In 2025, Pierce Brosnan is set to appear in the book-to-movie adaptation, , and this movie may be the actor's chance to be in a franchise that lasts longer than his time as James Bond., when he became the fifth actor to portray the iconic Ian Fleming character, James Bond. Brosnan remained in the role for a total of four films, and since then, he has appeared in a few other major franchises, though none have been particularly long-lasting.

The Thursday Murder Club is the first in a series of mystery novels, written by Richard Osman. In the original book, . The consequent books continue to follow Elizabeth, Ron, Ibrahim, and Joyce as they take on even more murder cases. As of now, the movie adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club includes Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie. The movie is set for release on Netflix sometime in 2025.

At the moment, there are four Thursday Murder Club books: The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet That Missed, and The Last Devil to Die. Osman has a fifth book in the works, which is set for release this year. In this way, if Brosnan's upcoming movie does well, there is a chance that this franchise could outlast Brosnan's time as James Bond, at least in terms of installments. , giving Brosnan his longest-running franchise yet, although it may not take as many years as Bond did.

Although the number of movies in the Thursday Murder Club versus James Bond seems somewhat arbitrary, the difference is quite important for Brosnan. The actor has had a long and successful career, but he is often remembered best for roles like Bond, which were not only iconic, but long-lasting. , and his role as Ron could reach the same heights as Bond, though the characters are quite dissimilar.

Five movies is quite a lot, but there is a chance that all five Thursday Murder Club books could be adapted. What will ultimately decide this is whether the first movie does well on Netflix. For the most part, the streaming service is fueled by viewership numbers, so . However, without the right viewership numbers, Netflix could easily put an end to the series before it even really begins.

Luckily, Thursday Murder Club already has a strong start. The Thursday Murder Club cast is incredibly star-studded, including David Tennant and Richard E. Grant among the leads. Furthermore, it has a fantastic crew behind it, including Chris Columbus as director and Steven Spielberg as a producer. All in all, could very well be Pierce Brosnan's next big hit.