Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is a 2026 British crime drama film directed by Tom Harper and written by Steven Knight. It is a continuation of the British television series Peaky Blinders (2013–2022), and stars Cillian Murphy alongside an ensemble cast including Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck, and Stephen Graham reprising their roles, alongside new additions Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Jay Lycurgo, and Barry Keoghan.

The film premiered at Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 2 March 2026 and released in select cinemas on 6 March 2026, and released globally on Netflix on 20 March 2026.

Amidst the Blitz in November 1940, Nazi Germany initiates a plot to economically subdue the United Kingdom by utilizing copious amounts of counterfeit British currency manufactured by the inmates of the regime's concentration camps — which are to be injected into the British economy with the assistance of pro-Nazi agents, with the goal of triggering hyperinflation. Concurrently, a Luftwaffe night raid in Birmingham decimates a BSA munitions factory, killing the factory's female workforce.

Elsewhere, Tommy Shelby lives in isolation, having retreated from public life after the death of his elder brother Arthur, who supposedly committed suicide in December 1938. His only company is his loyal assistant Johnny Dogs; Tommy is working on his autobiography but is haunted by visions of his deceased daughter, Ruby. Ada Shelby, who has succeeded Tommy as the MP for Birmingham South, visits him to inform him of the acts committed by the Peaky Blinders, now led by his son Duke Shelby. Concurrently, the gang raids the destroyed factory and steals its munitions. In private, Duke has joined forces with Nazi agent John Beckett, who intends to have the Peaky Blinders distribute £350 million of counterfeit currency inside Britain through the gang's networks.

Meanwhile, Tommy is approached by Kaulo Chiriklo, the twin sister of Zelda Chiriklo - with whom Tommy had conceived Duke in 1914. Calling Tommy the Rom Baro, or the Gypsy King, Kaulo claims to have spoken to Arthur from beyond the grave, and goads Tommy into divulging that he had accidentally killed Arthur, who had acted erratically under the influence of opium. She nevertheless interprets Tommy's act as a kindness, and convinces him to return to Birmingham to save Duke, whom she deduces is in trouble. Elsewhere, Beckett discovers that Ada had collected testimony of Duke's raid at the factory and that she intends to submit it to the military police, which could derail the plot. He orders Duke to kill Ada, but Duke emotionally fumbles at the last minute; Beckett, who had anticipated this, kills Ada himself, much to Duke's helplessness.

Tommy learns of Ada's death and confronts Duke, admonishing him for his ill-disciplined ways. He learns of the plot, and plans to kill Beckett at the mortuary where Ada's body is, deducing that Beckett would be there to kill him as well. At the mortuary, Tommy confesses to his deceased sister the true nature of Arthur's death: he had killed Arthur after becoming exasperated by his volatility. Beckett appears and tries to kill Tommy, but escapes after an exchange of gunfire. Meanwhile, Kaulo privately visits Duke and instructs him to ally with his father, and hands him a bullet inscribed with Tommy's name - an order to kill him after achieving their common goal.

Tommy, who has now reassumed his leadership of the Peaky Blinders, plans to use the arrival of the counterfeit money to defeat Beckett, with the assistance of his old allies Charlie Strong, Curly and dockyard boss Hayden Stagg - who has traced Beckett's car to a warehouse at the Liverpool docks. However, Duke reconnects with Beckett and promises to ensure the safe passage of the counterfeit money, as was previously agreed. Tommy plans to have the Blinders travel by barge to Liverpool to confront Beckett's Nazi mercenaries, while he travels through a disused tunnel to surprise Beckett personally; both teams are to strike simultaneously at midnight.

Before leaving, Tommy has a private audience with Kaulo and reveals he is aware of her intentions, but does not explicitly oppose it. Beckett, who has been personally warned by Duke of the plan, has his forces intercept the barges, not knowing that they are rigged with explosives. The resulting detonation kills the mercenaries; Duke reveals to a surprised Beckett that he had chosen to support his father all along, before escaping. The Blinders arrive and kill the remaining of Beckett's mercenaries. Tommy, who has arrived as well, uses a landmine to successfully incinerate the counterfeit money, thus suppressing the plot. Beckett attempts to escape in his car, and exchanges gunfire with Tommy, with the former managing to wound the latter before being killed; Tommy attempts to die in front of Beckett's speeding car, but Duke saves him in time.

