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Just how immortal are we talking? The last we saw of Cillian Murphy’s iconic gangster and “Peaky Blinders” star Tommy Shelby, the mob boss was literally riding off on a white horse (symbolism!) after undergoing a change of heart (and a change of lungs, depending on how you view his false diagnosis of tuberculoma).
When the beloved BBC series ended after six seasons in 2022, its conclusion offered a bit of a respite for Tommy, while leaving the door wide open for more drama and trauma with the Peaky Blinders gang. Creator Steven Knight was never shy about his plans for more “Peaky,” and the first (of what may be many) films and other followups is now just weeks away from release.
So, what’s it about? Well, Tommy is back in Birmingham, and has been hinted, a time jump is very much afoot. We’re now smack in the middle of World War II, and life in England is about as hard as it’s ever been. While some folks have forgotten Tommy Shelby, plenty of others have not (shout out to the pub dudes who very much get it). That includes his young son Duke (played by franchise newbie Barry Keoghan), who seems to be mixed up in some pretty nasty business (read: treason?). What a time for his dear old dad to reappear.
Tom Harper directed the film, which Knight himself wrote. In 2025, as he was working on the feature, Knight shared, “The stuff that I’m watching — the rushes, the assemblies — no one will be disappointed. It is quite an incredible thing. It’s a very fitting way to end this part of the ‘Peaky’ story.”
The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck, Jay Lycurgo, and Stephen Graham.
“Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man” will release in select theaters on Friday, March 6, and on Netflix on Friday, March 20. Watch the film’s first full trailer below.
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