Preview:
- The first image of Jamie Bell in the ‘Peaky Blinders’ sequel series is online.
- He takes over the role of Duke Shelby.
- This new show is set in the early 1950s.
While generational crime drama ‘Peaky Blinders’ wrapped up its TV run in 2022 and movie ‘The Immortal Man’ effectively closed out one part of the story, creator Steven Knight still has more stories to tell.
And now, via Netflix, we have the first look at one of the main cast members, Jamie Bell, who takes over the role of Duke Shelby (as played by Barry Keoghan in the last couple of seasons and the movie).
LzOjflZ71jZowE9lwuI6J1Also joining the cast are Charlie Heaton (‘Stranger Things’), Jessica Brown Findlay (‘Downton Abbey’), Lashana Lynch (‘No Time to Die’), and Lucy Karczewski (‘Stereophonic’).
Related Article: Movie Review: ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’
What’s the story of the new ‘Peaky Blinders’ series?
In this new era of the Peaky Blinders, a decade after World War Two, the race to rebuild Birmingham becomes a brutal contest of mythical dimensions. This is a city of unprecedented opportunity and jeopardy.
At its blood-soaked heart is Duke Shelby (Bell): older, wiser, more ambitious, and most certainly more dangerous.
‘Peaky Blinders’ sequel series: Steven Knight talks
Here’s Knight talking about the new iteration of his creation:
“I am thrilled that we are announcing a new era of Peaky Blinders, moving the story to post-war Birmingham in the early 50s. We are incredibly fortunate to have Jamie Bell taking the role of Tommy Shelby’s oldest son, Duke, and to have Charlie Heaton also leading the cast. There are more exciting cast announcements to come, and ‘Peaky’ is on the road again.”
Selected Movies and TV Shows Featuring Jamie Bell:
- ‘Billy Elliot’ (2000)
- ‘Deathwatch’ (2002)
- ‘Nicholas Nickleby’ (2002)
- ‘The Chumscrubber’ (2005)
- ‘King Kong’ (2005)
- ‘Flags of our Fathers’ (2006)
- ‘Jumper’ (2008)
- ‘The Eagle’ (2011)
- ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ (2011)
- ‘Snowpiercer’ (2013)
- ‘Filth’ (2013)
- ‘Fantastic Four’ (2005)
- ‘TURN: Washington’s Spies’ (2014-2017)
- ‘Skin’ (2018)
- ‘Rocketman’ (2019)
- ‘All of Us Strangers’ (2023)