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How to watch Peaky Blinders in order

Last updated: April 30 2026

Written by: ChronoBob

Peaky Blinders is one of the most stylish and gripping crime dramas ever made, following the Shelby family's rise from Birmingham gang to criminal empire in the years after World War I. With six seasons and a feature film on the way, here's your complete guide.

Created by Steven Knight and starring Cillian Murphy as the magnetic Tommy Shelby, Peaky Blinders began on BBC Two in 2013 and quickly established itself as a prestige drama of the highest order. Set in post-WWI Birmingham, England, the show blends period-accurate grit with modern music and stylized visuals to create something unlike anything else on television. Over six seasons it traces the Shelby family's ascent through the criminal underworld, their political ambitions, and the personal costs of a life built on violence and cunning.

🕐 Release Order

Peaky Blinders tells a continuous story — each season builds directly on the last, advancing the Shelby family's story through the 1920s and into the 1930s. Watch in release order from start to finish.

  1. Peaky Blinders — Season 1 (2013)
  2. Peaky Blinders — Season 2 (2014)
  3. Peaky Blinders — Season 3 (2016)
  4. Peaky Blinders — Season 4 (2017)
  5. Peaky Blinders — Season 5 (2019)
  6. Peaky Blinders — Season 6 (2022)

A Peaky Blinders feature film has been confirmed and is in development, set to continue Tommy Shelby's story following the Season 6 finale. This guide will be updated upon its release.

📖 Story Chronology

The story progresses in a roughly linear fashion across all six seasons, moving from 1919 through the late 1930s. There are no prequels, spin-offs, or timeline complications — just six seasons of pure Shelby drama.

  1. Peaky Blinders — Season 1 (2013) — 1919: Tommy Shelby navigates the post-war black market and police pressure
  2. Peaky Blinders — Season 2 (2014) — 1921–1922: the family's ambitions expand to London
  3. Peaky Blinders — Season 3 (2016) — 1924: dangerous alliances with foreign powers
  4. Peaky Blinders — Season 4 (2017) — 1925–1926: the American mafia comes to Birmingham
  5. Peaky Blinders — Season 5 (2019) — 1929–1930: Tommy enters parliament; fascism rises
  6. Peaky Blinders — Season 6 (2022) — 1933–1934: Tommy confronts his most personal and existential battle yet

Which Order Should You Choose?

Peaky Blinders is a straightforward binge from Season 1 to Season 6 — there's no alternative order to consider. Start with Season 1 and let the show build its world around you. The first episode can feel slow compared to what comes later, but by the end of Season 1 most viewers are completely hooked. Seasons 1 through 4 represent some of the most consistently excellent television of the 2010s, and Season 6 delivers a finale worthy of Tommy Shelby's legend.

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