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Peaky Blinders Film The Immortal Man Streams on Netflix Friday After Strong UK Theatrical Start

Cillian Murphy returns as Tommy Shelby in a WWII-set chapter that bridges the series to a planned 1950s sequel.

Overview

  • The feature begins global streaming on Netflix on March 20 after a March 2 Birmingham premiere and a limited UK cinema rollout starting March 6.
  • Independent-theater data cited by Collider shows more than $1.5 million in the first UK weekend and a Certified Fresh 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an industry source estimating a wider UK release could have reached roughly $35 million.
  • Set in the 1940s, the story follows an older Tommy Shelby pulled back to confront rising fascist forces and family turmoil as his son Duke steps in.
  • Steven Knight wrote the film and Tom Harper directed, with a cast led by Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Sophie Rundle and Stephen Graham.
  • The film is positioned as a bridge to a follow-up series set in the 1950s, as cast and creator appearances and a Reddit AMA build momentum for the streaming debut.