When a story ends, sometimes it only marks the beginning of something far greater. Such is the case with The Immortal Man (2025) — a powerful cinematic resurrection of one of television’s most iconic characters: Tommy Shelby. Returning to the screen is the magnetic Cillian Murphy, this time stepping into the war-torn shadows of World War II, where the battlefield is no longer a street corner in Birmingham, but the very heart of Europe on fire.

Directed with sweeping vision and poetic darkness, The Immortal Man is not a simple continuation of Peaky Blinders; it is a reinvention. The man we once knew — ambitious, cunning, calculated — is now older, wearier, and far more dangerous. He carries not only the weight of his sins but also the burden of a world slipping into chaos. Gone are the days of whiskey-soaked clubs and gangland vendettas. In their place: bombs, betrayal, espionage, and the silent cruelty of war.

Set in the early 1940s, the film plunges viewers into a Europe fractured by conflict and riddled with secrets. Tommy Shelby, recruited for his brilliant mind and cold-blooded precision, becomes entangled in a covert mission that blurs the line between right and wrong. What begins as service for king and country quickly becomes personal, as ghosts from his past return with chilling clarity. It’s no longer just about power — it’s about survival of the soul.

The performances are nothing short of extraordinary. Cillian Murphy delivers a haunting portrayal — his eyes speak of battles far beyond the battlefield. He is joined by a stellar ensemble: Rebecca Ferguson as a dangerously intelligent spy with unclear motives, Stephen Graham as a hardened resistance fighter, Tim Roth as a cold military manipulator, and Barry Keoghan as a young operative mirroring the man Tommy used to be. Their interactions weave a tense, atmospheric narrative where every line is a thread in a web of deceit and truth.

What truly elevates The Immortal Man is its exploration of legacy. It’s a film about memory — about the things we bury, the truths we run from, and the identities we construct to survive. The cinematography captures the grim beauty of war-torn Europe: fog-laden forests, dimly lit safehouses, smoke curling from distant cities under siege. These images are not just backgrounds — they are reflections of Tommy’s mind: fractured, fragile, yet unrelenting.

The story asks difficult questions: Can a man who once thrived on violence ever be redeemed? Is power ever clean? When duty and morality clash, who do we become? Through Tommy Shelby, the film dives deep into these dilemmas without offering easy answers. It trusts the audience to wrestle with them, just as Tommy must.

Slated for release in late 2025 in theaters and on Netflix, The Immortal Man promises not only to satisfy longtime fans of Peaky Blinders, but also to welcome new viewers with a self-contained, emotionally gripping narrative. This is not just a film about war or crime — it is about what it means to outlive your past and still carry it like a shadow.

In a world obsessed with reinvention, The Immortal Man dares to evolve — not just as a sequel, but as a soul-searching odyssey. Some legends, after all, don’t die. They endure, wounded and wise, waiting for the moment to rise again.