If you were hoping for one last early Christmas surprise, Netflix may have delivered exactly that with the unexpected release of the first dramatic trailer for the long-awaited Peaky Blinders movie, set to arrive on the streaming service this March.
The short teaser doesn’t reveal much about the plot or offer clear first looks at other returning characters, but it makes one thing unmistakably clear: Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby is back, and he’s as intense as ever. Much of the focus is on Tommy himself, culminating in the chilling line, “You’ve gotta come back”.
Why he returns remains a mystery for now, with answers coming only when the film is released in March. What we do know is that Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is set in 1940, during World War II, as Tommy is drawn out of his self-imposed exile. With both his family and the future of the country hanging in the balance, he is forced to confront his inner demons and decide whether to face his legacy or burn it to the ground entirely.
The film will first be released in select cinemas on Friday 6 March, before landing on Netflix on Friday 20 March, giving fans plenty of reason to start counting down the days.
Alongside Murphy, the movie sees the return of several familiar faces. Sophie Rundle, Stephen Graham, Packy Lee and Ian Peck reprise their roles as Ada Thorne, Hayden Stagg, Johnny Dogs and Curly, respectively.
The cast also expands with some notable new additions. Rebecca Ferguson joins as Kaulo, an acquaintance of Tommy Shelby, while Barry Keoghan appears as the leader of the new generation of Peaky Blinders. The character is rumoured, though not confirmed, to be Tommy’s son. Tim Roth and Jay Lycurgo, who previously worked with Murphy on Steve, round out the newcomers for the highly anticipated film.
Earlier this month, Murphy reflected on what could potentially be his final moment on set as Tommy Shelby, describing it as “absolutely, completely underwhelming,” as the cast and crew simply drove away once the shot was finished.
“We were on the side of a hill in the Peak District somewhere, in the pissing rain, and we were losing the light, but it was a really emotional scene,” he recalled.
Even so, this won’t mark the end of the Peaky Blinders world. Two new series set after the movie, in 1953, have already been confirmed, ensuring that the story will continue long after The Immortal Man makes its debut.
