"The drama in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is provided by both personal and historical challenges. We last saw Tommy, in the final episode of Peaky Blinders, in the 1930s. Prohibition had been repealed in the U.S., the Nazi Party was rising in Germany, and Tommy's volatile brother, Arthur, was about to die. The movie jumps ahead to November 1940, when England already is at war with Germany."
"Tommy has long since secluded himself far away, isolated in a remote farmhouse, haunted by wartime memories and what he fears are family ghosts. But the bombing brings a visit from his sister Ada (Sophie Rundle). She informs him not only of the devastation to Birmingham, but the fact that his estranged son has taken control of his old gang, the Peaky Blinders, and is making new and dangerous moves and alliances."
"Duke meets with Beckett (Tim Roth), a British Nazi sympathizer who finds in Duke an important and agreeable collaborator. Soon Tommy finds himself having to take sides and do battle either defending or betraying his own country, and either saving or sacrificing his family."
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man reunites Cillian Murphy with creator Steven Knight for a film sequel set in November 1940. The story picks up after the series finale, with Tommy Shelby living in seclusion on a remote farmhouse, haunted by wartime memories. A Nazi bombing of a Birmingham munitions factory kills over 100 people and prompts his sister Ada to visit. She reveals that Tommy's estranged son Duke has taken control of the Peaky Blinders gang and formed dangerous alliances, including with British Nazi sympathizer Beckett. Despite preferring isolation, Tommy must confront his son's recklessness and navigate complex choices involving national loyalty, family betrayal, and personal survival during wartime.
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