PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN LAUNCHES IN CINEMAS - WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHEN IT ARRIVES ON NETFLIX

Making its way from the small screen to the silver screen, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man launches in cinemas today - here’s what to expect and when it will arrive on Netflix.

Peaky Blinders fans have an exciting weekend ahead of them as feature film The Immortal Man is released at cinemas nationwide today (March 6). The movie comes four years after TV series Peaky Blinders concluded in dramatic and sombre fashion.

Cillian Murphy reprises his pivotal role as Tommy Shelby in a film written by creator Steven Knight and directed by Tom Harper. The year is now 1940 and the devastation of the Second World War casts a long shadow over Birmingham.

Duke Shelby, played by Barry Keoghan, and a new generation of Peaky Blinders are drawn into a Nazi plot that puts the future of the family at stake as Great Britain and the rest of Europe battle Hitler’s war machine. Duke’s estranged father Tommy (Murphy) returns from self-imposed exile to face his demons and save the clan in its darkest hour.

To protect a legacy that he nurtured so fiercely, Tommy must consider burning the past to the ground and starting afresh.

Asked to describe the experience of making film in Birmingham, with previous series often shot in northern England, creator Knight said: “Before, we shot a lot of it in the north but I sort of insisted that this one we do here.

“And the production team were absolutely astonished by what we got here, what we got in terms of locations, of how the city looks, and the way they were welcomed. So it was a very, very happy experience to shoot it here.”

Asked what lay ahead in terms of the Peaky Blinders series, Knight responded: “I can’t tell you a lot because I’m not allowed to. But it’s after the war and it’s brilliant. We start shooting very soon.”

Also speaking at the film launch, amid an extensive array of props in Birmingham’s Centenary Square, Murphy said of The Immortal Man: “I think if you write great parts, you get great actors.”

Asked how the character of Tommy Shelby had developed from shortly after the First World War to 1940, Murphy told the Press Association: “Oh my God, I don’t know if I can give you that in a soundbite. You’d need to watch the 36 hours of TV. It’s kind of very, very complex, you know.”

He added: “I’m immensely proud of the work, I’m immensely proud of the show, I’m immensely proud of the fans.”

Knight, who earlier on Monday unveiled a West Midlands Metro tram named in his honour, said: “Birmingham is one of the stars of the film. It’s a great story. It’s very entertaining, and I am told that the reaction … there’s a lot of emotion around it.

“There’s a lot of people end the thing in tears, which is great because that’s what we wanted. So, yeah, I think it’s a very powerful piece, and I’m really proud of it.”

:: Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man launches in select cinemas on Friday (March 6) and on Netflix from March 20

2026-03-06T13:36:47Z