Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCarla FericFriday 03 April 2026 08:32 BSTCillian Murphy, Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Roth on Peaky Blinders' big screen adaptationJamie Bell and Charlie Heaton have been announced as key cast members for a new Peaky Blinders spin-off series.Bell will portray Duke "Erasmus" Shelby, the new leader of the violent crime gang, with the story set in 1950s Birmingham, a decade after the film The Immortal Man.The series will explore a post-Second World War Birmingham, following an "older, wiser, more ambitious and more dangerous" Duke.Other cast additions include Jessica Brown Findlay, Lashana Lynch, and Lucy Karczewski, making her television debut.Created by Steven Knight, the show has been commissioned for two series, each with six 60-minute episodes, and will be available on BBC iPlayer, BBC One, and Netflix.In fullPeaky Blinders spin-off cast named as story moves to post-war BirminghamThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in