Thursday Murder Club.

Co-produced by Netflix and Amblin, the comedic murder-mystery streams August 28 on Netflix. Watch the teaser below.

Chris Columbus directs from a script by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote (“Fear the Walking Dead”), based on Richard Osman‘s 2020 bestselling novel of the same name.

Four irrepressible retirees — an ex-spy (Mirren), an ex–union activist (Brosnan), an ex-psychiatrist (Kingsley), and an ex-nurse (Imrie) — spend their time solving cold case murders for fun, but their causal sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.

“There’s a wonderful mystery at its core, so mystery fans will be very happy,” says Columbus. “But thematically it’s interesting that we’ve got four elderly...

Netflix has many exciting projects coming up, and several murder mystery films on the way. One of them is The Thursday Murder Club, which comes from Harry Potter director Chris Columbus.

The film is based on British TV host and producer Richard Osman's novel of the same name. It features a star-studded cast, with Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Pierce Brosnan, and Celia Imrie as the main characters. The film was announced in April 2024, and Netflix just released the first trailer for The Thursday Murder Club, which is set for release on Aug. 28.

The Thursday Murder Club follows a group of four friends in a retirement home. The friends' love for true crime starts as a fun hobby until they stumble upon a real case. Mirren plays ex-spy Elizabeth, Kingsley plays ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim, Brosnan portrays ex–union activist Ron, and Imrie plays Joyce, a former nurse.

The first teaser opens...

Netflix has unveiled the first teaser for The Thursday Murder Club, its anticipated adaptation of the international bestseller by Richard Osman that is set to premiere August 28.

Directed by Chris Columbus, the murder mystery stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie as four irrepressible retirees — Elizabeth (Mirren), Ron (Brosnan), Ibrahim (Kingsley) and Joyce (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.

The trailer opens with Elizabeth discussing a cold case for the group to look into from May 11, 1973, involving a woman thrown out of a window and onto the street below.

“Oh my god!” says Joyce, barging in. “Isn’t this room usually for jigsaws?”

“Not on a Thursday, no,” Elizabeth says.

This is Joyce’s introduction...

Netflix has revealed a teaser trailer for the upcoming Chris Columbus feature ‘The Thursday Murder Club’

Based on Richard Osman’s international best-selling novel of the same name, the story 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.

Directed by Chris Columbus, the film is the latest to be produced through the Netflix and Amblin Entertainment partnership. The cast also includes Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant, and Ingrid Oliver.

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The movie launches on Netflix on August 28th.

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The debut trailer for Netflix’s highly anticipated new movie, The Thursday Murder Club, is here!

Based on Richard Osman’s international bestselling novel of the same name, 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. It is directed by Chris Columbus.

Head inside to watch the first look teaser trailer…

It will debut on Netflix on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Other key cast members include Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant, and Ingrid Oliver.

Watch the teaser trailer above.

Netflix has just unveiled the new teaser trailer for the upcoming film The Thursday Murder Club. The streamer also has announced the premiere date for the film on Thursday, August 28. The mystery caper stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant and Ingrid Oliver. Home Alone director Chris Columbus helms the film from a screenplay by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote.

The official synopsis reads,

“Based on Richard Osman’s international bestselling novel of the same name, 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.

“The Thursday Murder Club” is ready to assemble.

The new Netflix movie, directed by Chris Columbus and produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, hits the streaming service on Aug. 28. But a trailer for the new mystery, which stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie and Ben Kingsley (among many others), just debuted. You can watch it below.

The movie, based on Richard Osman’s bestselling novel of the same name, follows (according to the official synopsis) “four irrepressible retirees – Elizabeth (Mirren), Ron (Brosnan), Ibrahim (Kingsley) and Joyce (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.” It also stars Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant and Ingrid Oliver.

Netflix has released the first trailer for the film adaptation of Richard Osman’s novel “The Thursday Murder Club,” directed by Chris Columbus.

