The upcomingNetflixmovie adaptation of presenter and authorRichard Osman’sThe Thursday Murder Clubhas recently played host to a surprise guest, who spent time with the production’s cast and crew. ProducerSteven Spielbergvisited the set, pictured with a select few ofthe highly-anticipated adaptation’s famous faces. Spielberg stood alongsideCelia Imrie,Ben Kingsley,Pierce Brosnan,Helen Mirren, Osman himself, and directorChris Columbus. Columbus is known for previous projects such as 1990’sHome Aloneand 1993’sMrs Doubtfire.
The film is an adaptation ofOsman’s 2020 murder mystery novel of the same name. The text was the British TV personality’s debut novel, and was one of the best-selling books of the year, later becoming a Platinum Bestseller, having reached over 1 million copies sold across the UK. AfterThe Thursday MurderClub’s success, Osman has followed up with a further three titles,The Man Who Died Twice,The Bullet That Missed, andThe Last Devil to Die, with a currently untitled fifth novel expected to hit the shelves in 2025.
What Do We Know About ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ So Far?
The Thursday Murder Clubis set to be jam-packed with famous faces. Alongside Speilberg and Osman’s on-set ‘friends, the film will also starRichard E. Grant, known forWithnail & Iand more recentlySaltburn,Tom Ellis, known forLucifer,David Tennant,Daniel Mays,Henry Lloyd-Hughes,Geoff Bell,Paul Freeman.The film will also starTed Lasso’sSarah Niles,Jonathan Pryce,Naomi Ackie, and Osman’s wifeIngrid Oliver, who has previously starred inDoctor Who. Production began on June 30, 2025, in Beaconsfield, andis scheduled to wrap in September of this year.
The film marks the second partnership betweenSteven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Netflix, who entered into a production agreement concerning the project in 2021, just one year after the novel debuted. Alongside directing the feature, Columbus penned the script based on Osman’s source material, and will be producing the feature alongsideJeb Brody,Eleanor Columbus,Jennifer Todd,Holly Bario, andJo Burn. Currently,there is no firm release date forThe Thursday Murder Club, and little is known as to whether there are currently any intentions for Osman’s sequels to hit the big screen.
Filming forThursday Murder Clubis expected to last into the end of September, according to Osman. No release date is yet in place, but stay tuned to Collider for updates.
