Yes, a 'Peaky Blinders' film is happening: Movie to follow hit show's sixth and final season

The crime drama's creator has confirmed the in-production season will be the show's last

Cillian Murphy in 'Peaky Blinders'. Robert Viglasky / Netflix

Tommy Shelby looks set to make the jump from the small to the big screen.

Hit BBC series Peaky Blinders will conclude with a film, the show's creator has revealed, after confirming the sixth season will be the gangster epic's last.

The period crime drama, set around a notorious gang based in Birmingham and its rise to power, is set to draw to a close on TV screens, after filming for the final season kicked off this month.

However, creator Steven Knight said the story will continue "in another form", telling Deadline this week: "Covid changed our plans. But I can say that my plan from the beginning was to end Peaky with a movie. That is what is going to happen."

Knight had previously said in a 2018 interview with Birmingham Press Club that "we are definitely doing [series] six and we will probably do seven", a message he also conveyed to Entertainment Weekly in 2019.

The creator of the Bafta-winning series, which debuted in 2013, did not confirm any further details about what such a film could contain, nor when it may be released.

The fifth season of Peaky Blinders, which stars Cillian Murphy as troubled protagonist Shelby, debuted last year. A release date for the sixth and final season has not yet been given.

However, the show's official Instagram revealed filming had begun this week, sharing a behind-the-scenes shot of Paul Anderson, who plays Arthur Shelby, shooting in a car.

"The Shelbys are back in business," the caption stated.

The Peaky Blinder's Instagram account also shared a photo of a masked Murphy, after the actor received his signature shaved haircut ahead of filming.

The show, set after the First World War, is centred on the rise and fall of the Shelby family, as they battle to cling on to power and fortune.

"My ambition is to make it a story of a family between two wars," Knight told Digital Spy in 2018. "I've wanted to end it with the first air raid siren in Birmingham in 1939."

Filming of the sixth season was delayed by almost a year due to the pandemic, though Knight promises it will be "the best series of all".

"We find the family in extreme jeopardy and the stakes have never been higher," he said in a statement. "We are sure that our amazing fans will love it."

Executive producer Caryn Mandabach also confirmed "the world of Peaky Blinders will most definitely live on", as she assured filming was taking place with strict safety measures in place.