Mortally wounded, Tommy encourages Duke to kill him with the bullet Kaulo gave him. Duke resists, but eventually obeys, and Tommy dies reciting the first line of the poem In the Bleak Midwinter, having finally attained peace. Duke, now the new Rom Baro, leads the Peaky Blinders in conducting a Gypsy funeral for their fallen leader. Kaulo recovers Tommy's manuscript, The Immortal Man, in which Tommy reminisces that despite his wealth and power, he had his family by his side, and is now reunited with them, wherever they may be.

• Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby, the former leader of the Peaky Blinders.
• Barry Keoghan as Erasmus "Duke" Shelby, Tommy's eldest son and the current leader of the Peaky Blinders
• Rebecca Ferguson as Kaulo Chiriklo, a palm reader and the sister of Zelda, Tommy's former flame and Duke's late mother.
• Tim Roth as John Beckett, a Nazi agent who seeks to defeat the United Kingdom using economic subterfuge.
• Stephen Graham as Hayden Stagg, a dockworker referred to as the 'Liverpool King'
• Sophie Rundle as Ada Thorne, née Shelby, Tommy's sister and the MP for Birmingham South.
• Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong, one of Tommy's old allies who owns a scrapyard.
• Packy Lee as Johnny Dogs, Tommy's friend and the only one with him during his self-imposed isolation.
• Ian Peck as Curly, one of Tommy's old allies who works in Charlie's scrapyard.
• Jay Lycurgo as Elijah, Duke's right-hand man.

The British television series Peaky Blinders ran for six series between 2013 and 2022.^[2] Speaking in January 2021, show creator Steven Knight discussed the future of the Peaky Blinders storytelling ahead of the conclusion of the sixth series and suggested a feature-length film could be produced as a continuation of the story.^[3]

Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine in May 2023, actor Cillian Murphy, who played lead character Tommy Shelby in all six series, indicated a willingness to return to the character, saying "If there's more story there, I'd love to do it. But it has to be right. Steve Knight wrote 36 hours of television, and we left on such a high. I'm really proud of that last series. So, it would have to feel legitimate and justified to do more".^[4] In December 2023, Knight confirmed that he was finalising the script for the film.^[5]

In March 2024, Knight confirmed that Murphy would be returning for the film to reprise his role as Shelby. Principal photography was expected to commence in September 2024, in Digbeth at Knight's Digbeth Loc Studios.^[6][7] Producers on the film are Knight, Caryn Mandabach, Murphy, and Guy Heeley.^[8] In July 2024, Rebecca Ferguson joined the cast.^[9] In August, Barry Keoghan joined the cast, with Netflix handling the distribution.^[10] Murphy, who has previously worked with Keoghan on Dunkirk, was instrumental in casting Keoghan - ultimately text messaging him an offer to play a part.^[11] In September, Tim Roth and Jay Lycurgo joined the cast.^[12][13] By October, Stephen Graham, Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, and Ian Peck were reported to be reprising their roles from the series.^[14][15]

Reports in September 2024 suggested that filming would take place in October 2024 in St Helens, Merseyside with the title set to be The Immortal Man.^[16]

Principal photography began on 30 September 2024 at Digbeth Loc Studios in Birmingham, and in the West Midlands.^[17] The aforementioned filming in St Helens took place at the former Pilkington Watson Street works.^[18] Filming wrapped on 13 December.^[19] A climatic fight scene between Murphy and Keoghan was shot on location in mud contaminated with pig feces; it was shot with Keoghan holding his own more in the fight and gaining the upper-hand at one moment but that was removed in the edit.^[20]

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man premiered at Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 2 March 2026 and released in select cinemas on 6 March 2026, and released globally on Netflix on 20 March 2026.^[21][22][23]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 79 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Capping off Tommy Shelby's story with grit and swagger, The Immortal Man is a satisfying conclusion to Peaky Blinders that also stands tall on its own self-contained terms."^[24] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[25]

• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man at IMDb
• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man on Netflix