Hit BBC drama Peaky Blinders will end after its sixth and final season. But the creator and writer Steven Knight has promised the story will “continue in another form.”
Hugely popular even in Nigeria, the series follows Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his notorious family’s rise to power; against the backdrop of working-class, in early 20th century Birmingham. BBC confirmed the show’s terminus on Monday; while announcing that it had resumed production in the U.K. under strict COVID guidelines.
The season 6 ending is something of a surprise; as Knight previously told Entertainment Weekly in 2019 that Peaky Blinders would live to see season 7. However, a year’s delay in production due to the pandemic is likely to have accelerated plans to wrap with season 6. The final season will likely air in late 2021 or possibly even early 2022; depending on how quickly production can complete filming amid the U.K.’s ongoing virus crisis.
Peaky Blinders first aired on BBC Two in 2013 and has grown to become one of the public broadcaster’s biggest hits internationally. It made the transition to flagship channel BBC One for season 5 in 2019, and is available for streaming around the world on Netflix.