According to an official synopsis, “The Thursday Murder Club” follows ex-spy Elizabeth (Mirren), ex-union activist Ron (Brosnan), ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim (Kingsley) and ex-nurse Joyce (Imrie), whose casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when an unexpected death occurs on their doorstep.

“This is the finest cast I’ve worked with since Potter,” Columbus told Netflix. “They’re just so incredibly well-prepared, and it’s because they do everything. They do theater, they do television, they do film, and they’ve developed those sorts of muscles.”

The full cast of “The Thursday Murder Club” includes Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant and Ingrid Oliver.

Produced by Columbus and Jennifer Todd, the film is the latest feature to...

What do you get when you have a home full of retirees with endless time on their hands? Well, a compelling whodunit. The highly-anticipated film adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling novel “The Thursday Murder Club” is almost here, with Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie playing the central foursome of sleuths. Chris Columbus directs the feature for Netflix.

“The Thursday Murder Club” centers on neighbors Elizabeth (Mirren), Ron (Brosnan), Ibrahim (Kingsley), and Joyce (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,” as the synopsis teases.

The all-star cast also includes Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, and Ingrid Oliver. The film is the...

The new Netflix original movie has an eye-popping cast, and looks like a can’t-miss feature for mystery lovers.

Netflix is gearing up to release what might be the ultimate whodunnit. Its adaptation of “The Thursday Murder Club” is coming to the streamer later this year, and it’s got an eyebrow-raising cast that even the most lukewarm fans of the mystery genre will be intrigued by. We’ll let you know all the details that are available about the film, so read on!

Everything you need to know about ‘The Thursday Murder Club’

When will ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ come out?

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Netflix has unveiled a set of first-look images from the upcoming Chris Columbus movie ‘The Thursday Murder Club.’

Based on Richard Osman’s international best-selling novel of the same name, the story 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.

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Directed by Chris Columbus, the feature stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant, Ingrid Oliver.

The movie will launch on 28th August 2025 exclusively on Netflix.

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Celia Imrie, Sir Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan in ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ (Photo © 2024 Netflix)

Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan star as the heads of an illegal drug empire in MobLand. In Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club, they reunite to star as retirees who spend their free time solving murders. Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie fill out the quartet of amateur sleuths.

The film, based on Richard Osman’s bestselling book, also stars Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, and Jonathan Pryce. Rounding out the ensemble are David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant, and Ingrid Oliver.

“The Thursday Murder Club follows four irrepressible retirees—Elizabeth (Mirren), Ron (Brosnan), Ibrahim (Kingsley), and Joyce (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...

“The Thursday Murder Club,” an upcoming whodunnit with a cast led by Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie, will release on August 28 on Netflix.

Based on Richard Osman’s 2020 novel of the same name, the story is set in a retirement community in England and follows four irrepressible retirees — ex-spy Elizabeth (Mirren), former union activist Ron (Brosnan), ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim (Kingsley) and retired nurse Joyce (Imrie) — who spend their time solving cold case murders for fun until an unexplained death occurs on their own doorstep, involving them in a real whodunit. Chris Columbus will direct.

The cast of “The Thursday Murder Club” also includes Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Ingrid Oliver and Richard E. Grant. Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote wrote the screenplay. Columbus and Jennifer Todd are producing.

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The Thursday Murder Club is nearly in session, as Netflix has confirmed that its star-studded new murder mystery will premiere on Aug. 28. The streamer also shared a dossier of images for the crime comedy that is set to bring Richard Osman's bestselling debut novel to the screen. The snapshots offer a first look at the movie's killer cast, including Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren, hot on the heels of their starring turn as husband-and-wife duo Conrad and Maeve Harrigan in Guy Ritchie's MobLand series.

Netflix's upcoming whodunit is a real who's who of famous faces, with Ben Kingsley (Gandhi) and Celia Imrie (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) rounding out the core four members of The Thursday Murder Club, portraying ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim Arif and ex-nurse Joyce Meadowcroft, respectively,alongside Brosnan's ex-union activist Ron Ritchie and Mirren's ex-spy Elizabeth Best. The senior-citizens-turned-super-sleuths will uncover a murder case on their doorstep,...

