Director Chris Columbus ably adapts the first book in Richard Osman's popular mystery series with a who's who of the British film industry. The film premieres on Netflix on August 28., Reviews, Times

The Thursday Murder Club poses a simple question: if a murder mystery features Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie hoodwinking the law and gallivanting around a beautiful stately home,

A new Netflix murder mystery based on a bestselling novel has debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a near-perfect Tomatometer score from critics.

The Thursday Murder Club has been released in cinemas this week with the film also soon-to-be dropped on Netflix.

The 72-year-old former James Bond star appears alongside Oscar-winner Dame Helen Mirren, Calendar Girls actress Celia Imrie, and Gandhi actor Sir Ben Kingsley in the eagerly awaited film adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling novel series The Thursday Murder Club.

Death hovers over The Thursday Murder Club, not only because its title organization’s business is homicide, but because its members are older men and women living in a retirement community where the Grim Reaper is a persistent presence.

Ben Kingsley brought his wife Daniela Lavender as his date to the U.K. premiere of his new crime comedy Netflix movie 'The Thursday Murder Club' on Aug. 21 in London. The pair of actors have been married since 2007.

Netflix's The Thursday Murder Club is adapting Richard Osman's crime comedy thriller for the screen, and the cast is stacked.