Peaky Blinders Sequel Series Expands Cast with Game of Thrones Star Conleth Hill and Others
The upcoming Peaky Blinders sequel series has announced a new wave of cast members, including Game of Thrones veteran Conleth Hill as rival gangster patriarch Clemmy Keeler, alongside several actors joining the Shelby gang. Ned Dennehy and Packy Lee will reprise their original roles as Charlie Strong and Johnny Dogs, while Jamie Bell and Charlie Heaton lead the series as Duke and Charles Shelby in a story set a decade after World War Two. The additions round out a production already filming in Birmingham that will air on BBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK and on Netflix internationally.
The Peaky Blinders sequel series, currently in production at Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham, has unveiled a substantial new cast alongside previously announced leads Jamie Bell and Charlie Heaton. Conleth Hill, known for Game of Thrones, joins as Clemmy Keeler, the fierce patriarch of a rival gangster family competing with the Peaky Blinders to rebuild post-WWII Birmingham, with Cal O'Driscoll playing his son Aidan Keeler. Lucie Shorthouse joins the Shelby gang as Kezia Lee, while Samuel Bottomley, Arturo Muselli, and Eugene Collins play gang members Eliot, Angelo, and Frank respectively. Daniel Monks takes on the role of Detective Inspector Bell. Fan favorites Ned Dennehy and Packy Lee will reprise their roles as Charlie Strong and Johnny Dogs from both the original series and the recent film Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. Jessica Brown Findlay, Lashana Lynch, and Lucy Karczewski were previously announced but their roles remain undisclosed. The series, created and written by Steven Knight and directed by Mike Barker and Anna Zackrisson, consists of at least two six-episode seasons and is notably the first commission under a new BBC partnership with the West Midlands Combined Authority backed by £40 million in annual regional investment.
What's missing
No release dates have been confirmed for either of the two new series, and the roles of previously announced cast members Jessica Brown Findlay, Lashana Lynch, and Lucy Karczewski remain undisclosed.
What different sources said
- The Hollywood ReporterCenter
Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee to Reprise Roles as Charlie and Johnny Dogs in ‘Peaky Blinders’ Sequel Series
- VarietyCenter
‘Peaky Blinders’ Sequel Series Adds Conleth Hill, Lucie Shorthouse, Cal O’Driscoll to Cast
- BBCCenter
Cast announced for new series of Peaky Blinders
- DeadlineCenter
'Peaky Blinders' Series Casts Conleth Hill, Daniel Monks, Packy Lee
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