The Shelbys aren’t finished yet. The BBC and Netflix have officially confirmed that ‘Peaky Blinders’ will return with two brand new seasons, marking a bold new chapter for the Shelby family.
This is the moment fans have been waiting for since whispers back in April, when creator Steven Knight hinted at a possible new season set in the 1950s. At the time, the project was still in the “maybe” pile, with Knight teasing that filming could take place at Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham, the very studio he opened in 2023. Now, those plans have come to life, with not just one, but two seasons of six episodes officially ordered.
Set in 1953, the new era of ‘Peaky Blinders’ shifts focus to the next generation of Shelbys. Birmingham, still scarred from heavy WWII bombing, is being rebuilt out of steel and concrete. That reconstruction boom sparks a vicious contest for power, with the Shelbys once again at the heart of the storm.
Knight is clear that this isn’t a quiet epilogue, but a fiery rebirth:
“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.”
The big question for fans, of course, is the cast. Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby will be back in the upcoming film The Immortal Man, set during the 1940s Blitz. If (and that’s a big IF) he survives that story, Tommy would be in his 60s by the time these new seasons begin. But given Knight’s emphasis on a “new generation of Shelbys,” many are already speculating that the film could mark the end of Tommy’s reign. If that’s the case, the next chapter may well belong to fresh faces in the Shelby bloodline.
BBC Drama boss Lindsay Salt called the return “game-changing,” while Netflix’s Mona Qureshi promised fans would “be captivated anew.” Meanwhile, West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker hailed the announcement as both a cultural and economic win, pointing to the jobs and tourism the Shelbys continue to generate.
Each of the two new seasons will run for six episodes. They’re produced by Kudos (SAS Rogue Heroes, House of Guinness, Grantchester) and Garrison Drama (Peaky Blinders seasons 1-6, the Peaky Blinders film) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK, with Netflix handling the global release. Executive producers include 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.
Filming will once again take place in Birmingham, with support from the West Midlands Combined Authority and Create Central. The commission is the first to come out of the BBC’s new regional partnership to boost production in the West Midlands.
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