Peaky Blinders, the Netflix crime series starring Cillian Murphy as Thomas "Tommy" Shelby, spans six seasons set in post-World War I Birmingham. The show follows Tommy's transformation of his family's horse-betting operation into a legitimate business after his men discover a crate of stolen military weapons. Each season escalates Tommy's schemes, from blackmailing police to expanding into rival territories, as he builds the Shelby Company Limited while making increasingly questionable decisions that put his empire at risk.
The cast includes Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby, Helen McCrory as Aunt Polly Gray, and Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons, leader of a London-based Jewish gang who appears across five seasons. Later seasons feature Anya Taylor-Joy, Stephen Graham, Adrien Brody, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren. The series ended in 2022, but creator Steven Knight released the feature film Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man in March 2026, set years after the show's finale. Netflix then announced a two-part sequel series set in 1953, focusing on Tommy's sons Duke (Jamie Bell) and Charles Shelby (Charlie Heaton), with Jessica Brown Findlay, Lashana Lynch, and Lucy Karczewski also in the cast. The sequel follows the next generation navigating postwar Birmingham's reconstruction as Barry Keoghan's Duke has grown more ruthless, while Charles has cut ties with the family.