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Charlie Heaton Stars in New Peaky Blinders Sequel

5/23/2026

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Heaton Plays Shelby

Netflix and BBC announced Charlie Heaton will play Charles Shelby, Tommy Shelby’s son, in the sequel.
Steven Knight writes and creates the series, which Banijay UK’s Kudos and Garrison Drama produce.
The six-episode series is set in early 1950s Birmingham, a decade after World II.
The show will debut on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK and stream worldwide on Netflix, with no release date announced.

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Netflix Launches Spin-off

Netflix and the BBC are launching two new six-episode series based on the Peaky Blinders franchise for global audiences.
The series won the BAFTA for Best Drama and the NTA Outstanding Drama Series award in 2018.
Cillian Murphy played Tommy Shelby in all 13 seasons, helping the show gain a large international fan base.
The franchise moved from TV to the film *The Immortal Man* and now to a 1950s spin-off.

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Jamie Bell Takes

Barry Keoghan will not reprise Duke Shelby, with Jamie Bell taking over the role in the upcoming series.
Netflix confirmed two new six-episode seasons that will span at least two years, extending the story beyond The Immortal Man.
The plot follows Charles Shelby returning from a violent war to a post-war Birmingham a decade after World War II, after Tommy Shelby’s death in Duke’s arms.

History

Historical Context

The real Peaky Blinders, a Birmingham street gang active from the 1880s through the 1910s, vanished as the city entered the post-World War I era. The TV drama, launched in 2013 by the BBC and later streamed worldwide by Netflix, dramatizes that period and has built a cult following that led to a new six-episode spin-off starring Charlie Heaton.

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Heaton Plays Shelby

Netflix and BBC announced Charlie Heaton will play Charles Shelby, Tommy Shelby’s son, in the sequel.
Steven Knight writes and creates the series, which Banijay UK’s Kudos and Garrison Drama produce.
The six-episode series is set in early 1950s Birmingham, a decade after World II.
The show will debut on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK and stream worldwide on Netflix, with no release date announced.

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