Netflix Peaky Blinders Movie Trailer: What We Learned from the First Look at The Immortal Man
The Netflix Peaky Blinders Movie Trailer has dropped, offering a slightly more than two-minute glimpse of the new film and confirming that Cillian Murphy returns as Tommy Shelby amid a wartime Birmingham that has changed since he left. The trailer introduces major cast additions, frames the plot around a generational reckoning, and sets the tone for a story in which family and the fate of the country collide.
Netflix Peaky Blinders Movie Trailer: Key reveals from the first full trailer
The first full trailer yields several clear takeaways about the film and its central conflicts:
- Setting and mood: The film is set in Birmingham in 1940 during World War Two, with visuals and dialogue that underline wartime destruction and a darker, more haunted atmosphere.
- Tommy Shelby's arc: An older, greying Tommy returns from a self-imposed exile and is described in the film's materials as being driven back to face his most destructive reckoning yet.
- High stakes: The trailer frames the choice as between confronting his legacy or burning it to the ground, with the future of both family and country presented as hanging in the balance.
- New and returning cast: Barry Keoghan appears as Tommy's son and current gang leader, Duke Shelby; Rebecca Ferguson plays a character who urges Tommy to face his demons; Sophie Rundle returns as Ada; Stephen Graham also returns; Tim Roth is visible among the new additions.
- Family and leadership tensions: Ada's dialogue implies that Duke Shelby is running the Peaky Blinders as if it were 1919, while Ferguson's character accuses Tommy of abandoning both his kingdom and his son.
- Performance credentials: The trailer notes Cillian Murphy's recent major award recognition for a prior role, and it highlights that Barry Keoghan received an Oscar nomination for his earlier work.
What the trailer shows about Tommy Shelby's return
The trailer stitches together visuals and pointed lines that sketch Tommy's moral and practical dilemma. He returns to a changed patch of Birmingham and is confronted with the consequences of his previous choices: images and dialogue refer to a "house haunted with ghosts of people who died because of you, " and characters press him about abandoning his responsibilities. Ada's comment that Tommy's "gypsy son is running the Peaky Blinders like it's 1919, all over again" places family and leadership at the heart of the conflict.
Tommy's response in the trailer—"I can't help him, because I'm not that man anymore"—is presented as unconvincing within the story world, suggesting internal conflict and a narrative push toward confrontation rather than retreat. The trailer's tone, combined with the wartime setting, signals a narrative that ties personal reckoning to wider national stakes.
Trailer implications and what to watch for next
The trailer offers a compact but clear picture: an older Tommy Shelby must decide whether to salvage or destroy the legacy he built, while a new generation, led by Duke Shelby, runs the organization in a way that alarms those who remember earlier times. Watch for further releases to expand on Duke Shelby's leadership, the roles of the new cast members, and how the wartime context shapes choices for both family and country.
Recent coverage of the first full trailer provides a concise preview of the film's thematic direction and cast dynamics. Details may evolve as additional footage and official information are released.
