First trailer released for Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club
First trailer released for Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club
The upcoming Netflix adaptation of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club has unveiled its first trailer before its Netflix debut later this year.
Behind the scenes of Netflix's 'The Thursday Murder Club' adaptation.
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Netflix's eagerly awaited adaptation of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club is set to hit the platform this year, with the first tantalising clips from the film now available for viewing. The former Pointless host's murder mystery is set around a retirement home in a fictitious village in Kent and is coming to Netflix later this year.
The streaming giant has confirmed that the star-studded movie will premiere exclusively on its platform on August 28, 2025, which quite fittingly happens to be a Thursday.
It centres around four spirited retirees who spend their days solving cold case murders for amusement, and wait until you find out who's playing them.... For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter .
The film has been directed by Chris Columbus, who is no stranger to a high profile movie having directed films like Home Alone and several of the Harry Potter franchise.
The preview introduces us to the characters played by Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley, as they meet Celia Imrie's character for the first time while investigating a cold case from the 70s.
Celia's character Joyce asks the other Coopers Chase residents, "isn't this room usually used for jigsaws?", to which Helen Mirren's character Elizabeth says, "not on a Thursday, no."
The clip also shows Joyce getting rather overexcited when a present-day murder takes place, and offers sneak peeks at the characters portrayed by Naomi Ackie and Ingrid Oliver.
The official blurb for the film reads: "Based on Richard Osman's international bestselling novel of the same name, The Thursday Murder Club follows four irrepressible retirees – Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley) and Joyce (Celia Imrie) – who spend their time solving cold case murders for fun."
Sir Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif, Pierce Brosnan as Ron Ritchie, Helen Mirren as Elizabeth Best and Celia Imrie as Joyce Meadowcroft.
Earlier this week, the author expressed his excitement about the trailer release on his podcast, The Rest is Entertainment. He said: "On Thursday, the very first trailer for the Thursday Murder Club film is being released. If you want to see it a bit early, you can follow my newsletter if you go to Instagram or Twitter, it's in the bio.
"You sign up and you'll see it an hour before everyone else. But yeah, the first trailer, the teaser trailer, is out on Thursday, Netflix releasing the first trailer so you get to see all of those amazing actors playing those roles in that trailer."
Podcast co-host Marina Hyde joked: "I'm already signed up to your newsletter." Richard replied: "Well, you're going to see it an hour early then."
To which Marina quipped: "Can you actually just email me so I can see if before then?" Richard responded: "Oh yeah, and get sued by Netflix, great idea." You can read more here.
The Thursday Murder Club will be released on Netflix on 28th August, 2025.
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