The beloved and excellent crime drama Peaky Blinders isn’t done yet! That’s been the case for a while, seeing as a Peaky Blinders movie is well on its way to our screens. However, now we know the story will continue beyond that, too, as a sequel series that sounds like a great way to continue the story just got a two-season order.
With Cillian Murphy set to executive produce and Steven Knight, the show’s writer and creator, set to return, the Peaky Blinders sequel series will introduce us to a new generation of Shelbys, Variety reported, via two seasons of TV that are made up of six 60-minute episodes each.
This new show, which will get two seasons at Netflix and the BBC, will take place in 1953 Britain after the Birmingham blitz. According to the plot description, it will pick up after World War II as the city where the Peaky Blinders reside rebuilds. It sounds like this rise from the ashes will come with contention and violence, too, over the fight for power, as the description reads:
At the moment, the cast has not been announced, so we don’t know if this continuation of one of Cillian Murphy’s best projects will feature him as Tommy Shelby, and it’s unclear if other cast members will return. However, the Oppenheimer star will stay close to the project as an executive producer.
Personally, I love the idea of a totally new chapter for the Peaky Blinders. I want to see new faces take over the family business, and I think it’d be fascinating to watch them take the mantle from the family members we’ve been riding with for seasons.
Writer and creator Steven Knight’s thoughts on all this have me excited, too, as he said in a statement:
It sure sounds like it will be “a hell of a ride,” and I sincerely hope that we get to see a new cast of characters put on the iconic hats and long coats as they continue the Shelby legacy.
However, it’s also worth noting that Murphy returning on-screen isn’t impossible. Tommy Shelby was born in 1890, which would make him about 63 at the time of this sequel series. But we also don’t know what will go down in the Peaky Blinders movie, The Immortal Man, which should premiere sometime on the 2026 movie schedule. So, it’s possible that that could serve as a conclusion that springs us into this new era.