First Images From the ‘Peaky Blinders’ Movie

Barry Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Roth are also aboard as the Netflix-backed movie (made in association with the BBC) gets underway in the U.K.

By order of the Peaky Blinders... Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) is back. Production officially starts on the upcoming Netflix film.

Preview:

The first images from the ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie are online.
Cillian Murphy is aboard to star and produce.
Show creator Steven Knight wrote the script and Tom Harper will direct.

It has been quite the wait for ‘Peaky Blinders’ fans eagerly anticipating the movie based on the acclaimed crime drama.

The show aired its final season in 2022 and it wasn’t until this June that a spin-off movie was confirmed.

The wait –– at least for some activity on the film –– is finally over, and the cameras are now rolling on the Netflix-backed movie, which will see the return of Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, the head of a criminal family.

With show creator Steven Knight writing the script and Tom Harper (who has some experience on the show) directing, the first pictures –– featuring Murphy and Knight –– are now online.

What’s the story of ‘Peaky Blinders’?

Cillian Murphy in 'Peaky Blinders'. Photo: Netflix.

The series, which began life on Britain’s BBC Two in 2013, is a crime drama centered on a family of mixed Irish Traveler and Romani origins based in Birmingham, England, starting in 1919, several months after the end of World War I.

It’s named after the Peaky Blinders street gang and their ambitious, cunning crime boss Shelby. The show has since run for six seasons.

Netflix, spotting an opportunity to pick up a well-loved series, snagged the rights in 2014 and it has since gone on to win multiple awards.

In case you’re wondering, the “peaky blinders” referred to the gang’s sartorial efforts. distinctive fashion sense, including colorful clothing and peaked newsboy caps. At the time, “peaky” was a common term for flat caps with a peak, and “blinder” was a Birmingham slang term for someone who looked dapper. In less legal terms, they were also infamous for pulling the brims of their caps down when they attacked someone so as not to be recognized.

What will the ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie be about?

Cillian Murphy in 'Peaky Blinders'. Photo: Netflix.

When we last saw Tommy Shelby, he had killed off his cousin Michael (Finn Cole) and rode off into the sunset on a white steed after handing the reins of the family business to sister Ada (Sophie Rundle).

Nothing has been officially released about the movie’s plot yet, though Knight has previously suggested that it’ll chronicle the gang’s efforts during World War II.

Who is joining Cillian Murphy in the ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie?

Rebecca Ferguson in 'Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One' from Paramount Pictures and Skydance.

Beyond Murphy, we know that Rebecca Ferguson (‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’) and ‘Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan are aboard, as is Tim Roth (last seen in 2022’s ‘Punch’).

The rest of the cast is yet to be announced, but there has been plenty of speculation that the likes of Rundle, Paul Anderson, Finn Cole, Natasha O’Keefe, and Harry Kirton, who play members of the Shelby family, could all show up.

‘Peaky Blinders’ movie: The Creators Talk

(L to R) Cillian Murphy and Steven Knight are reunited on set as production officially starts on the upcoming Netflix film.

Here’s what Steven Knight said about the start of production:

“I’m thrilled to see the cameras rolling on this new chapter of the ‘Peaky Blinders’ story, set during World War II. The country is at war, and so, of course, are our Peaky Blinders.”

And this is director Tom Harper’s statement:

“There’s a great feeling of anticipation and excitement amongst our outstanding cast and crew. We’re grateful to the fans for getting us to this point and believe this next chapter is going to deliver something extraordinary.”