The official Peaky Blinders Twitter account has announced that filming on the sixth and final season has wrapped. The post gives thanks to the cast and crew of the series, saying, "You've given this one everything. And it's going to be epic."
Fans awaiting the next season of the BBC’s
Peaky Blinders have some good news and bad news. The good news is production on the sixth season has now resumed after a lengthy lockdown due to the global health crisis, but the bad news however is it will be the series’ final season.
The news was announced by series creator and writer Steven Knight, who had previously planned for a seventh season of the series. Despite season six now being the final one, Knight promised that the story will continue through other means.
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Peaky is back and with a bang,” said Knight. “After the enforced production delay due to the Covid pandemic, we find the family in extreme jeopardy and the stakes have never been higher. We believe this will be the best series of all and are sure that our amazing fans will love it. While the TV series will be coming to an end, the story will continue in another form.”
As production finally begins on the highly-anticipated sixth season of the
Peaky Blinders, creator Steven Knight has announced that the acclaimed period crime drama series will officially be concluding its run and will no longer return for a seventh season. This announcement comes after Season 5 had made its U.S. debut last October on Netflix.
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Peaky is back and with a bang”, Knight said in a statement.
“After the enforced production delay due to the Covid pandemic, we find the family in extreme jeopardy and the stakes have never been higher. We believe this will be the best series of all and are sure that our amazing fans will love it. While the TV series will be coming to an end, the story will continue in another form.”