The Shelby legacy isn’t done rewriting history just yet. After years of speculation, shifting rumors, and fan anticipation brewing like storm clouds over Small Heath, the Peaky Blinders universe is officially returning! This time on the biggest screen possible. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the long-awaited film continuation of Steven Knight’s highly praised series, has received a major update, and the excitement is already rippling through the fandom.
Arriving in select U.S. theaters on March 6th, 2026, before hitting Netflix March 20th, the film picks up after the seismic finale of the hit series. Which wrapped in 2022 after six seasons of grit, glory, and unforgettable character arcs. And yes, Cillian Murphy is back as the indomitable Thomas “Tommy” Shelby, proving once again that some icons never die.
Directed by Tom Harper with a script from creator Steven Knight, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man plunges viewers straight into Birmingham, 1940, where the chaos of WWII collides with Tommy’s most dangerous crossroads yet. According to the official synopsis, the film finds our troubled antihero dragged out of self-imposed exile and forced to confront a reckoning he can no longer outrun. One that threatens not just his family’s future, but the fate of the entire country. Legacy, power, and destruction intertwine as Tommy must choose: confront the empire he built or burn it all to the ground. By order of the Peaky Blinders, indeed. In fact, Murphy himself teased the return in a statement to Netflix Tudum:
“It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me… It is very gratifying to be re-collaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders. This is one for the fans”.
And fans are surely in for something monumental. The cast is stacked with talent both familiar and new. Including Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck, Jay Lycurgo, Barry Keoghan, and Stephen Graham. Signaling a film set to expand the world while honoring the one viewers fell in love with. So much so, Steven Knight promises nothing less than full-throttle chaos:
“The country is at war, and so, of course, are our Peaky Blinders… It will be an explosive chapter. No holds barred. Full-on Peaky Blinders at war”.
If the series was a masterclass in tension, artistry, and character-driven crime drama, the movie looks to elevate that legacy. With bigger stakes, darker revelations, and the return of one of television’s most fascinating antiheroes. The razor blades are sharpened and the world is burning. So Tommy Shelby is stepping back into the fire.
