Peaky Blinders returns: The Immortal Man release date revealed — and what’s coming next
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It’s been over a decade since Tommy Shelby first walked out of the smoke and into British TV history, all cold stares, undercut hair, and razor blades sewn into his cap. Since then, Peaky Blinders has gone from cult drama to global phenomenon. Six seasons of political deals, family betrayals, power grabs, and pitch-perfect slow-motion swagger made it one of the BBC’s most iconic modern dramas, turning Cillian Murphy into an unlikely poster boy for postwar grit and monochrome suits.
When the final season aired in 2022, it seemed like the end. Tommy had ridden off into the fog, cancer-free but still haunted. But creator Steven Knight always hinted the story wasn’t quite finished. Now we know just how big his plans are.
Peaky Blinders is coming back. There’s a feature film on the way, and after that, a full sequel series set in the 1950s, with two full seasons confirmed.
Here’s everything we know so far.
The film: The Immortal Man
After years of rumours, delays and cryptic quotes, the Peaky Blinders movie is not only real, it’s shot, wrapped, and officially titled Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. The film is now in post-production and will hit select cinemas on Friday, 6th March, before landing on Netflix on Friday, 20th March 2026.
Set in Birmingham, 1940, the story drops Tommy Shelby into the chaos of WWII. Forced out of a self-imposed exile, he’s dragged back into a world of violence and politics for his most destructive reckoning yet. With the future of both his family and the country on the line, Tommy must confront the demons that have shaped him and decide whether to face his legacy or burn it to the ground.
This film is positioned as the explosive next step in the Peaky saga, believed to pick up directly after the events of Season 6, where Tommy Shelby, wrongly diagnosed with a terminal illness, walked away from his empire, primed for revenge against those who manipulated him. The title, The Immortal Man, first hinted at in a now-deleted Instagram post from makeup designer Nadia Stacey, feels apt; Tommy has stared down death, war, madness and betrayal, and still returns more mythic than ever.
Cillian Murphy returns as Tommy Shelby and also serves as executive producer, with Steven Knight writing and producing the story he’s been crafting since day one. The film is directed by Tom Harper, and the cast includes Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Sophie Rundle, Barry Keoghan and Stephen Graham — making this the most stacked Peaky ensemble yet.
Knight has described the film as “a very specific story, set in a specific time,” one that is expected to mark the conclusion of Tommy’s arc, or at least the version of him we’ve known for a decade. With a dual release in cinemas and on Netflix, the aim is to deliver the cinematic scale fans have always imagined for the Shelby family’s final chapter.
The next chapter of the show
If the film is the end of Tommy’s reign, then the sequel series is the start of something new. Announced in October 2025, the Peaky Blinders sequel will be made up of two six-episode seasons, set in 1953, as Birmingham emerges from the devastation of the Second World War. The original Peaky world was shaped by the scars of WWI. This next era belongs to a post-WWII Britain, grittier, bolder, and more unstable than ever.
At the heart of it will be a new generation of Shelbys.
Knight has said the series will explore a city rebuilding itself from the ashes, not just physically, but politically and economically. The stakes aren’t just gangland turf wars anymore. They’re wrapped up in the ownership of Britain’s industrial future. As Knight puts it, it’s “a brutal contest of mythical dimensions” for control of Birmingham’s reconstruction, and the Shelbys are naturally right in the thick of it.
Details about the new characters are still under wraps, but don’t expect a full reboot. This is a continuation, rooted in the world Peaky Blinders built, with connections to the original story and likely cameos or crossovers from familiar faces. While Tommy’s direct involvement hasn’t been confirmed, Cillian Murphy remains on board as an executive producer, guiding the next generation from behind the scenes, if not on screen.
The production is a partnership between Kudos and Garrison Drama, with BBC and Netflix both involved, ensuring global distribution and high production value. Knight remains at the centre, supported by an impressive list of exec producers including Murphy, Karen Wilson, Martin Haines, Jamie Glazebrook, and Mona Qureshi. The BBC’s Lindsay Salt has called it “a game-changing show” and teased the “epic scale” of what’s to come.
Filming is set to begin soon in Birmingham. No release date has been set, but hopefully, we will know more once the films drop. Stephen Knight continues to keep himself incredibly busy with the recently released House of Guinness and writing the upcoming Bond reboot – who knows where he finds the time.
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