Cillian Murphy Returns as Tommy Shelby in First Trailer for ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’

Netflix teases a war-era reckoning as Tommy Shelby is pulled back into violence, legacy, and unfinished business.

By order of the Peaky Blinders, Tommy Shelby is not done yet.

Netflix has released the first trailer for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the long-awaited feature film continuation of the six-season phenomenon, confirming Cillian Murphy’s return to the role that defined a generation of prestige television. Dropped on Christmas Eve, the teaser trades plot for atmosphere, signaling a darker, more volatile chapter for the Birmingham crime saga — one shaped by war, memory, and the cost of survival.

The minute-long trailer unfolds like a haunted recollection. Murphy’s Shelby moves through forests, graveyards, and familiar interiors as a voice asks, “Whatever happened to Tommy Shelby?” What follows is a rapid-fire montage of violence and symbolism: gunfire, burning photographs, Nazis lurking at the edges of the frame, a red scarf draped over a gravestone, and a massive explosion tearing through a building. When Shelby answers, “I’m not that man anymore,” the footage suggests otherwise.

A ringing phone cuts through the silence. “You gotta come back,” a voice insists — and with that, Tommy slams his hands on a table, unleashing a final barrage of imagery: machine guns, a ticking pocket watch, a spinning coin, and a fleeting glimpse of Barry Keoghan, one of several new and returning faces set to expand the Peaky Blinders universe.

Set in 1940s Birmingham during World War II, The Immortal Man picks up after the events of the series finale, with Shelby drawn out of self-imposed exile as global conflict closes in. With fascism rising across Europe and war reshaping Britain, the film positions Tommy not just against rival gangs, but against history itself. The personal demons that haunted him throughout the series now collide with a world tearing itself apart.

Murphy, who gave the character a measured farewell at the end of season six, has spoken candidly about what drew him back. “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me,” he said in an interview with Netflix’s Tudum. “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.”

Series creator Steven Knight, who returns to write the screenplay, framed the film as an escalation rather than a nostalgic victory lap. “The country is at war, and so, of course, are our Peaky Blinders,” Knight said. “It will be an explosive chapter in the Peaky Blinders story. No holds barred. Full-on Peaky Blinders at war.”

Directing once again is Tom Harper, whose visual style helped define the series’ most cinematic moments. The cast includes Murphy alongside Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Sophie Rundle, Stephen Graham, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck, Jay Lycurgo, and others — blending legacy characters with new forces poised to challenge Shelby’s grip on power.

Netflix has confirmed a hybrid release strategy for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, with a limited two-week theatrical run beginning March 6, followed by its streaming debut on March 20. The move underscores the streamer’s confidence in the film as both a cinematic event and a major draw for its platform.

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The first trailer for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man doesn’t promise redemption — it promises reckoning. With war looming and old ghosts refusing to stay buried, Tommy Shelby’s return feels less like a revival than a final confrontation with everything he built and destroyed. Whether this chapter ends in legacy or obliteration remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: Peaky Blinders isn’t going quietly into history.

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