If you’re a big fan of the BBC crime series Peaky Blinders, the beloved show is finally getting the cinematic treatment.
Netflix confirmed on Tuesday that Oscar winner Cillian Murphy will reprise his role as Tommy Shelby in an upcoming Peaky Blinders movie on the streaming playform.
“It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me,” Murphy said via Netflix. “It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders. This is one for the fans.”
Show director Harper will helm the film, while Knight, who created the series, will pen the script. Murphy played the antihero Shelby in six seasons of the show, with the most recent season airing in 2022.
“I’m genuinely thrilled that this movie is about to happen,” Knight told Netflix about the movie. “It will be an explosive chapter in the Peaky Blinders story. No holds barred. Full on Peaky Blinders at war.”
Tommy Shelby returns. A Peaky Blinders Film starring Cillian Murphy is coming to Netflix.
“It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me…It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders. This is one for… pic.twitter.com/eBSYnKqGpA
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There’s no release date set for the project, but a 2025 or 2026 release would track the announcement timeline.
