Richard E. Grant, Tom Ellis, Sarah Niles, Paul Freeman and more join The Thursday Murder Club

Top, L-R – Richard E. Grant (Credit: Pip Seed), Tom Ellis (Credit: Alledra Messina), Geoff Bell
Bottom, L-R – Paul Freeman (Credit: John Cole), Sarah Niles (Credit: Joseph Sinclair), Ingrid Oliver (Credit: Idil Sukan)

Netflix has announced that Richard E. Grant (Withnail & I, Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Tom Ellis (Lucifer, Players), Geoff Bell (Kingsman: The Secret Service and Top Boy), Paul Freeman (Tokyo Trial, Raiders of the Lost Ark), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso, F1) and Ingrid Oliver (Last Christmas, Doctor Who) join the cast of THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB alongside Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays and Henry Lloyd-Hughes.

The story follows a group of friends in a retirement home who gather to solve murders for fun, but find themselves caught in a real case. The four members of the club are played by Helen Mirren (ex-spy Elizabeth), Sir Ben Kingsley (ex-psychiatrist Ibrahim) Pierce Brosnan (former union activist Ron) and Celia Imrie (ex-nurse Joyce).

Richard Osman’s novel, “The Thursday Murder Club,” was released to great acclaim and popularity in 2020 and created a devoted fanbase.

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The film adaptation is written and directed by Chris Columbus.

This is the latest film 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.