Famous crime drama Peaky Blinders is coming back with a new generation of Shelbys, BBC has announced.
According to the announcement made Thursday, a sequel series from the beloved show’s writer and creator, Steven Knight, set in 1953 Britain, has received a two-season order at Netflix and the BBC.
The cast is yet to be revealed, but original Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy is on board as an executive producer.
“After being heavily bombed in WWII, Birmingham is building a better future out of concrete and steel,” the plot description reads.
“In a new era of Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders, the race to own Birmingham’s massive reconstruction project becomes a brutal contest of mythical dimensions. This is a city of unprecedented opportunity and danger: with the Shelby family right at its blood-soaked heart.”
The new series will be filmed in Birmingham at Digbeth Loc. Studios.
“I’m thrilled to be announcing this new chapter in the Peaky Blinders story,” Knight said in a statement.
“Once again, it will be rooted in Birmingham and will tell the story of a city rising from the ashes of the Birmingham blitz. The new generation of Shelbys has taken the wheel, and it will be a hell of a ride,” Variety quoted him as saying.
Peaky Blinders is loosely based on a real 19th-century Birmingham gang of the same name, but the main characters and the show’s detailed plot are largely fictional.
The historical gang was known for its distinctive style, including caps and specific types of boots. The real Peaky Blinders primarily operated from the 1880s to the 1920s, while the show is set mostly after World War I.
The previous installment of the crime drama was highly praised by fans around the globe, including Pakistan.