He outlasted rivals, wars, and his own myth. When the past knocks wearing a familiar face, what will Tommy Shelby sacrifice to close the book for good?
Tommy Shelby isn’t done yet: Netflix’s feature set in 1940 pulls him back into the shadows, juggling a son in peril with a Nazi plot and the ghosts he can’t outrun. Cillian Murphy leads again after his 2024 Oscar, with Sophie Rundle returning and new faces Barry Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Roth shaking up the ranks. Steven Knight pens and Tom Harper directs, keeping the series’ stark style and anachronistic pulse while steering the story toward legacy and the price of survival. It lands on March 20, 2026.
Tommy Shelby’s story continues on Netflix
Circle 3/20/2026 on your calendar. Netflix will unveil Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the long-promised full stop to the Shelby saga. Framed by the rumble of World War 2, it brings back Cillian Murphy, fresh off his 2024 Oscar (for Oppenheimer), to a role he honed across 6 seasons. Expect a lean, deliberate farewell crafted as a finale, not a reset.
A plot steeped in darkness and complexity
The story lands in 1940, several years after the 1933 coda. Tommy shoulders intimate losses, trench-haunted memories, and a threat with continental reach. When his estranged son, Duke, is ensnared in a Nazi plot, the patriarch must balance blood and principle—what shape will redemption take? The film leans harder into his psyche, mapping grief, guilt, and the price of power.
The cast: familiar faces and fresh additions
Cillian Murphy returns as Tommy Shelby; Sophie Rundle is back as Ada. Paul Anderson and Harry Kirton won’t appear, shifting the sibling dynamic. New energy arrives with Barry Keoghan as Duke, while Rebecca Ferguson plays a woman entangled with Tommy’s past, and Tim Roth embodies a chilling sympathizer. Curly, Charlie Strong, Johnny Dogs, and Stephen Graham’s Hayden Stagg also rejoin the fold.
New faces: Barry Keoghan (Duke), Rebecca Ferguson (mysterious link), Tim Roth (Nazi sympathizer)
A cinematic team dedicated to its roots
The screenplay comes from Steven Knight, the series’ architect, preserving emotional through-lines and lore. Director Tom Harper (Agent Stone) translates that grit to feature scale, drawing on his earlier work in the Peaky universe (he helmed episodes of the series). Expect somber, muscular cinematography and an evocative, time-bending soundtrack that fuses period drama with modern pulse.
An anticipated finale worth watching
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man surveys family, loyalty, and the burden of legacy with a focused urgency. It aims for a goodbye that feels earned, cinematic, and faithful to the show’s core. The saga bows out on Netflix on 3/20/2026, promising a last walk through Birmingham’s smoke with Tommy Shelby—head high, conscience heavy, and destiny closing in.