The bad news for fans of Peaky Blinders, broadcast by the United States on Netflix: the next sixth season of the series will be the last. The good news: your story will continue in some way “in another way”.
Debuting on BBC Two in September 2013 and arriving in Statesville via Netflix a year later, the British police drama follows a famous gang in 1919 Birmingham, England, led by the ferocious Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy), a crime boss determined to change in the world, no matter what the cost.
Publicizing the program’s return to production after a pandemic-related delay, Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight said on Monday in a statement: “Peaky is back and with a bang. After the forced production delay due to the COVID pandemic, we found the family in extreme danger and the stakes have never been higher. We believe that this will be the best series of all and we are sure that our incredible fans will love it.
“While the TV series is coming to an end, the story will continue in another form,” he added.
Knight had previously said – in May 2018, months after the end of season 4 aired – “My ambition is to make this a family story between two wars, so I always wanted to end it with the first air raid siren. in Birmingham in 1939. It will take three more [seasons to get there]. “
But instead of ending after seven seasons, it will now end its run with Season 6, which may end in early 2022.