A brand new series of Peaky Blinders will reportedly follow on from the upcoming feature film.

The show - created by Steven Knight - follows the exploits of Birmingham's Peaky Blinders crime gang in the aftermath of World War I and stars the likes of Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Anya Taylor-Joy and Stephen Graham.

The acclaimed drama ran for six series on the BBC between 2013 and 2022, by which point the action had reached the 1930s, before Knight decided to end the saga with a movie.

That film - The Immortal Man, set during WWII - was shot at the end of last year and will be released on Netflix later this year.

According to The Sun, however, Knight has now had a change of heart about the show's future and has started work on a new series for the BBC set in the 1950s.

"The sixth series of Peaky Blinders was supposed to be the last and the movie was meant to be the final farewell for the story," a source told the newspaper.

"But show boss Steven Knight couldn't resist coming back to the story - his most famous creation - and he's been dropping hints he wanted to return to do more.

"But the fact that it's been officially greenlit by the Beeb and wheels are in motion on pre-production will be a huge thrill to fans of the show, which was a huge hit for the BBC."

Filming is supposedly due to commence in September with a provisional airdate of early 2026.