Peaky Blinders: First Trailer Shows Tommy Shelby's Return in The Immortal Man
The first full trailer for the new peaky blinders film The Immortal Man has been released, revealing Cillian Murphy's return as Tommy Shelby and introducing Barry Keoghan as the son at the center of a renewed family and gang conflict. The footage sets the story in wartime Birmingham and outlines high personal and national stakes.
Peaky Blinders trailer highlights
The trailer runs slightly more than two minutes and places the action in Birmingham during 1940 amid the destruction of World War Two. Film press notes presented in the trailer frame an older, greying Tommy Shelby driven back from a self-imposed exile to face what is described as his most destructive reckoning yet. The notes say the future of both the family and the country is at stake, and that Tommy must confront his demons or risk burning his legacy to the ground.
Tommy Shelby's return and stakes
The footage makes clear that the narrative centers on a personal, generational clash. Tommy returns to a changed Small Heath and finds his illegitimate firstborn son leading the gang. Barry Keoghan appears as Duke Shelby, described in dialogue as running the Peaky Blinders "like it's 1919. " Sophie Rundle returns as Tommy's sister Ada and delivers lines that underline the familial strain: she accuses Tommy of abandoning his kingdom and his son. Rebecca Ferguson's character warns Tommy to face his demons for the sake of family and country. The trailer emphasizes that the war backdrop intensifies those stakes rather than replacing them.
Cast notes and what they reveal
Cillian Murphy is shown reprising the role of Tommy Shelby; the trailer also features Tim Roth and Stephen Graham among the returning and new ensemble. Barry Keoghan is presented as a central new figure, and the trailer positions his character as both heir and antagonist to Tommy's influence. The trailer highlights the actors' pedigree: Murphy won an Oscar for an earlier role, and Keoghan received an Oscar nomination for his previous work. Those credentials underline the film's emphasis on performance-driven conflict.
What the trailer signals next
The trailer signals a film that blends family melodrama with wartime pressure. It repeatedly returns to questions of legacy, leadership and personal reckoning, and frames Duke Shelby's leadership as a catalyst for Tommy's return. If the film follows the trailer's emphasis, viewers should expect a narrative built around a father-son showdown set against the practical and moral disruptions of 1940 Birmingham. Many plot specifics remain not publicly confirmed beyond what appears in the trailer and the film press notes, including how long the story will span or the full scope of the wartime subplot.
For fans of peaky blinders, the first look recasts the series' familiar themes on a larger wartime canvas while keeping the conflict rooted in family. The trailer's mood, casting and brief dialogue snippets establish a clear emotional throughline: Tommy Shelby must decide whether to protect his name and nation or let everything he built be destroyed.
