The story of Peaky Blinders has been an epic one. On the small screen, it began way back in 2013, as a humble BBC Two drama – and over the course of its six seasons, it became a worldwide smash. Meanwhile, the show itself has covered decades of history, kicking off in 1919 in the aftermath of World War I; now, as creator Steven Knight prepares to unleash cinematic outing Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man , nearly two decades have passed since audiences first met Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby: it’s 1940, World War II is underway, and Birmingham is being blitzed.

The intention is to deliver a book-end to this chapter of Peaky Blinders – quite literally. “I hope it feels like the end of a novel,” Knight tells Empire in our world-exclusive Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man issue

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