Peaky Blinders Sequel Series Gets Two-Season Order at BBC and Netflix

The Peaky Blinders universe is expanding again. This time, it’s with a sequel series at the BBC and Netflix.

 The new show from writer and creator Steven Knight, which has already received a two-season order, will follow a new generation of Shelbys. 

“I’m thrilled to be announcing this new chapter in the Peaky Blinders story. Once again, it will be rooted in Birmingham and will tell the story of a city rising from the ashes of the Birmingham blitz. The new generation of Shelbys have taken the wheel and it will be a hell of a ride,” Knight said in a statement.

The new Peaky Blinders series takes place in 1953. It will be filmed at Digbeth Loc, with studios in Birmingham.

“After being heavily bombed in WWII, Birmingham is building a better future out of concrete and steel,” per its description.

“In a new era of Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders, the race to own Birmingham’s massive reconstruction project becomes a brutal contest of mythical dimensions. This is a city of unprecedented opportunity and danger: with the Shelby family right at its blood-soaked heart.”

Cillian Murphy, who starred in all six seasons of the original series as Tommy Shelby, is among the sequel series’ executive producers. 

Murphy will also reprise his role for a Peaky Blinders movie, which is in post-production and expected to premiere next year. 

“This game-changing show made a huge impact when it first came to our screens 12 years ago and it is one of the BBC’s most-loved dramas. Steven has worked his magic once again and I can’t wait for his scripts to be brought to life when filming begins in Birmingham,” Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, said in a statement. 

“We are delighted to be working with Kudos, Garrison Drama and Netflix on this epic show. There’s plenty of drama for Peaky fans to look forward to!”

Both seasons, which are Kudos and Garrison Drama productions for BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK and for Netflix globally, will consist of six 60-minute episodes.

The show’s executive producers include Knight, Murphy, Karen Wilson and Martin Haines for Kudos, Jamie Glazebrook for Garrison Drama, Jo McClellan and Danielle Scott Haughton for the BBC and Mona Qureshi and Toby Bentley for Netflix.

“We couldn’t be more excited to be embarking on a new chapter of Peaky Blinders with our wonderful partners at Kudos, Garrison Drama, and the BBC,” Mona Qureshi for Netflix, shared in a statement. 

“There are few modern storytellers to match Steven Knight and we will be on the edge of our seats as he returns to the streets of Birmingham and to the next generation of the Shelby family. Along with our global audience, we are ready to be captivated anew!”

The show’s production is supported by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and is the first commission following the new BBC partnership agreement with the WMCA and Create Central to expand BBC and partner production investment in the West Midlands.

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Peaky Blinders is streaming on Netflix.

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