“Whatever happened to Tommy Shelby, the famous Gypsy gangster?”
Peaky Blinders seems to keep on keepin’ on, and the upcoming film moves the timeline all the way to World War II, which opens up all kinds of conflicts for our main man, Cillian Murphy‘s Tommy Shelby. What kind of conflicts? Well, let’s have a look, shall we?
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Trailer
What’s the plot?
As the official synopsis tells us:
Birmingham, 1940. Amidst the chaos of WWII, Tommy Shelby is driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet. With the future of the family and the country at stake, Tommy must face his own demons, and choose whether to confront his legacy, or burn it to the ground.
If you’re a fan – and God help you if you go into this thing cold – you know that the sixth season of Peaky Blinders, released in 2022, ended with our conflicted crime lord Tommy riding off into the sunset, having pretty much burned his entire life to the ground. As it turns out, his kid going Nazi brings him out of retirement – as it should. With any luck, he kills him.
Who’s in it?
- Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby.
- Rebecca Ferguson as Kaulo.
- Tim Roth as Beckett.
- Stephen Graham as Hayden Stagg.
- Sophie Rundle as Ada Thorne, née Shelby.
- Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong.
- Packy Lee as Johnny Dogs.
- Ian Peck as Curly.
- Barry Keoghan as Erasmus ‘Duke’ Shelby. You know, it’s names like that that turn kids Nazi.
When’s it out?
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is in select cinemas from March 6, 2026, before hitting Netflix on March 20.
What’s the vibe?
Series creator Steven Knight, who’s a bit of a dab hand at violent, OTT historical epics, is on writing duties once again, so that’s a good sign, as is the presence of director Tom Harper, whose Wild Rose you should absolutely track down. Whether people will show up at the theatre for something that’s dropping on streaming almost immediately is a whole different matter, of course, especially given that we’re accustomed to watching Tommy and the lads from the comfort of our couches, but those piercing blue eyes do look great on the big screen.
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