The Thursday Murder Club release date confirmed for Netflix's Richard Osman adaptation
It's arriving this summer... appropriately enough on a Thursday!
Ever since it was announced, The Thursday Murder Club has been one of this year's most hotly anticipated films – and now we know exactly when the Richard Osman adaptation will be coming to Netflix.
The streamer has confirmed that the star-studded film will launch exclusively on the platform on 28th August 2025 – which, appropriately enough, is a Thursday.
Meanwhile, fans have also been treated to some brand new first-look images, giving us our best look yet at some of the big names who are appearing in the film.
We've known for some time now that the lead roles of Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim and Joyce will be taken on by Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie, and all four of those can be seen in the new stills.
But that's barely scratching the surface of the impressive ensemble cast: there are also roles for Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tony Curran, Richard E Grant, Tom Ellis, Paul Freeman, Sarah Niles, Ingrid Oliver and David Tennant – the latter of whom has been confirmed to be playing a dodgy character from the novel.
The film, which is directed by Chris Columbus, follows four irrepressible retirees who spend their time solving cold case murders for fun.
The official synopsis teases: "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 based on the first novel of Osman's hugely popular book series, which so far consists of four entries – with a fifth on the way this September.
Columbus previously explained that the film would be "sticking with the storyline of the first Thursday Murder Club novel", although he admitted that "certain events and plot devices have been changed".
"Other scenes were omitted for time," he explained. "But the essence of the book's sharp, witty humour and the emotional complexity of each character has been preserved. The film is a very faithful adaptation of the novel."
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
