Neil BakerNetflix Peaky Blinders movie will be made in association with BBC Film
Netflix has greenlit a Peaky Blinders feature film, which will go into production later this year. The epic continuation of the multi-award-winning gangster saga, set in the lawless streets of Birmingham in the 1900s, has been written by the show’s creator, Steven Knight, who will co-produce alongside Caryn Mandabach, Cillian Murphy and Guy Heeley. The film will be made in association with BBC Film. Tom Harper, who directed episodes in the first season in 2013, will return to helm the film alongside Academy Award® winner Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, the role he played over six seasons between 2013 – 2022.
The plot and further casting remain tightly under wraps.
Writer and co-producer Steven Knight said: “I’m genuinely thrilled that this movie is about to happen. It will be an explosive chapter in the Peaky Blinders story. No holds barred. Full on Peaky Blinders at war.”
Director Tom Harper said: “When I first directed Peaky Blinders over 10 years ago, we didn’t know what the series would become, but we did know that there was something in the alchemy of the cast and the writing that felt explosive. Peaky has always been a story about family – and so it’s incredibly exciting to be reuniting with Steve and Cillian to bring the movie to audiences across the world on Netflix.”
Actor and co-producer Cillian Murphy said: “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me…It is very gratifying to be re-collaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders. This is one for the fans.”
