Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan star as the heads of an illegal drug empire in MobLand. In Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club, they reunite to star as retirees who spend their free time solving murders. Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie fill out the quartet of amateur sleuths.
The film, based on Richard Osman’s bestselling book, also stars Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, and Jonathan Pryce. Rounding out the ensemble are David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant, and Ingrid Oliver.
“The Thursday Murder Club follows four irrepressible retirees—Elizabeth (Mirren), Ron (Brosnan), Ibrahim (Kingsley), and Joyce (Imrie)—who spend their time solving 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,” reads Netflix’s synopsis.
Netflix announced an August 28, 2025 streaming premiere date and released the first batch of photos from the whodunit directed by Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote adapted Osman’s novel, and Columbus and Jennifer Todd serve as producers. Author Osman, Jo Burn, Eleanor Columbus, Holly Bario, and Jeb Brody executive produce.
Commenting on the cast, director Chris Columbus told Tudum, “This is the finest cast I’ve worked with since Potter. They’re just so incredibly well-prepared, and it’s because they do everything. They do theater, they do television, they do film, and they’ve developed those sorts of muscles.”
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