The Thursday Murder Club Is on the Case
Production has wrapped on the film based on Richard Osman’s killer novel.
Sept. 16, 2024
Thursday Murder Club Movie: Meet the Cast of the New Mystery Based on the Book - Netflix Tudum
Retirement homes are supposed to be for, well, retirement. But rest, relaxation, and pinochle aren’t in the cards for one set of seniors. This group of unlikely sleuths has uncovered a murder case, and they’re willing to risk their lives to solve it. They’re The Thursday Murder Club, and they’re coming to Netflix in a new movie. Based on the bestselling novel by Richard Osman, this is a whodunit with teeth — false ones, of course.
Read on for a more thorough investigation of the new Netflix/Amblin co-production, written and directed by Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone filmmaker Chris Columbus. And keep an eye out the lounge window for The Thursday Murder Club.
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When will The Thursday Murder Club be on Netflix?
Production has wrapped on The Thursday Murder Club. Stay tuned for updates.
What is The Thursday Murder Club about?
The story follows a group of friends in a retirement home who gather to solve murders for fun but find themselves caught in a real case.
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Who’s in the cast of The Thursday Murder Club?
The cast of The Thursday Murder Club includes:
- Helen Mirren (The Queen, Gosford Park)
- Pierce Brosnan (GoldenEye, The Out-Laws)
- Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More)
- Celia Imrie (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Diplomat)
- David Tennant (Doctor Who, Inside Man)
- Daniel Mays (Atonement, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget)
- Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
- Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes, The Crown)
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Anna Karenina, Chevalier)
- Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Withnail and I)
- Tom Ellis (Lucifer, Players)
- Geoff Bell (RocknRolla, Kingsman: The Secret Service)
- Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hot Fuzz)
- Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso, The Sandman)
- Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who; Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging)
The four main members of the Thursday Murder Club are played by a crew of talented thespians whose names you might recognize. Helen Mirren plays ex-spy Elizabeth, Ben Kingsley is ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim, Pierce Brosnan portrays ex–union activist Ron, and Celia Imrie takes on the role of ex-nurse Joyce.
Is The Thursday Murder Club based on a book?
Yes! The Thursday Murder Club is adapted from House of Games presenter Richard Osman’s 2020 novel of the same name. Osman has also written three sequels that follow the Club’s subsequent cases — The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet That Missed, and The Last Devil to Die.
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