The case is officially open! The Thursday Murder Club will arrive on Netflix on Thursday, August 28, 2025. The streaming service shared a first look at photos with Vital Thrills today.

The Thursday Murder Club has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) for violent content/bloody images, strong language, and some sexual references.

Based on Richard Osman’s international best-selling novel of the same name, 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.

Directed by Chris Columbus, the film is the latest to be produced through the Netflix and Amblin Entertainment partnership.

The cast includes Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan,...

Netflix has released a small batch of new images from the upcoming film The Thursday Murder Club. The streamer also has announced the premiere date for the film on Thursday, August 28. The mystery caper stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant and Ingrid Oliver. Home Alone director Chris Columbus helms the film from a screenplay by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote.

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“Based on Richard Osman’s international bestselling novel of the same name, 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...

The murder mystery genre has always been popular, but in recent years, interest has skyrocketed after films like Knives Out, the new Agatha Christie adaptations Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, as well as the series Only Murders in the Building. Netflix is continuing this trend with a new murder mystery film, The Thursday Murder Club.

The upcoming film will have Harry Potter director Chris Columbus at the helm, and is based on British TV host and producer Richard Osman's bestselling novel by the same name. With a star-studded cast, the film comes from Stephen Spielberg's production company Amblin, and has a script by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote. The project was originally announced in April 2024, and Netflix has just confirmed The Thursday Murder Club's release date for Aug. 28, per Tudum.

The Thursday Murder Club stars Helen Mirren as ex-spy Elizabeth, Ben Kingsley plays ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim,...

The Thursday Murder Club is ready to crack its biggest case yet — and this time, it’s not just a cold one. Netflix has announced that the long-awaited adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling cozy crime novel will premiere Thursday, August 28, 2025, with a murderously stacked cast and a killer creative team. And along with the release date, we've also got some killer new images to show off as well. Directed by Chris Columbus and produced through the Netflix-Amblin Entertainment partnership, The Thursday Murder Club brings Osman’s beloved mystery series to life with a healthy dose of charm, wit, and British mischief. And plenty of cups of tea, don't you worry.

At the heart of the film are four retirees living in a peaceful English retirement village — Elizabeth (played by the iconic Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley), and Joyce (Celia Imrie). They spend their golden years...

Netflix has unveiled a premiere date and a set of first-look photos for The Thursday Murder Club, its adaptation of the international bestseller by Richard Osman from director Chris Columbus. The film, starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley, is set to premiere August 28.

Check out the stills from the film above and below.

Adapted for the screen by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote, The Thursday Murder Club follows four irrepressible retirees — Elizabeth (Mirren), Ron (Brosnan), Ibrahim (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.

The latest film to be produced through a partnership between Netflix and Amblin Entertainment, pic also stars Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman,...

Harlan Coben has become a key creator of Netflix shows, and it’s not going to stop anytime soon! Here’s a look at what other shows based on the author’s works are coming to the streamer.

Since 1990, Harlan Coben has become a bestselling author known for twisty crime thrillers and dramas that often involve exploring the secrets buried behind seemingly idyllic families and neighborhoods. That includes the Myron Bolitar series and scores of stand-alone novels.

Not surprisingly, there have been some adaptations of Coben’s works, such as Prime Video’s short-lived Shelter. However, in 2018, Coben signed a deal with Netflix which has since produced eight limited series based on his various novels. The latest, Missing You, debuted on January 1, 2025.

However, that’s far from the last project coming to the streamer. Here’s 6 Harlan Coben shows that are in the works and coming to Netflix (and actually...

For the first time in a long time, Richard Armitage will not be starring in the next Harlan Coben Netflix show.

Netflix just revealed the cast of Run Away, the next of the Harlan Coben Netflix shows. While there are a few who have starred in other Harlan Coben Netflix shows, including James Nesbitt, in the cast, it's notably missing a key player from many of those shows: Armitage.

According to Netflix, Armitage will not be in Run Away. Instead, Minnie Driver, Alfred Enoch, and Ruth Jones will star in the upcoming thriller based on Coben's book of the same name.

