Production has begun for the highly anticipated Peaky Blinders film, Netflix announced today.

Starring Cillian Murphy, who will be reprising his role as this iconic Thomas Shelby, as well as Barry Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Roth, the film is directed by Tom Harper and written by Steven Knight.

Knight comments: “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.”

By order of the Peaky Blinders... Tommy Shelby is back.

Cillian Murphy and Steven Knight are reunited on set as production officially starts on the upcoming Netflix film. pic.twitter.com/qWsQuntzCe

— Netflix (@netflix) September 30, 2024

While further casting has yet to be confirmed, the film is produced by Murphy and Knight as well as Patrick Holland and Guy Heeley.

While the movie has been described as a "continuation" of the series which saw Cillian as Shelby, the war hero turned Birmingham gangster, plot details are kept strictly under wraps so far.

The series finale saw Tommy find out that the doctor who diagnosed him with brain cancer was lying, as part of a ploy against the Shelby family with fascist leader Oswald Mosley.

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