Netflix adaptation of Richard Osman’s “The Thursday Murder Club”

Richard Osman’s bestselling novel The Thursday Murder Club is being adapted on Netflix, and the confirmed cast is one of the best we’ve ever seen on television.

First published in 2020, the crime thriller is the first novel in the four-part Thursday Murder Club Mysteries series. The plot revolves around a group of friends in a retirement home who meet for fun to solve murders… until they get involved in a real case.

Here’s everything we know so far about the upcoming TV movie “The Thursday Murder Club”…

What is the plot of The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix?

Once a week, four unlikely friends meet in a peaceful retirement home to investigate unsolved murder cases. But when a brutal murder occurs right outside their front door, the Thursday Murder Club finds itself in the middle of its first real case.

Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron may be almost eighty, but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can the unconventional but brilliant gang catch the murderer before it’s too late?

Is it based on a book?

The Thursday Murder Club is an adaptation of the book by Pointless star Richard Osman. The novel was named Crime of the Month by The Times and Best Crime and Thriller by The Guardian.

Author Marian Keyes called the book “intelligent, compassionate, warm, moving and VERY funny.” Rebus author Ian Rankin, on the other hand, described it as “so clever and funny and woefully good.”

The second novel in the Thursday Murder Club Mysteries is titled “The Man Who Died Twice,” followed by “The Bullet That Missed,” and finally “The Last Devil To Die.”

We assume that there will be a Netflix adaptation of the sequel books in the future!

Who is in the cast of The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix?

The four club members are played by Helen Mirren (ex-spy Elizabeth), Sir Ben Kingsley (ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim), Pierce Brosnan (former trade union activist Ron) and Celia Imrie (ex-nurse Joyce).

Meanwhile, Richard E. Grant (Withnail & I), Tom Ellis (Miranda), Geoff Bell (Top Boy) and Paul Freeman (Tokyo Trial) are also starring. Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso) will play an as-yet-unnamed role, as will Ingrid Oliver and David Tennant (Doctor Who).

Jonathan Pryce from “The Crown”, Daniel Mays from “Line of Duty” and Henry Lloyd-Hughes from “Killing Eve” are also in the cast. And finally, Naomi Ackie – who played Whitney Houston in “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” – completes the ensemble.

The script for the TV series was written by Chris Columbus, who also directs and produces alongside Jennifer Todd. Chris is known for Harry Potter, Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief and Home Alone.

Holly Bario, Jeb Brody, Eleanor Columbus, Jo Burn and Richard Osman are all executive producers.

When will it be released?

Since the cast was only recently announced, we’ll have to wait a while before we can actually see the film. It’s still being shot in and around the UK, including at Shepperton Studios.

However, we expect the film to stream on Netflix sometime in 2025.

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“The Thursday Murder Club” is expected to air on Netflix in 2025.

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