Peaky Blinders Season 5 Might Not Be the End
Peaky Blinders Season 5 has officially been a thing since last fall’s epic Season 4 finale aired in the U.K., when the BBC almost immediately confirmed that a fifth season renewal was already on the cards, set to return to our screens in 2019.
Of course, Peaky Blinders Season 4 reaped record ratings for its U.K. airing, on BBC Two, culminating with 3.6 million viewers tuning in for the finale. While we’ll probably never know the hard figures for its U.S. performance on Netflix – due to the streaming giant’s secretiveness over those things – the show can point to the binge habits of American audiences for a lot of its current momentum, especially after ratings had temporarily hemorrhaged during Season 3.
Peaky Blinders Season 5 News
Pertinent to its former ratings woes, Peaky Blinders has long been rumored to be a series that’s imminently set to wrap things up, and the buildup to Season 5 has been no exception. However, according to the latest rumblings from creator Steven Knight, Peaky Blinders Season 5 may not (as rumors constantly suggest,) be the final season after all, with deals (not yet finalized,) in the works for Seasons 6 and 7… and a ballet spinoff. (Yes, you read that right, a Peaky Blinders ballet!)
As Knight recently told the Birmingham Press Club (via Deadline,) regarding the possibility of the show continuing on into Seasons 6 and 7:
“We’ve talked to Cillian Murphy and he’s all for it, and the rest of the principal cast are in for it.”
The comment reaffirms what Knight told the outlet late last year, stating:
“I’ve always said as long as the writing stays as good as it is, I’m around.” Adding, “The thought has long been to finish after Season 5, but the momentum and love for the thing seems to still be growing exponentially and this is making us pause before deciding finally.”
As for the surreal concept of a Peaky Blinders ballet adaptation, Knight (who, last year, also toyed around with ideas for a Peaky Blinders musical,) confirms that he’s met with London’s South Bank-based, 1926-launched, Rambert dance company.
“I had a meeting with Rambert because they said they were interested in turning Peaky Blinders into a ballet,” Knight said, per local reports. “I don’t know where they would do it, but there was a view to premiering it here in Birmingham.”
Peaky Blinders Season 5 Renewal
Creator Steven Knight has long indicated that he had five series of the show mapped out. However, even in a late-2017 interview with Deadline, he seemed even less sure that the end is nigh for the Birmingham-set period drama.
“The thought has long been to finish after season 5,” Knight mused. “But the momentum and love for the thing seems to still be growing exponentially and this is making us pause before deciding finally.”
Star Cillian Murphy also commented:
“Listen, you know Steve has so many ideas. He’s so inventive, I wouldn’t be surprised. For me, I’ve always said as long as the writing stays as good as it is, I’m around.”
More on Peaky Blinders Season 5 (and potentially Seasons 6 and 7,) as we have it.
