The Thursday Murder Club: When can I watch the film on Netflix? Cinemas release, cast, plot
It’s one of the most eagerly-anticipated releases of the year.
Television producer and presenter Richard Osman made publishing history in 2020 when his crime novel The Thursday Murder Club became the bestselling Christmas title - a first for a debut writer.
Another three books have followed, with a fifth on the way, including 2023’s The Last Devil To Die which topped the New York Times Bestseller list.
It seemed just a matter of time until it became a film and, sure enough, Steven Spielberg’s company Amblin Entertainment bought up the rights in late 2020, with filming starting in 2023.
Spielberg himself acted as a producer on the film, which quickly attracted an all-star cast, including Scottish actor David Tennant and Celia Imrie, whose father came from Glasgow.
It’s not long now until Netflix subscribers will be able to see the results for themselves.
When can I watch The Thursday Murder Club on television?
The Thursday Murder Club will be available to stream on Netflix on Thursday (fittingly enough), August 28. You can watch it at any time after 8am.
What is the cast of The Thursday Murder Club?
Here are all the main actors in the film - and who they play:
- Helen Mirren as Elizabeth Best, a retired spy
- Pierce Brosnan as Ron Ritchie, a retired union leader
- Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif, a retired psychiatrist
- Celia Imrie as Joyce Meadowcroft, a retired nurse
- David Tennant as Ian Ventham
- Jonathan Pryce as Stephen Best, Elizabeth's husband
- Naomi Ackie as PC Donna De Freitas, a local police officer
- Daniel Mays as DCI Chris Hudson
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Bogdan
- Richard E. Grant as Bobby Tanner
- Tom Ellis as Jason Ritchie, Ron's son
- Geoff Bell as Tony Curran
- Paul Freeman as John Grey
- Sarah Niles as Patrice De Freitas, Donna's mother
- Ingrid Oliver as Joanna Meadowcroft, Joyce's daughter
What is the plot of The Thursday Murder Club?
The Netflix synopsis reads: “A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper based on the novel.”
How many Thursday Murder Club books are there?
There’s plenty of material available for sequels to the film, as Richard Osman has already published four novels - with another on the way. They are as follows:
- The Thursday Murder Club (2020)
- The Man Who Died Twice (2021)
- The Bullet That Missed (2022)
- The Last Devil to Die (2023)
- The Impossible Fortune (set for release in 2025)
Was the Thursday Murder Club in cinemas?
The film premeiered at London’s Leicester Square Cinema on August 21 before having a very limited cinematic release from August 22 in around 60 cinemas. If you want to see it in Scotland before it hits Netflix you have two options - the Everyman Cinema in Edinburgh and the Everyman Cinema in Glasgow.
Is The Thursday Murder Club a good film?
The film has received a mixed critical reception, generally ranging from two to four stars in major publications, but on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes it currently has an 81 per cent ‘fresh’ rating.
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