Teaser for ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ with Brosnan, Kingsley, Mirren
by Alex Billington
May 29, 2025
Source: YouTube
“We’re a team!” “All system go!” “Roger that.” Netflix has unveiled the first look teaser for a new whodunit comedy called The Thursday Murder Club, arriving to watch on streaming in August later this summer. From Home Alone / Harry Potter director Chris Columbus, the film is the latest to be produced through the Netflix and Amblin Entertainment partnership. It’s adapted directly from Richard Osman’s bestselling novel of the same name – the first in his TMC mystery series. Four irrepressible retirees spend their time solving cold case murders for fun, but their causal sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands. “When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case.” The “club” features Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie. And the full cast includes Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant, and Ingrid Oliver. It almost seems like they’re about to solve a case at the Downton Abbey – that can’t be the same building? Probably not though reminds me of it.
Here’s the first look teaser trailer for Chris Columbus’ film The Thursday Murder Club, from YouTube:
Based on Richard Osman’s 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. When an unexplained death occurs right on their own doorstep, their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn as they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands. The Thursday Murder Club is a whodunit mystery comedy directed by the American producer / filmmaker Chris Columbus, director of many kids movies including Adventures in Babysitting, Heartbreak Hotel, Home Alone 1 & 2, Only the Lonely, Mrs. Doubtfire, 9 Months, Stepmom, Bicentennial Man, Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone / Chamber of Secrets, Rent, I Love You Beth Cooper, Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief, Pixels, and The Christmas Chronicles 2 previously. The screenplay is written by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote. Adapted from Richard Osman’s book of the same name. Produced by Jennifer Todd and Chris Columbus. Made by Netflix and Amblin Entertainment. Netflix will debut The Thursday Murder Club film streaming August 28th, 2025 coming soon. Who wants to watch?