The retirement village simply bought rather a lot extra thrilling — and much more harmful.
Netflix has launched a brand new unique picture from The Thursday Murder Club, giving followers a primary have a look at the movie’s all-star solid — together with Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie — in character as 4 newbie sleuths who commerce crossword puzzles for chilly circumstances on this delightfully lethal adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling novel. EW debuted the nonetheless, which exhibits the titular membership mid-investigation and in prime sleuthing kind. And sure, the kettle’s on.
Set to premiere globally on August 28, 2025, the movie marks director Chris Columbus’ return to ensemble storytelling, this time mixing British wit, cozy vibes, and homicide in equal measure. Simply be certain to place the water into the cup earlier than the milk, okay? The Netflix-Amblin Leisure manufacturing goes to be a twisty, heartfelt journey by means of the quiet cul-de-sacs and really darkish corners of Coopers Chase, the not-so-sleepy retirement village the place the movie takes place.
We’re additionally anticipating it to be barely much less intense and sweary than Brosnan and Mirren’s present roles in MobLand, with the dialogue in Man Ritchie‘s crime drama involving an terrible lot of the 2 of them telling their enemies they will see them subsequent Tuesday. This feels much more household pleasant, the kind of thing you can watch with your grandma while she knits and talks about how Pierce Brosnan has gotten higher with age.
In The Thursday Murder Club, Mirren performs Elizabeth, a former MI5 agent with a pointy thoughts and even sharper tongue. Brosnan stars as Ron, a retired union boss whose bluster hides an enormous coronary heart. Rounding out the group are Kingsley because the quiet and sensible psychiatrist Ibrahim, and Imrie because the endlessly curious and sweet-natured Joyce.
“A Retirement Village Like You’ve By no means Seen Earlier than”
Director Chris Columbus — recognized for Dwelling Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, and the primary two Harry Potter movies — told Collider he was drawn to the distinction between the movie’s heat setting and its darker themes. “The thought was to create a retirement village that we have by no means seen earlier than on movie… a spot the place the viewers would need to spend their twilight years,” he explains. “This considerably magical backdrop creates a robust distinction to the violent murders that happen within the movie.”
The Thursday Homicide Membership premieres globally on Netflix on August 28, 2025. Let the comfortable crime-solving start.
- Launch Date
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August 28, 2025
- Writers
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Chris Columbus, Richard Osman, Katy Model, Ol Parker, Adrian Wenner, Suzanne Heathcote
- Producers
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Eleanor Columbus, Jennifer Todd
Supply: EW
