‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ Review: Cillian Murphy Returns as Tommy Shelby
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man" revisits Tommy Shelby six years after the series ended, emphasizing his Romany heritage and exploring his inner turmoil through visions, memories, and prophecy.
- Set in 1940, Tommy is isolated in a decaying manor outside Birmingham, haunted by ghosts and writing a memoir, with his friend Johnny Dogs providing guidance and exposition.
- The plot is driven by Tommy's estranged son Duke, who leads a new Peaky Blinders with ruthless tactics, and a Nazi scheme to destabilize Britain by flooding the economy with counterfeit money.
- Female characters remain central, with Tommy's sister Ada, now an M.P., and Kaulo, a mystical figure linked to Tommy's past
