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Hooray! We now have a date for The Thursday Murder Club, a star-studded new film based on the wildly successful novel.

The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club — Photo credit: Giles-Keyte © 2024 Netflix, Inc.

Fans of the international best-selling “The Thursday Murder Club” novels by Richard Osman, yours truly included, have thrilled to the clever and comedic mystery stories in four books to date, with the fifth set to be published in the UK on September 25 and in the US on September 30, 2025.

The first novel, The Thursday Murder Club (#ad), has been adapted into a film that stars four of Britain’s best: Oscar® winner Helen Mirren (The Queen, MobLand), Pierce Brosnan (“James Bond” films, MobLand), Oscar® winner Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Sexy Beast), and Celia Imrie (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Diplomat).

The story follows four irrepressible residents of a retirement community — Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), a former spy; Ron (Pierce Brosnan), a past union leader; Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley), a retired psychiatrist; and Joyce (Celia Imrie), a former nurse — who solve 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, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Thursday, August 28, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)

The cast also includes BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie (The End of the F***ing World), BAFTA nominee Daniel Mays (Line of Duty), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (We Were the Lucky Ones), Tom Ellis (Lucifer), Oscar® nominee Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes), BAFTA nominee David Tennant (Rivals), Paul Freeman (Absentia), Geoff Bell (MobLand), Oscar® nominee Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), and Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who).

Directed by Oscar® nominee Chris Columbus (The Help), the film is written by BAFTA nominee Katy Brand (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) and Emmy® nominee Suzanne Heathcote (Killing Eve). It is produced by Jennifer Todd and Chris Columbus, and executive produced by Jo Burn, Richard Osman, Eleanor Columbus, Holly Bario, and Jeb Brody.

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The Thursday Murder Club: Netflix Sets Premiere Date for Comedic Mystery-Crime Drama
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