Peaky Blinders Movie Is Giving Fans Exactly What They Want

Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Furguson, Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, and Stephen Graham will all be reunited as a part of the Peaky Blinders movie cast, reprising their roles from the original series. Also returning is Sophie Rundle as Ada, Tommy Shelby’s (Cillian Murphy) sister, who succeeded Shelby as leader of the Birmingham gang in the final episode of the Peaky Blinders series. Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Jay Licurgo, and Ian Peck will also be reprising their original roles for the film.

Details of the story of the new Peaky Blinders movie are being kept under wraps, but director Tom Harper has shared that it will take place during WWII. Although the final episode of Season 6 of Peaky Blinders saw Tommy Shleby striking out for a new life, there will be an inciting event at the outset of the movie to draw the cast back together. Putting the cast back together about a decade after the series ended, with WWII raging in the background, brings many new possibilities for the existing characters as well as adding some new players into the mix.

Peaky Blinders sparked a loyal following over its six-season run, drawing fans into the drama of the Birmingham gang from 1919 to 1934 as they navigate the treacherous underworld of organized crime. The new Peaky Blinders movie in production at Netflix plans to give fans a continuation of the story from the series with much of the original cast, focusing on the Shelby family and their associates as they enter the era of WWII Birmingham. The end of the Peaky Blinders series left lots of the series supporters wanting more from the story, the fashion, and the delicious power struggles, and the movie aims to give them what they’ve been asking for.

Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight has alluded to the gang being at war during the movie, plunging the cast into a new era of conflict. Leaked images from the film set show Cillian Murphy looking decidedly worse for wear, hinting that he’s a big part of the drama that draws him back into the orbit of the gang. Fans of the gripping drama the series brings can look forward to more criminal escapades, dramatic conflict, and sharp style from the next installment of Peaky Blinders.

There’s no release date yet for the new Peaky Blinders movie, which is currently being produced by Netflix, although most of the cast has been finalized. Filming is expected to be completed by the end of the year, so the film could be released sometime next year. The wildly popular series still has a strong following, creating a definite demand for the upcoming project, and the cast is excited to bring their fans a new installment of the Peaky Blinders story.