Television: Netflix and BBC announce Peaky Blinders sequel with two new series

Rome, 2 October (LaPresse) – The successful series Peaky Blinders will return to Netflix and the BBC, telling the story of a new generation of Shelbys, written by screenwriter and creator Steven Knight. Two new series have been announced, each consisting of six 60-minute episodes to be filmed at Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham. Both series will be produced by Kudos (SAS Rogue Heroes, House of Guinness, Grantchester) and Garrison Drama (Peaky Blinders S1-6, The Peaky Blinders Film). The sequel’s timeline will follow the events of the highly anticipated Peaky Blinders film, currently in post-production. Britain, 1953. After being heavily bombed during the Second World War, Birmingham is building a better future made of concrete and steel. In a new era of Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders, the race to control the massive city reconstruction project becomes a brutal competition of mythical proportions. This is a city of unprecedented opportunity and danger, with the Shelby family at the heart of its bloody core.