The Peaky Blinders sequel series Netflix cast has officially been revealed — and a whole new generation is taking over.
Netflix and the BBC have confirmed the lead actors for the highly anticipated follow-up, and the lineup includes a face that fans of one of Netflix’s biggest shows ever will immediately recognise.
The announcement comes just two weeks after Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man became Netflix’s number one film globally for two consecutive weeks — proving the franchise has never been more popular. Now the story is moving forward, and the Shelby family is passing the torch to a dangerous new generation.
Charlie Heaton and Jamie Bell Lead the New Era
GettyCharlie Heaton, best known to millions as Jonathan Byers across all five seasons of Stranger Things, has been cast in the new Peaky Blinders series. His specific role has not been revealed yet, but the casting announcement strongly suggests he will stand alongside Duke Shelby as a co-leader of Birmingham’s next generation of gangsters.
This marks Heaton’s return to Netflix — the platform where he built his global following — in what is shaping up to be his most high-profile role since the Upside Down.
Taking the lead as Duke Shelby is BAFTA-winning actor Jamie Bell, who becomes the third actor to play Tommy Shelby’s eldest son. Conrad Khan played a younger Duke in the original series, and Barry Keoghan took the role in The Immortal Man.
Now Bell — best known for Billy Elliot, Rocketman, and All of Us Strangers — steps into the character at his most dangerous. The official description puts it plainly: Duke is “older, wiser, more ambitious, and most certainly more dangerous.”
Also confirmed in the cast are Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey, Silo), Lashana Lynch (No Time to Die, The Day of the Jackal), and Lucy Karczewski (Stereophonic), who makes her television debut. Details on all three characters are being kept strictly under wraps for now.
What to Expect From the New Series
GettyThe sequel picks up a full decade after the events of The Immortal Man, placing the story in post-war Birmingham in the early 1950s. The city is rebuilding after being heavily bombed during World War II — and as the official logline makes clear, that rebuilding process is anything but peaceful. “The race to rebuild Birmingham becomes a brutal contest of mythical dimensions,” Netflix confirms. Two full six-episode seasons have already been ordered, giving the new series significant room to breathe and build its world.
Creator and writer Steven Knight — who has been with the franchise since its BBC Two debut in 2013 — is back at the helm. Filming is already underway at Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham, returning the production to the city that made the original series a worldwide phenomenon.
Director Mike Barker, known for The Testaments, is directing the opening episode. Knight said of the new cast, “There are more exciting cast announcements to come, and Peaky is on the road again.”
The series will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and on Netflix globally.
The Shelby name still means something on the streets of Birmingham. And with this cast, it is about to mean something all over again.