Regarding Armitage's absence in Run Away, Coben told Netflix: “I'm sure we'll work together again in the future.”

In addition to Nesbitt, Driver, Enoch, and Jones, the rest of the cast includes Jon Pointing, Lucian Msamati, Ellie de Lange, Adrian Greensmith, Ellie Henry, Joe McGann, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Amy Gledhill,...

Harlan Coben's next series on Netflix will be Run Away. The eight-episode series will be based on Coben's book from 2019. And just like with everything else Coben, you know you are going to want to see it. The recently announced cast will certainly make that a possibility.

The plot involves a father, Simon, whose eldest daughter, Paige, runs away. Simon searches for her (of course!) but finds her high on drugs in a city park. The story does not end there, though. Simon thinks Paige is alone, but she isn't, and violence ensues. He loses his daughter all over again, and his new search for her sends him into an underworld that could tear their family apart.

But who is playing Simon and who is playing Paige? That is what you really want to know, right? Good news! We now know all that information.

New Harlan Coben series, Run Away,...

Thriller author Harlan Coben signed a multi-million-dollar deal with streaming service Netflix in August 2018, which would grant the giant the rights to 14 of its novels over the course of five years. Since then, the deal has been extended as the adaptations, which were turned into limited series, have proven to be major successes.

Following the recent success of the latest addition, Missing You, Netflix has announced the cast for the latest adaptation. Run Away was announced in January 2024 alongside Missing You, and it will feature a cast filled with famous names. Per Tudum, Good Will Hunting's Minnie Driver will be joined by 15 other familiar names.

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Aside from Driver, who will play Ingrid Greene,...

Netflix‘s next Harlan Coben adaptation has set its cast with James Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, Minnie Driver and Alfred Enoch leading the ensemble.

The eight-episode series Run Away follows Simon (Nesbitt), who seemingly had the perfect life. But then, his eldest daughter Paige ran away and everything fell apart. When he finds her, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring his little girl home.

“But it turns out she’s not alone, and an argument escalates into shocking violence,” a plot synopsis reads. “In the aftermath, Simon loses his daughter all over again, and his search to find her will take him into a dangerous underworld, revealing deep secrets that could tear his family apart forever.”

In keeping with previous Coben adaptations Fool Me Once and Missing You, Run Away will relocate the story from the U.S. to the U.

Minnie Driver, Gavin and Stacey co-creator Ruth Jones and James Nesbitt are leading cast on Run Away, Harlan Coben’s next Netflix series.

The pair join another 10 in the latest from Coben, as his current series, Missing You, dominates top-10s around the world and a year after Fool Me Once drew millions and millions of viewers.

Driver is playing Ingrid Greene, Jones is Elena Ravenscroft and Nesbitt is Green’s husband Simon.

Synopsis reads: “Simon had the perfect life: loving wife and kids, great job, beautiful home. But then his eldest daughter Paige ran away and everything fell apart. So now when he finds her, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring his little girl home. But it turns out she’s not alone, and an argument escalates into shocking violence. In the aftermath, Simon loses his daughter all over again,...

Harlan Coben’s next Netflix series “Run Away” has announced its sprawling cast, including James Nesbitt, Ruth Jones and Minnie Driver.

Alfred Enoch, Lucian Msamati, Jon Pointing, Ellie de Lange, Adrian Greensmith, Ellie Henry, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Annette Badland, Ingrid Oliver, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Finty Williams, Joe McGann and Amy Gledhill round out the cast.

The eight-episode series follows Simon (Nesbitt), whose life falls apart when his daughter Paige (de Lange) runs away. When he finds her, strung out on drugs in a city park, she isn’t alone. An argument escalates into shocking violence, and Simon loses his little girl all over again. Per the logline, “his search to find her will take him into a dangerous underworld, revealing deep secrets that could tear his family apart forever.”

Production on the series will commence in the U.K. in January. “Jimmy Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, Alfred Enoch, Lucian Msamati and Minnie Driver...