The Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man ending is 'another Game of Thrones situation' — and leaves me hugely worried for the sequel spinoff series

Too many cooks, and all that

20 Mar 2026, 08:00 · TechRadar

Features By Jasmine Valentine published 20 March 2026

Barry Keoghan still looks too modern for all this. (Image credit: Netflix)

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Spoilers for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man ahead.

I've spent my morning doing something that I'd absolutely never recommend: reading the comments on my review of the new Netflix movie Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.

In a nutshell, I argue that our final farewell for the enigmatic Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) quickly destroyed how things were left off in the original series.

But before I break down why, let's indulge in a quick recap. In the BBC series, Tommy was tricked into believing that he was about to die from syphilis, making himself a recluse in the process.

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However, this was all a lie, with Tommy tracking down the doctor responsible but failing to kill him. In this moment, Tommy learned the ultimate lesson of grace, and his legacy was forever changed (and more importantly, left on a high).

Tommy's fight or flight relationship with dying is tested in new ways in The Immortal Man, and I think it completely undermines the lessons learned above. As the movie arrives on Netflix on March 20, my comments have split fans completely down the middle.

Some have been quick to tell me that I've completely missed the point of the storytelling, framing Shelby's demise (more on that below) as meaningful and artistic. Others wholeheartedly agree with my disappointment, even coining the brilliant "another Game of Thrones situation" quote I've used in the headline.

We can argue the semantics until the cows come home — but we should be thinking about how it affects the sequel spinoff series that's supposed to be heading our way.

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