{"id":257561,"date":"2026-01-26T00:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/257561\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T00:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:04:10","slug":"10-tv-shows-influenced-by-peaky-blinders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/257561\/","title":{"rendered":"10 TV Shows Influenced by Peaky Blinders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steven Knight\u2019s iconic British crime drama Peaky Blinders<\/a> gets its first big-screen release this year on March 6. Meanwhile, the various other shows it\u2019s inspired over the past decade are available to stream in the meantime. Fans of Tommy Shelby\u2019s escapades will soon recognize elements of Small Heath\u2019s most notorious gang in these series.<\/p>\n

Peaky Blinders will deliver a Netflix movie<\/a> quite unlike any other, yet there\u2019s no question that this seminal gangster franchise has left its mark elsewhere on television. From historical depictions of social upheaval to similarly significant period action thrillers, from neo-noir crime dramas to more recent Steven Knight series \u2013 Birmingham\u2019s answer to The Godfather has influenced them all.<\/p>\n

Overall, there are probably too many period crime shows like Peaky Blinders<\/a> to count, but a smaller selection of series proactively set out to be the successor to this modern classic of British television. Still, none of them has yet managed to take its crown as the best gangster show ever produced outside of the United States.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now over 12 years since Peaky Blinders first aired on the BBC, and 11 years since the show made its Netflix berth. In that time, cities from Dublin to San Francisco have seen their own versions of the Shelby family reach our screens.<\/p>\n

Rebellion<\/p>\n

2016<\/p>\n

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A Netflix-produced war show<\/a> about the 1916 Easter Rising that effectively began the Irish Civil War, Rebellion owes more in stylistic terms than in narrative terms to Peaky Blinders. Nevertheless, the brooding early 20th century period setting of this hit-and-miss miniseries certainly looks and feels a lot like Tommy Shelby\u2019s Birmingham.<\/p>\n

If that\u2019s not enough, there are no fewer than five Peaky Blinders cast members in the series. In addition to Lizzie Shelby and Jessie Eden actors Natasha O’Keeffe and Charlie Murphy, we see appearances in Rebellion from Brian Gleeson, Simone Kirby, and The Immortal Man star Barry Keoghan.<\/p>\n

Animal Kingdom<\/p>\n

2016\u20132022<\/p>\n

\"J
\n J looking slightly angry in Animal Kingdom<\/p>\n

As well as being a hidden gem of the gangster subgenre, Animal Kingdom is possibly Netflix\u2019s most underrated show<\/a>. This contemporary drama series about a family building their violent criminal enterprise in Southern California is just as captivating as Peaky Blinders, albeit in a very different setting.<\/p>\n

Apart from the upward trajectories of the gangs they\u2019re each primarily concerned with, the biggest thing that links the Animal Kingdom and Peaky Blinders is their portrayal of specific characters. Cody family matriarch Smurf is every bit as formidable and sharp-tongued as Polly Gray, while there\u2019s little to separate Finn Cole’s performances as J Cody and Polly\u2019s son, Michael.<\/p>\n

Taboo<\/p>\n

2017<\/p>\n

\"Tom
\n Tom Hardy in Taboo FX<\/p>\n

Steven Knight\u2019s first TV creation after Peaky Blinders, Taboo features Tom Hardy in his element as rogue adventurer James Keziah Delaney, whose return to London from Africa places him at the heart of the city\u2019s 19th century criminal underworld. Knight has recently suggested that Taboo season 2 <\/a>has every chance of being made at some point.<\/p>\n

Until it is, Tom Hardy fans will have to content themselves with a single season of his excellent lead performance, which couldn\u2019t be more different from his portrayal of Alfie Solomons. Nevertheless, Taboo\u2019s interaction with its period London setting is vintage Steven Knight, straight out of the writer\u2019s Peaky Blinders playbook.<\/p>\n

Bad Blood<\/p>\n

2017\u20132018<\/p>\n

\"Kim
\n Kim Coates holding a gun in Netflix’s Bad Blood<\/p>\n

Another period crime drama charting the spectacular rise and catastrophic fall of a family of mobsters, Bad Blood is among the few shows on Netflix with a perfect ending<\/a>. Kim Coates is utterly spellbinding in the lead role as ascendant mob boss Declan Gardiner, giving Cillian Murphy a run for his money.<\/p>\n

Mixing grit and brutality with gorgeous cinematography and beautifully executed plot twists, Bad Blood is more than worthy of being dubbed the \u201cCanadian Sopranos\u201d. Ultimately, though, it\u2019s Peaky Blinders that the series has more in common with, whether in terms of plot, characterization, or its stylized period aesthetic.<\/p>\n

Warrior<\/p>\n

2019\u20132023<\/p>\n

\"Andrew
\n Andrew Koji and Joe Taslim face off in Warrior<\/p>\n

HBO\u2019s Warrior was originally conceived by Bruce Lee<\/a>, but there\u2019s no question that the way the show was produced signals a respectful nod in the direction of Peaky Blinders. This visually breathtaking depiction of San Francisco\u2019s 19th century Tong Wars is every bit as graphically violent as its Birmingham-based counterpart, but just as thrilling, too.<\/p>\n

