BBC announces return of Peaky Blinders with two new series

The BBC has announced the return of Peaky Blinders with two new seriess.

The much-loved drama will return with a bang to the BBC and Netflix, telling the story of a new generation of Shelbys, from writer and creator Steven Knight.

The two new series will be once again filmed in the heart of Birmingham at Digbeth Loc. Studios.

Peaky Blinders' sixth series ended in 2022 with Tommy Shelby beginning a new life away from the criminal underworld. The mob boss discovered his terminal cancer diagnosis was a hoax and said goodbye to his family as he moved on from his murky past to a brighter new future.

The next steps of Thomas Shelby - played by Cillian Murphy - will be seen in Netflix movie The Immortal man, starring the Irish actor alongside Stephen Graham and Barry Keoghan, with filming wrapped in December.

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While fans await for the next instalment, today's announcement from the BBC marks a new era of Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders.

The upcoming series will be set in Birmingham in 1953, when the city is building a future out of concrete and steel after the Second World War.

Peaky Blinders Creator and Writer Steven Knight, says: “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.”

Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, says: “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. 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!”

Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, says: “Peaky Blinders is a worldwide phenomenon that’s boosted our tourism and global reach. We're proud to be working with the team bringing the production back to the Shelbys’ home of Birmingham and job opportunities will follow for local people to become part of this story. It’s this sort of backing from some of the biggest names in entertainment that will turn the West Midlands into the creative capital of the UK.”

The two new series, both 6 x 60, are Kudos and Garrison Drama productions for BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK and for Netflix globally. Steven Knight is the series writer and creator. The executive producers are Steven Knight, Cillian 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.

Production for the two new series of Peaky Blinders 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.

Series one to six of Peaky Blinders are available to stream in full on BBC iPlayer