If you've still not immersed yourself in the dark but beautiful world of the Peaky Blinders, it's about time you did. The British show, which follows the lives of a gangster family in Birmingham, England, after WWI, is available to US fans via Netflix, and it didn't take long for it to develop a strong following. Now that season five has officially begun filming, we're finally getting some more details trickling in about what's to come when it premiers in Spring 2019.
The Cast
Cillian Murphy will continue to lead the cast as the charismatic Tommy Shelby, and we can expect to see the return of key characters like Aunt Pol (Helen McCrory) and Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson), too. As for guest stars, the last four seasons of the show have welcomed big names like Tom Hardy, Adrian Brody, and Game of Thrones alum Aidan Gillen. Hopefully there are even more familiar faces headed to Birmingham!
The Director
Showrunner Steven Knight tends to hand over the reins to a single director each season, and Deadline revealed that this time around Irish director Anthony Byrne will be the one in charge.
The Politics
Spoiler alert: at the end of season four, Tommy became an MP for Birmingham South, which is something of a change in career. However, Paul Anderson told Metro that Tommy's new political position doesn't mean other members of the family will get involved in politics too. Expect Arthur to use these new ties to the government for his own personal gain. "Arthur will be even more Arthur," the actor joked.
The Setting
Though Tommy's new role means he's likely to spend most of his time in his constituency, there was a pretty huge reveal at the end of season four when (spoilers again!) Tommy discussed a certain deal that had been made with an American called Al Capone. Michael has already been shipped off to the US, but will other members of the family make the trip over to the States to meet with their new ally?
The Mobster
As soon as Al Capone's name was mentioned, fans began rallying for him to be played by Stephen Graham (who has already taken on the challenge for Boardwalk Empire). However, Paul Anderson told Digital Spy that he doesn't think this will work, as crossing from one show to another would be odd. This is probably right; though Boardwalk Empire and Peaky Blinders do have their similarities, the tone and style differ quite dramatically at times: Peaky Blinders is far more stylized.
Is This the End?
Nobody's gone on record to say when the show will end, but Stephen Knight has been quite open about how he sees the show finishing, telling NME: "I want it to end with the first air raid siren in Birmingham in the Second World War, so that will be the start of the next chapter in British history. It's that period." The show is known for time-jumps between seasons, but not of over a decade, so given that season four ended in 1926, it's unlikely that they can get to 1939 in only six episodes. Paul Anderson agrees, telling NME, "I had this conversation with Cillian about one more season, and we both agreed: listen, if that's it, then yeah, for sure. But it might take two more. I've got a feeling it might take two more."
Five Seasons and a Movie?
The other option to tie up loose ends is a movie, an idea that's been floated in the past. Could the story of the Shelbys end with a feature-length finale? Stranger things have happened!
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