Netflix has joined the feature adaptation of Richard Osman's bestselling novel The Thursday Murder Club, directed by Chris Columbus and produced by Amblin Entertainment. The film, based on the 2020 novel, stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley.
The project has been in development since September 2020, when Steven Spielberg acquired adaptation rights. Columbus, known for directing Home Alone and Harry Potter, is writing and directing. Filming is set to begin in the UK at the end of June and run through September.
The story follows a group of elderly friends in a retirement home who investigate murders for fun, only to find themselves embroiled in a real case. Mirren plays former spy Elizabeth, Kingsley plays ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim, and Brosnan plays former union activist Ron. An actress for the fourth member, Joyce, is yet to be cast.
Osman's novel has sold more than 10 million copies and became the first debut novel to be the UK Christmas No. 1. The adaptation is part of Netflix's film partnership with Amblin, which also includes the upcoming thriller Carry-On.
