Peaky Blinders
- Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle
- Crime, Drama
- Italian, Yiddish, English, Romanian, Irish
- 8.8
- Great Britain
Synopsis
Together with the main characters, we find ourselves in British Birmingham at the beginning of the 20th century, where there is an ongoing criminal showdown for the power over the city. We see this struggle on behalf of the Shelby crime family. Four brothers and their multitudinary relatives are bloodthirsty fighting for the control over Birmingham; besides, they are trying to transfer their influence to London in the following seasons.
In the fifth season, the main character Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) decides to go into politics despite his criminal background. However, new enemies and the economic crisis will amend the future of the entire clan.
Interesting facts
- The creator of Peaky Blinders, Stephen Knight, is a real multihyphenate. He is not only one of the screenwriters who created the popular quiz Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, but also the author of many successful series and films. On top of everything else, he also shot pseudo-historical thriller Taboo with Tom Hardy. Now Mr. Knight is working on a series about Special Military Service of Great Britain.
- By the way, in 2018, Stephen Knight announced not only the beginning of work on the sixth and seventh seasons of Peaky Blinders, but also the possible appearance of a film or spinoff of the criminal saga.
- Over the past four seasons, many famous actors filmed in Peaky Blinders, for example, Tom Hardy (he appears in the fifth season also) and Adrien Brody. In addition, we could see Russian actress Dina Korzun in the third season.
- It is worth mentioning Anya Taylor-Joy and Brian Gleason acted in the fifth season.
Information
The British-made TV series is shot in the crime drama genre. The fifth season of Peaky Blinders premiered on October 4, 2019 on the BBC One British channel.
FAQ
- What channel is producing the series?
Peaky Blinders are shot for the BBC TV network which broadcasts the series in the UK. For the international show, the series was purchased by the Netflix streaming platform.
- Will there be a sequel?
The work on two new seasons of the series is underway now.
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