The creative plan return to the roots of the brand: filming in Birmingham, focusing on the evolution of the city and a time jump that places us in 1953, in the midst of the post-war period, when the industrial capital is trying to recover from the ravages of the bombings of World War II.
What exactly has been announced
Both series start with a specific format: six one-hour episodes each, focusing on the miniseries narrative that worked so well in the original television run. Production will once again take place in Birmingham, which is key to preserving the saga's tone and atmosphere, as in the Season 6 of Peaky Blinders.
In the industrial field, the collaboration brings together several regular partners: Kudos and Garrison Drama They take on the production, with Netflix and the BBC as the driving force behind the project, ensuring creative coherence and international distribution.
When they are located and what they will be about
The action will take place in Great Britain, 1953, as the country faces reconstruction. In this context, the struggle to control large public works contracts and the reorganization of local power will serve as the backdrop for the clan's new phase.
At the center is the family again: a new generation of Shelbys takes over and moves between opportunities and dangers, with the city as the board and ambition as the driving force, maintaining the franchise's hallmark of rawness and tension.
Creative team and producers
The project is led by Steven Knight, creator of the original phenomenon, who returns to set the course of the story and ensure continuity with the already known universe.
The executive production includes Cillian Murphy, Karen Wilson and Martin Haines (Kudos), along with Jamie Glazebrook (Garrison Drama), Jo McClellan (BBC), as well as Mona Qureshi y Toby Bentley on the part of Netflix, a combination that strengthens the cohesion between the parties involved.
From the platform, the message is clear: there are Complete trust in Knight's vision and the potential of the Shelby universe. The Netflix-BBC partnership aims to expand the global reach without losing the saga's British identity.
The film as a bridge
Before these series, the arrival of the Peaky Blinders movie, currently in post-production. This feature film is conceived as a closing film for the previous television series and, at the same time, as a narrative gateway to the new titles.
The sequence will be natural: the film will establish the turning point of the classical stage and the series will resume the timeline already in the post-war period, opening the door to plots and characters that push the brand towards its next chapter.
Filming and location
The return to Birmingham as a physical and symbolic axis It's no coincidence: the city determines the story's pulse, its industrial aesthetic, and the family's relationship with the land. It is, in essence, another character.
The reconstruction “based on concrete and steel” not only describes the landscape: marks the visual and thematic texture from this stage, with factories, construction sites and neighborhoods reborn on scars still visible after the war.
What the public can expect
The balance between crime, politics and business is maintained, with a special focus on the struggle for power in the post-war periodThe six-chapter format per series encourages concise, tense, and high-impact plots.
The combination of creative talent, British label and global distribution suggests a stylistic continuity with international ambition, without losing the essence that made Peaky Blinders a cultural reference.
With two series in progress, a consolidated creative team and a cinematic bridge already on the way, faces a new stage which aims to delve deeper into its roots while exploring new horizons in 1953 Birmingham.