Warrior leans into dramatic intense and evocative atmospherics to deliver a swashbuckling tale of life and death in an urban jungle. Arguably the best series on this list, it\u2019s also a masterpiece in martial arts choreography, warranting comparisons with Bruce Lee\u2019s own cinematic Kung Fu classics.<\/p>\n

Godfather Of Harlem<\/p>\n

2019\u2013Present<\/p>\n

\"Forest
\n Forest Whittaker as Bumpy in Godfather of Harlem, giving orders<\/p>\n

Godfather of Harlem stands alongside Peaky Blinders as one of the best gangster TV shows<\/a> of modern times. Both series blur fact and fiction by working historical figures effortlessly into their plotlines. Yet, this East Coast crime drama goes a step further, making historical events the entire basis for its semi-fictional narrative.<\/p>\n

Starring Forest Whitaker as title character Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem portrays a black crime boss mixing it with the Five Families of New York\u2019s notorious Sicilian-American mafia. It\u2019s a masterclass in historical storytelling onscreen, akin to HBO\u2019s Boardwalk Empire. Nevertheless, Peaky Blinders was the show from which it took up the mantle as TV\u2019s best gangster series.<\/p>\n

Gangs Of London<\/p>\n

2020\u2013Present<\/p>\n

\"Sean
\n Sean Wallace (Joe Cole) and Marian Wallace (Michelle Fairley) in black in Gangs of London<\/p>\n

Starring John Shelby actor Joe Cole in his first role after leaving Peaky Blinders, this modern gangland action thriller set in the criminal underbelly of Britain\u2019s capital is every bit as explosive as the series Cole left behind. Gangs of London might be based on Playstation game The Getaway<\/a>, but it\u2019s far closer to Peaky Blinders in spirit.<\/p>\n

Cole\u2019s main reasoning for trading Birmingham for London after three and a half seasons of his breakout role was telling about just how similar the two shows are, once cosmetic contrasts are stripped away. Peaky Blinders belongs to Cillian Murphy, and Cole wanted to play the lead gangster in his own version of the series.<\/p>\n

Mayor of Kingstown<\/p>\n

2021\u2013Present<\/p>\n

\"Jeremy
\n Jeremy Renner as Mike with his head tilted back and blood on his shirt in Mayor of Kingstown season 3<\/p>\n

Taylor Sheridan\u2019s Mayor of Kingstown has been cancelled<\/a> against the will of its creator, but this mob drama behind bars has certainly been fun while it\u2019s lasted. Much like Small Heath is the company town of the Peaky Blinders, Kingstown, Michigan is the fiefdom of corrupt prison magnates the McLusky family.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Renner\u2019s MIke McLusky is Tommy Shelby with the law more overtly on his side, although in many ways there\u2019s little to choose between their respective modes of operation. Taylor Sheridan is nothing on Steven Knight as a storyteller, but he still knows how to pack the punches into scintillating hour-long episodes of crime drama.<\/p>\n

A Thousand Blows<\/p>\n

2025\u2013Present<\/p>\n

\"Sugar
\n Sugar Goodson (Stephen Graham) with a disappointed look in A Thousand Blows Season 1 Ep 6<\/p>\n

Image via Hulu<\/p>\n

Even if it exists in a separate TV universe set within a different century, A Thousand Blows is effectively the perfect sequel to Peaky Blinders<\/a>. Steven Knight\u2019s boxing drama swaps Tommy Shelby\u2019s family out for the Forty Elephants, a real-life troupe of female thieves fronted by Erin Doherty\u2019s protagonist Mary Carr.<\/p>\n

A Thousand Blows makes the most of its colorful backdrop in London\u2019s East End during the late 19th century. But it\u2019s ultimately the performances of Doherty, Malachi Kirby and Stephen Graham, among others, which make this Peaky Blinders companion sparkle as much as it does.<\/p>\n

House Of Guinness<\/p>\n

2025<\/p>\n

\"Edward,
\n Edward, Benjamin and Anne looking sad while sitting next to each other in House of GuinnessBen Blackall\/Netflix<\/p>\n

House of Guinness deservedly earned the best Rotten Tomatoes score<\/a> of any Steven Knight debut season last September, beating out even Peaky Blinders itself. This fictionalization of the crisis that befell the Guinness brewing company in the mid-19th century plays like a period version of Succession.<\/p>\n

It also has much the same swagger and visual aesthetic as Knight\u2019s first TV drama. For better or for worse, Peaky Blinders will always be the show the rest of his pseudo-historical creations are compared against. So far, however, the long shadow it casts has proven to be more of a blessing than a curse for its creator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steven Knight\u2019s iconic British crime drama Peaky Blinders gets its first big-screen release this year on March 6.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257562,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[146,85,46,411],"class_list":{"0":"post-257561","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}