The program’s supervisor, Anthony Byrne, validated the news on Instagram with an image of the script with the caption, «We remain in pre-production on Season 6. More to come. By Order of …» Despite the script being largely obscured out, you can see the very first episode is labelled ‘Black Day’.
Brace yourselves for news that will lug you with the end of the January blues: Peaky Blinders season 6 remains in the jobs!
During an appearance on BBC Sounds Obsessed With Peaky Blinders podcast, Byrne exposed the sixth season will pick up from the end of season five where Tommy was left holding a gun to his head in an area after suffering with PTSD from World War I.
«I have checked out 3 of the manuscripts and they’re great. I did say it feels like part either and that was purely based upon the fact that you have this cliffhanger,» revealed Byrne.
«We’ll be looking at 1934 and points are even worse. The drum beat is getting louder, tensions are even worse and also Tommy is right in the center of all that,» revealed collection designer Steven Knight. «Again, it will certainly be an exploration of what was going on in the ’30s as well as how certain points transpired.»
The concept cast consisting of Cillian Murphy, Sam Claflin, Helen McCrory, Sophie Rundle, Paul Anderson and Finn Cole will all be returning for season 6.
While a main launch day for Peaky Blinders Period 6 is yet to be validated, Byrne has actually previously hinted it will air in early 2021. If it follows suit from period 5, the show will be uploaded to Netflix once it’s aired on BBC.
Up until after that, ensure to obtain your enact for the NTA’s with Peaky Blinders nominated for Best Show and Cillian Murphy up for Best Performance.
Oh Tommy Shelby, exactly how we’ve missed you!