The Thursday Murder Club for Netflix Netflix Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie are silver-haired amateur sleuths who suddenly find themselves solving a real life whodunit in the trailer for The Thursday Murder Club for Netflix. Think Only Murders in the Building, only set in a British retirement home, as the comic crime caper based on the book by Richard Osman introduces senior crime busters not content to just play bridge or engage in idle gossip for leisure. Osman's book has become a classic among British crime thrillers. "If any harm comes to my friends, I will personally be laying a dozen blood-red roses on your coffin," a steely Mirren, who plays the role of ex-spy Elizabeth, says at one point in the trailer that introduces Richard Tennant as a villain. The series is underpinned by classic actors like Kingsley in the role of ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim, Brosnan portraying ex-union activist Ron and Imrie performing the role of ex-nurse Joyce. Related Stories TV Jason Bateman, Jude Law, Toni Collette, Ethan Hawke TV Series Join Toronto Fest Lineup News Lady Gaga's 'Wednesday' Song Will Feature a Tim Burton-Directed Music Video The star-studded cast for the Netflix series to bow on August 28 includes Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant and Ingrid Oliver. The Netflix-Amblin co-production is directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote. The Thursday Murder Club is the latest project to be produced as part of Netflix and Amblin's film partnership, which also includes the upcoming Carry-On, starring Jason Bateman and Taron Egerton. Columbus and Jennifer Todd serve as producers on The Thursday Murder Club, while Holly Bario, Jeb Brody, Eleanor Columbus, Jo Burn and author Osman are executive producers. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed 'King of the Hill' Stars on Reboot Voice Cast Changes and Honoring Their Departed Friends Live Feed Peacock's 'Office' Spinoff 'The Paper' Points Its Mockumentary Cameras at a New Subject in Trailer trailers 'The Runarounds' Trailer: Real Life Musicians-Turned-Actors Chase Love and Fame Toronto Film Festival Jason Bateman, Jude Law, Toni Collette, Ethan Hawke TV Series Join Toronto Fest Lineup The Pitt John Wells Has Produced Four Decades of TV Hits, Including 'The Pitt.' He Has Some Advice for Hollywood united kingdom Daniel Mays to Play Prolific U.K. Sex Attacker in ITV True Crime Series 'Believe Me' Live Feed 'King of the Hill' Stars on Reboot Voice Cast Changes and Honoring Their Departed Friends Live Feed Peacock's 'Office' Spinoff 'The Paper' Points Its Mockumentary Cameras at a New Subject in Trailer trailers 'The Runarounds' Trailer: Real Life Musicians-Turned-Actors Chase Love and Fame Toronto Film Festival Jason Bateman, Jude Law, Toni Collette, Ethan Hawke TV Series Join Toronto Fest Lineup The Pitt John Wells Has Produced Four Decades of TV Hits, Including 'The Pitt.' He Has Some Advice for Hollywood united kingdom Daniel Mays to Play Prolific U.K. Sex Attacker in ITV True Crime Series 'Believe Me'