BBC announces unexpected return of Peaky Blinders after | UK News

The BBC has today (Thursday, 2nd October) confirmed the return of Steven Knight’s fashionable period crime drama, Peaky Blinders.

Starring Cillian Murphy as Birmingham’s infamous crime boss Tommy Shelby, the hit sequence is set to return for two more seasons, each comprising six episodes, and can be obtainable on both the BBC and Netflix.

This announcement comes over three years after the show was thought to have concluded with the finale of its sixth sequence in April 2022.

In a assertion, Knight expressed his pleasure: “I’m thrilled to be announcing this new chapter in the Peaky Blinders story.”

He added: “Once again it will be rooted in Birmingham and will tell the story of a city rising from the ashes of the Birmingham blitz”, reviews Birmingham Live.

“The new generation of Shelbys have taken the wheel and it will be a hell of a ride.”

The revival of Peaky Blinders will comply with the release of the sequel movie The Immortal Man, which is anticipated to convey Tommy Shelby’s story to a close.

As yet, there’s no announced forged for the seventh and eighth sequence, leaving it unsure whether or not lead actor Murphy will reprise his position.

However, today’s announcement hints at a recent ensemble taking centre stage, as Knight teases a “new generation” at the helm.

Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, also commented: “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 labored his magic once again and I can not wait for his scripts to be introduced to life when filming begins in Birmingham. We are delighted to be working with Kudos, Garrison Drama and Netflix on this epic show. There’s lots of drama for Peaky followers to look ahead to!”

A summary for the forthcoming return of Peaky Blinders teases: “Britain, 1953. After being closely bombed in WWII, Birmingham is building a better future out of concrete and metal.

“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 metropolis of unprecedented alternative and hazard: with the Shelby household proper at its blood-soaked coronary heart.”

Series creator Knight is returning as writer and executive producer along with Murphy.

Also executive producing are 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.

Peaky Blinders is offered to stream on BBC iPlayer and Netflix.