Netflix to Produce Peaky Blinders Sequel
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Last Updated on November 4, 2025 by Stefanie Hutson
If you thought you’d seen the last of the Shelbys, think again. Steven Knight is taking us back to Birmingham for a brand new chapter in the Peaky Blinders story, this time focused on a new generation stepping into the family business.
What is the new Peaky Blinders series?
Rather than a reboot, this is a full sequel to the original series, created and written by Steven Knight. The show returns to Birmingham after the end of Tommy Shelby’s story on television and will track how the family’s influence shifts as younger Shelbys take control. Knight has promised “a new chapter” rooted in the same city, with the Shelbys still at the centre of the action.
The sequel has been ordered for two seasons, each made up of six episodes, giving it the same compact, bingeable format as the original. It’s being made as a major drama for both the BBC and Netflix, so you can expect the same mix of period detail, crime plotting, and morally dubious business deals.
Where does it fit in the Peaky Blinders timeline?
The new series is set in 1953, several years on from the events of Peaky Blinders season 6. Birmingham is still living with the scars of World War II, but it’s also in the middle of a huge rebuilding project. The city is being remade in concrete and steel, and the scramble to control that reconstruction becomes the new power struggle.
This sequel doesn’t jump straight from the series finale: it will pick up after the upcoming Peaky Blinders feature film, which is currently in post-production. The film will bridge the gap from Tommy Shelby’s story to the new era, with the show then following the “next generation of Shelbys” as they fight for control of a city rising from the ashes of the Birmingham Blitz.
Knight has described the race to own the redevelopment as a “brutal contest of mythical dimensions”, with the Shelbys once again right at the “blood-soaked heart” of the city’s future.
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Who’s making it?
The sequel is produced by Kudos and Garrison Drama, with a creative team that will be very familiar to Peaky Blinders fans. Steven Knight returns as creator and executive producer, joined by original series star Cillian Murphy in an executive producing role.
Other executive producers include Karen Wilson and Martin Haines for Kudos, Jamie Glazebrook for Garrison Drama, Jo McClellan for the BBC, and Mona Qureshi and Toby Bentley, who are overseeing the project for Netflix. It’s a UK–US partnership on the production side, but the story remains firmly anchored in Birmingham.
Casting for the new generation of Shelbys has not yet been announced, and there’s no confirmed word on which familiar faces might appear once the story moves past the film. For now, the focus is on the shift in era and power: different stakes, same family name.
Where will the Peaky Blinders sequel air?
In the UK, the sequel will be a BBC drama, continuing the show’s original home. Internationally, including the US, it will stream on Netflix, which already carries all six seasons of Peaky Blinders. There’s no premiere date yet for the new series, and the feature film will arrive first, but with two seasons ordered, the Shelby saga is clearly being built to run for a while longer.
How to catch up in the meantime
If you’re planning to watch the sequel, now is a good time to revisit the original. All six seasons of Peaky Blinders are available on Netflix, taking the story from the immediate aftermath of World War I through to the eve of World War II and Tommy Shelby’s final moves.
For more of Steven Knight’s work while you wait, you can also check out his period brewing drama House of Guinness, which brings the same interest in power, money, and family legacy to a very different world. It's also available on Netflix.
