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Will the Thursday Murder Club return to solve more crimes?
That’s what fans are wondering after the Netflix adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club premiered on Aug. 28.
The film version of the bestselling book by Richard Osman stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celie Imrie as a clue-obsessed quartet in an English retirement village. As a hobby, the group of amateur detectives investigates cold cases, but they find themselves in the middle of a murder mystery that puts the senior sleuths in real danger.
The Thursday Murder Club book series has been a literary sensation since the first title debuted in 2020. The novels have sold over 15 million copies worldwide, with a fifth installment, The Impossible Fortune, set to hit shelves on Sept. 30.
So will there be a sequel to The Thursday Murder Club? Here’s what to know about the Netflix movie, which may continue with a follow-up film.
Will there be a sequel to The Thursday Murder Club?
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A sequel to The Thursday Murder Club has not been officially announced, but the movie has performed well on Netflix since its debut on Aug. 28.
That same day, The Thursday Murder Club dethroned KPop Demon Hunters, hitting No. 1 on Netflix’s Top 10 Movies in the U.S. It stayed there for three days before moving to the second spot after the premiere of the documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish.
What has the Thursday Murder Club cast said about a sequel?
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While a second Thursday Murder Club movie hasn’t been confirmed, the cast has been vocal about their desire to return for more mysteries.
In an August 2025 Radio Times interview, when asked if she would be up for returning for another Thursday Murder Club, Mirren replied, “In a nanosecond.”
“And it would be the team getting back together, which would be great,” she added. “We did have a wonderful time shooting this. So all of us would jump at the chance, quite honestly.”
Imrie echoed her costar’s excitement about continuing the adventures of the Thursday Murder Club. In a joint interview with director Chris Columbus for News.com.au, Columbus said he would “come back in a second,” with Imrie adding, “We all would.”
“We’re superstitious and we don’t want to spook things, but that’s a testament to how much we all had an unforgettable time, an unforgettable summer,” she explained.
What has the director said about a Thursday Murder Club sequel?
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Not only does director Columbus want to make a sequel to The Thursday Murder Club, but if he had his way, he would film the second and third movies back-to-back.
“We’re about to release on Netflix, so it’s all based on how many people watch the film over the first weekend,” he told News.com.au. “We will know in about 10 days if we’re making a sequel.”
Columbus continued, “I would prefer to do two and three back-to-back. I would say, ‘We’re at the castle. Let’s spend 100 days and make both films.’ ”
In an interview with Film Stories, he further teased, “If we’re lucky enough, and all signs seem to point in that direction, that we will be shooting a sequel or the next chapter.”
What is the second Thursday Murder Club book about?
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The Man Who Died Twice is the second book in the Thursday Murder Club series.
The novel dials up the danger for the group of amateur detectives when an old friend from Elizabeth’s (played by Mirren in The Thursday Murder Club movie) spy days comes back from her past.
Douglas, her former colleague — who also happens to be her ex-husband — has been accused of stealing millions of dollars’ worth of diamonds, and he’s on the run.
Elizabeth makes it her mission to protect him, which ends up putting her and her friends in the crosshairs of violent mobsters and a vicious murderer.
How many books are in the Thursday Murder Club series?
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There are four, soon to be five, books in the Thursday Murder Club mysteries. The fifth installment in the series, The Impossible Fortune, will hit shelves on Sept. 30.
“It’s great to be back with the old gang: more murders, more mysteries, more lemon drizzle cake,” author Osman told PEOPLE in April 2025 about the forthcoming title. “The whole thing starts with a wedding, and it’s about luck and chance and what life throws at you.”
The books in the Thursday Murder Club series are: The Thursday Murder Club (2020), The Man Who Died Twice (2021), The Bullet That Missed (2022), The Last Devil to Die (2023) and The Impossible Fortune (2025).
Where can I watch The Thursday Murder Club?
Netflix
The Thursday Murder Club is available to stream on Netflix.
