Overview
- Now streaming worldwide, the movie serves as a self-contained continuation set in 1940 as industrial Birmingham faces a Nazi-linked threat.
- Cillian Murphy returns as Tommy Shelby, with Barry Keoghan joining as Duke, while only a handful of original cast members reprise roles.
- Creator Steven Knight emphasizes a tighter, character-first focus, with notable omissions such as Tom Hardy’s Alfie Solomons to keep the story streamlined.
- The film weaves in real events like the Birmingham Small Arms factory bombing and closes with an in‑memoriam dedication to the night-shift workers.
- Early critical reception is strong, including a high Rotten Tomatoes score, as viewers deliver a range of reactions, and Netflix and the BBC have commissioned two sequel seasons set in 1953.