

And perhaps Knight's commitment to fresh talent will enable the next great showrunner to emerge, who'll create their own blinding concept.īut until then, here's everything you need to know about Peaky Blinders season six. This attitude towards the young people who will form the future of the industry is admirable, and will hopefully create opportunities within the Peaky Blinders universe for years to come. "For too long productions have taken very enthusiastic, very talented young people, and paid them nothing and had them making coffee and running around and doing nothing," Knight said. It will provide valuable experience for a generation which has traditionally been exploited by some sections of the media. The initiative will be part of the film and TV studio and academy in Birmingham, backed by Knight, alongside the BFI, the BBC Academy, Birmingham City University and the Birmingham Film Academy.

Can we get an Alfie Solomons solo series, starring Tom Hardy, please? Thanks so much!Īnd perhaps those related shows will provide opportunities for the next generation of creators, with Knight also announcing a new initiative, named 'Second Unit', which will provide opportunities for students to get hands-on experience on future productions. They won't be spin-offs, but adjacent stories are possible. That 'as we know it' part is significant, with Knight staying open to the possibility of 'shows related' to Peaky Blinders characters appearing at some point in the future. "And that will probably be the sort of the end of the road for Peaky Blinders as we know it." "I am going to write the feature which will be set in and shot in Birmingham," Knight said at a BFI London Film Festival panel, about writing across genres (via Variety). And it sounds like the big screen discussions are starting to progress. Peaky Blinders has always been an extremely cinematic series, from the stunning cinematography, to the epic soundtrack, to the Oscar-worthy performances. I don't like the word spin-offs, but TV series that are going to be inspired by and include characters from Peaky." Speaking to BBC News, Knight said: "We felt what would be a great idea is to, almost in place of that seventh series, is to go onto the big screen. BBC Studios/Caryn Mandabach Productions BBCĪnd it appears that form is a movie, and possibly even movies, as well as spin-off TV shows.
