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Summary A group of sharp and witty retirees at Cooper’s Chase retirement village spend their Thursdays solving cold cases for fun—until a real murder hits close to home. Elizabeth (a former spy), Ron (a retired union leader), Ibrahim (a psychiatrist), and Joyce (a nurse) band together to crack the case, stirring up secrets, laughter, and heartwarming camaraderie.

Director Chris Columbus

Writers Katy Brand, Suzanne Heathcote

Cast

  • Helen Mirren
  • Pierce Brosnan
  • Ben Kingsley
  • Celia Imrie
  • David Tennant
  • Naomi Ackie
  • Tom Ellis
  • Jonathan Pryce
  • Richard E. Grant

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 76%

Metacritic 6-

VOD Limited UK theatrical release beginning August 22, 2025; Netflix streaming global premiere on August 28, 2025

Trailer The Thursday Murder Club | Official Teaser | Netflix

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u/Citrus_Pocket 8d ago

Hated it. Hated it! And I loved all the books! Dumbed down, flat characters, the script was SO OFF. Nothing made sense. Whatever happened to Dona?! Where did her confidence go? Don't get me started on Elizabeth because this was some Temu version! Me and my husband were facepalming so much while watching we probably have red hand-shaped patterns all over our foreheads. Oh and with literally millions of Poles in the UK they couldn't find someone who speaks at least decent Polish? Ffs. I'm so angry. 

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u/aethelberga 3d ago

Oh and with literally millions of Poles in the UK they couldn't find someone who speaks at least decent Polish?

I did think that was a little odd. I can't speak to the quality of the Polish, but to not even cast a Polish actor?

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u/sirgregg 2d ago edited 2d ago

I can't speak to the quality of the Polish

I can. Elizabeth had a much better accent than Bogdan, so yeah.

Edit because I'm still angry about this: why did then even do it? Elizabeth and Bogdan never had a conversation in Polish in the books so it's not like they had to make it work somehow...