Overview

• Streaming begins August 28 on Netflix, rolling out at roughly 12:01 a.m. PT, 3:01 a.m. ET and 8:01 a.m. BST following its brief theatrical preview in the UK.
• Director Chris Columbus says a nine‑minute companion short, The Priest Who Wasn't a Priest, will be available to watch alongside the feature.
• The adaptation of Richard Osman's bestseller is directed by Columbus and produced with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin, starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie.
• Osman and the filmmakers acknowledge changes from the first novel, with trimmed or altered plotlines and selected cut material repurposed into the Netflix short.
• Early critical aggregation has ranged from the mid‑70s to low‑80s on Rotten Tomatoes, with praise for the ensemble and cozy tone alongside critiques that it feels lightweight, and no sequel has been confirmed.