Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCarla FericThursday 02 April 2026 23:06 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.The narrative picks up a decade after the events of the newly-released film, The Immortal Man, exploring an "older, wiser, more ambitious and more dangerous" Duke.Jessica Brown Findlay, Lashana Lynch, and debutant Lucy Karczewski are also among the additions to the cast.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 members revealed 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