10 Cozy Mystery Series with TV & Movie Adaptations like The Thursday Murder Club

Sometimes, a well-loved cozy crime book series is not enough, so it's great news when they're made into movies or TV series!

Here is a list of 10 well-loved cozy mystery book series that have made their way to the small and big screens.

1. Agatha Raisin by M.C. Beaton

M.C. Beaton was often named the most borrowed UK adult author in British libraries, and Agatha Raisin is perhaps her most famous series. The television series has four seasons.

2. Hannah Swensen Mysteries by Joanne Fluke

The bestselling culinary cozy mystery series featuring baker and amateur sleuth Hannah Swensen has several made-for-TV movies under Hallmark Mysteries.

3. The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood

It shouldn't be a surprise that The Marlow Murder Club has seamlessly transitioned into the small screen, as its writer Robert Thorogood is also a screenwriter and the creator of the BBC murder mystery series Death in Paradise.

4. Tannie Maria Mystery Series / Recipes for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew

Set in South Africa, Maria is a recipe columnist-turned-advice columnist who also happens to solves crimes in her small town.

5. The Morning Show Murders / The Morning Show Mysteries by Al Roker and Dick Lochte

Art imitates life in this series about a morning show regular written by Al Roker, a real-life morning show regular! The books have spawned a number of Hallmark Mysteries movies.

6. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

Follow editor Susan Ryeland as she solves a mystery in her life that parallels the fictional mystery in the book she's working on from enigmatic author Alan Conway.

7. The Gourmet Detective Mysteries by Peter King

A gourmet detective uses his sleuthing skills to find rare ingredients or decode a lost recipe, but soon he also finds himself solving murders in this cozy mystery series and its Hallmark Mysteries adaptations.

8. Grantchester by James Runcie

Follow Sidney Chambers, vicar of Grantchester and amateur sleuth, on his adventures solving murder mysteries with Inspector Geordie Keating and a quirky cast of characters.

9. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries by Charlain Harris

Read and watch librarian, true crime buff and amateur sleuth Aurora Teagarden solve mysteries in her small town.

10. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Netflix adaptation of Richard Osman's cozy crime bestseller about a group of retirees trying to solve a murder is one of 2025's most anticipated films with a powerhouse cast. It's also produced by Steven Spielberg!

Which cozy mystery series would you want to be adapted into a movie or aTV series?

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