Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is in select theaters on Friday, March 6, and premieres Friday, March 20 on Netflix. Four years after the Season 6 finale and 13 years since Tommy Shelby first rode into frame on a black horse, Peaky Blinders is back, ushering in a new era for the British period crime drama now set against the backdrop of the Birmingham Blitz. But Director Tom Harper's The Immortal Man is both a beginning and an end – a final hurrah for Cillian Murphy's beloved antihero as he's pulled out of self-imposed exile to settle a score as World War II rages on. Full disclosure: I never watched the series beyond the first episode of Season 1, but after 112 minutes of viewing this film, I'm inclined to make up for lost time. That's due in large part to Murphy, an actor brimming with so much pathos that he elevates everything he's in. Here, as Tommy – contemplating his life of violence, the losses, and legacy while hiding out in an isolated farmhouse – you don't need to know the ins and outs of his criminal past to recognize the heavy burden on his soul. It's present in every shrouded glance and the stiffness of his body. It’s there in his pained eyes as ghosts of dead loved…
Published: March 5, 2026 2:00 pm
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