Peaky Blinders new series release date — what Steven Knight has (and hasn't) confirmed

The bottom line: there is no confirmed release date yet. Filming began in March 2026 in Birmingham, Steven Knight said in May 2026 that shooting was weeks from wrapping, and the show is now heading into post-production. Realistically, that points to a 2027 premiere — but neither the BBC nor Netflix has named a date.

What's actually confirmed

Quite a lot, in fact — everything except the date:

• The order — two seasons of six hour-long episodes each, announced on 2 October 2025.
• The broadcasters — BBC One in the UK, Netflix everywhere else.
• The setting — Birmingham in 1953, as the city rebuilds after the Blitz and the fight to control its reconstruction turns brutal.
• The lead — Jamie Bell as Duke Shelby, Tommy's eldest son, with Charlie Heaton as younger son Charles Shelby.
• The production — filmed at Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham, made by Kudos and Garrison Drama, with Cillian Murphy on board as executive producer.

What Knight has said

Knight gave the most concrete update yet at the BAFTA TV Awards on 11 May 2026, telling Deadline that filming had gone well and the series would be finished shooting within weeks. He also teased the result:

"I think people are gonna be pleasantly surprised on how it's turned out." — Steven Knight, Deadline BAFTA interview, May 2026

That was roughly two months after cameras started rolling in March 2026 — a brisk shoot by Peaky standards.

What hasn't been confirmed

The premiere date, first and foremost. Also unconfirmed: whether the two seasons will land together or a year apart, an exact episode-one title, and any trailer. Nothing has been said about a UK-first broadcast window either, though the BBC One/Netflix split mirrors how the original series was distributed.

So when can you realistically expect it?

The maths is straightforward. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man wrapped filming in late 2024 and reached screens in March 2026 — but films sit in the pipeline longer than television. A prestige drama that finishes shooting in mid-2026 would typically complete post-production within nine to twelve months, which makes a 2027 premiere the sensible bet.

If the BBC and Netflix want to move fast on the back of The Immortal Man's success — 25.3 million Netflix views in its first three days — a late-2026 launch isn't impossible, just optimistic.

For the record: the original Peaky Blinders ran for six seasons and 36 episodes between 2013 and 2022, and every one of them is streaming now. Plenty of time for a rewatch before Birmingham calls again.