Peaky Blinders is returning with two new series set in the 1950s, and Jamie Bell and Charlie Heaton will lead the next generation of the Shelby family.
Creator and writer Steven Knight has confirmed Bell as Duke Shelby, the older son of Tommy Shelby, in a story set 10 years after the events of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.
The new series will follow Birmingham as it tries to rebuild after World War II, with the city portrayed as a place of opportunity, danger and growing violence. Bell’s Duke is described as older, wiser, more ambitious and more dangerous.
Heaton, Jessica Brown Findlay, Lashana Lynch and Lucy Karczewski have also joined the cast. Their roles will be revealed later.
Produced by Banijay UK’s Kudos and Garrison Drama for the BBC and Netflix, the series is being filmed around Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham.
Knight said he was excited to announce “a new era of Peaky Blinders” and said more cast announcements were on the way.
Both series, each running for 6 episodes of 60 minutes, will stream on BBC iPlayer and air on BBC One in the UK, while Netflix will carry them globally.
The new commission is backed by the West Midlands Combined Authority and marks the first project under a new BBC partnership with WMCA and Create Central to boost production investment in the region.
Peaky Blinders first premiered on BBC Two in 2013 and went on to become a global phenomenon, collecting awards including the 2018 BAFTA for best drama series.
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, directed by Tom Harper, has also performed strongly on Netflix, where it has held the No 1 spot globally for two weeks since release.