Peaky Blinders is to return with two new series focusing on a "new generation of Shelbys", the BBC has announced.
It comes after the Peaky Blinders film, starring Irish actors Barry Keoghan and Cillian Murphy, wrapped filming in December last year.
The sequel series will pick up after the events of the forthcoming feature film and is to be filmed at Digbeth Loc Studios in Birmingham.
It has not been revealed if Oscar-winning actor Murphy, 49, who played protagonist Tommy Shelby in the film and original series, which ended in 2022, will return.
The new episodes will once again be set in the city, with events taking place in 1953, when Birmingham is building a future out of concrete and steel after the Second World War.
Creator and writer Steven Knight said: "I'm thrilled to be announcing this new chapter in the Peaky Blinders story.
"Once again it will be rooted in Birmingham and will tell the story of a city rising from the ashes of the Birmingham blitz.
"The new generation of Shelbys have taken the wheel and it will be a hell of a ride."
When the series came to an end in 2022 after nine years, Tommy Shelby appeared to put his criminal past behind him.
The series has tackled the rise of fascism, Irish republican politics and communist activities throughout the period after the First World War - along with Tommy’s ambitions in politics.
Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, said the show "made a huge impact when it first came to our screens 12 years ago" and added: "I can’t wait for his scripts to be brought to life when filming begins in Birmingham."
Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, said: "Peaky Blinders is a worldwide phenomenon that’s boosted our tourism and global reach.
"We’re proud to be working with the team bringing the production back to the Shelbys’ home of Birmingham and job opportunities will follow for local people to become part of this story.
"It’s this sort of backing from some of the biggest names in entertainment that will turn the West Midlands into the creative capital of the UK."
The series, both with six episodes each, will air on BBC One in the UK and will be released on Netflix globally.
Source: Press Association
