‘Peaky Blinders’ new series will still be shot in Birmingham, creator Steven Knight confirms

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has confirmed that the planned new series will be shot in Birmingham.

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Last month, reports emerged that a new series for the BBC show – which wrapped its sixth run in 2022 – was in the works, this time set in the 1950s. This comes hot off the heels of a new Netflix film called The Immortal Man.

Knight has now officially confirmed that the series is happening, and will remain in the central location of Birmingham.

“There is a new series and what’s really great for Birmingham is that, like the film, it will be shot here,” he told BirminghamLive.

As previously reported, Cillian Murphy could return as Tommy Shelby, and the series will focus on a new generation of peaky blinders.

“Birmingham is the home of the Peaky Blinders – so it’s only right that the next chapter of their story is filmed here in the city where it all began,” added West Midlands mayor Richard Parker. “I’ve been working closely with Steven Knight to help make that happen and I’m delighted we’re on track to bring this iconic production back to Brum.”

Knight previously teased a potential future show, suggesting they were planning “to focus on the new generation in a series that will take place after the Second World War”.

It comes after the upcoming Peaky Blinders film, which will see Murphy return as Shelby with Knight writing and Tom Harper directing.

Teasing the film back in February, Knight told BBC Breakfast: “I would say this wouldn’t I, but it’s fantastic. I think we’ve got the best British actors all in one place. The stuff that I’m watching, the rushes, the assemblies, no one will be disappointed.

“It’s a quite incredible thing. It’s a very fitting way to end this part of the story.”

The Immortal Man will be set around World War II, and is also due to feature returning stars Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Ian Peck and Stephen Graham, as well as new cast additions such as Rebecca Ferguson, Barry Keoghan and Tim Roth.

One star that won’t be returning is Kate Phillips as Linda Shelby, who recently revealed that “there were discussions and then it didn’t pan out”.

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