Peaky Blinders much-anticipated trailer for its final series has left fans on the edge of their seats as Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby opened fire in intense scenes.
The 90-second teaser trailer kicks off with Tommy dramatically walking across a shadowy field before firing a machine gun into the air while shouting.
‘One last deal to be done, then we Peaky Blinders rest,’ Tommy says.
Dfama: Peaky Blinders much-anticipated trailer for its final series has left fans on the edge of their seats as Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby opened fire in intense scenes
The trailer was jam-packed with nail-biting stand-offs, intense fight scenes and a devastating fire, leaving fans wondering what plot twists the final series would bring.
Tense scenes also featured appearances from Joe Cole’s John Shelby, Anya Taylor-Joy’s Gina Gray and fascist leader Oswald Mosley, played by Sam Claflin.
Stephen Graham, known for his roles in This Is England and Line of Duty, has also joined the cast for the final series of the Birmingham crime drama.
It was revealed earlier this month that Tom Hardy’s Alfie Solomons will return for the sixth and final series, after many fans believed he was dead after being shot by Tommy.
The release date for the final series was not confirmed in the teaser, but it is expected to be released in early 2022.
Tension: The trailer was jam-packed with nail-biting stand-offs, intense fight scenes and a devastating fire, leaving fans wondering what plot twists the final series would bring
Fans took to Twitter to share their theories about the storyline for the upcoming series, with many speculating that some of their favourite characters might die.
One fan wrote: ‘I’m not ready to see Peaky Blinders end.’
Another commented: ‘I’m so done with all of my favourite characters dying in tv shows and i just know it’s gonna happen in peaky blinders too.’
And a third said: ‘I can’t believe the is the last series gutted is an understatement.’
While a fourth penned: ‘New trailer for Peaky Blinders looks intense. We got to see Alfie .. hints of mourning Polly…political Tommy once more…
Fan favourites: Tense scenes also featured appearances from Joe Cole’s John Shelby, Anya Taylor-Joy’s Gina Gray and fascist leader Oswald Mosley, played by Sam Claflin
Newbie: Stephen Graham, known for his roles in This Is England and Line of Duty, has also joined the cast for the final series of the Birmingham crime drama
‘And the flames behind Michael makes me think he’s the one that betrayed the Shelby’s ..can’t wait! Wish we had a date for the premier…’ (sic)
It is the first series since former star Helen McCrory, who played Polly, passed away from cancer aged 52.
Earlier this year, Cillian, 45, said that filming the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders without his late co-star had been ‘desperately sad’.
Paying tribute to Helen, the Irish actor revealed: ‘She was like the matriarch of Peaky Blinders, and I think my closest colleague on the show.’
He added: ‘She was without doubt one of the best actors I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.’
‘I’m not ready’: Fans took to Twitter to share their theories about the storyline for the upcoming series, with many speculating that some of their favourite characters might die
Speaking to Today FM, Cillian went on: ‘But on top of that just an extraordinary human being. So it’s really really sad. And we’re all still dealing with it like everybody else, and we really miss her.’
Cillian also said that scenes shot alongside Helen were always ‘his favourite’.
Peaky Blinders centres around its eponymous gang which is run by the ruthless Tommy and his family, and sees them build their power and influence over Birmingham and beyond.
It has been more than two years since season five aired its last episode, while the sixth series will pick up where the fifth series left off on 7 December 1929, the morning after a rally led by Oswald.
He’s back: It was also revealed earlier this month that Tom Hardy’s Alfie Solomons will return for the sixth and final series, after many fans believed he was dead after being shot by Tommy
Tragic: It is the first series since former star Helen McCrory (pictured with Cillian), who played Polly, passed away from cancer aged 52
The fifth season ended on a cliffhanger, with Tommy seeing visions of his late wife Grace (Annabelle Wallis) and turning a gun on himself following his botched assassination attempt of the British Union of Fascists leader.
The sixth season of Peaky Blinders resumed filming in January after the show was forced to shut down set last March due to the coronavirus crisis.
The BBC show has been running for eight years and has enjoyed huge popularity but the sixth season has been confirmed as the final one, with creator Steven Knight confirming the story will return ‘in another form’.
Creator Steven Knight recently hinted Peaky Blinders could continue without Cillian’s pivotal character, telling Birmingham Live: ‘There may be worlds that are part of the Peaky world that are about someone else.’
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