<P> A second series was commissioned shortly after the broadcast of the first and aired in the autumn of 2014 . On 11 January 2014, auditions were held in Digbeth area of Birmingham (near where parts of the series are set) for white and mixed race teenage male extras, resulting in lengthy queues . </P> <P> Shortly after the final episode of the second series, the show announced via its official Twitter account that it had been renewed for a third series . On 5 October 2015, the official Peaky Blinders Twitter account announced that filming had begun for series 3 . Filming wrapped on 22 January 2016, after 78 days of shooting . </P> <P> During the initial broadcast of series 3, BBC Two renewed Peaky Blinders for series 4 and 5 . Both 4 and 5 will follow suit for six episodes each . Filming for series 4 started in March 2017 and premiered on 15 November 2017 . Creator and writer Steven Knight will return to write every episode of series 4 and 5 . Cillian Murphy has also confirmed his return for both series; the rest of the main cast are expected to return as well, and it was announced that Charlotte Riley is returning as May Carleton . Adrien Brody and Aidan Gillen have been cast as new characters . On October 13, 2017, it was confirmed that the show will not include The Weinstein Company or its logo in its credits from the fourth season onward, even though the company was formerly involved in the US distribution of the series . </P> <P> Reception for Peaky Blinders has been largely positive, with notable praise for its writing, acting, visual style, and stylish cinematography . David Renshaw of The Guardian summarised the series as a "riveting, fast - paced tale of post-first world war Birmingham gangsters", praising Murphy as the "ever - so - cool Tommy Shelby" and the rest of the cast for their "powerful performances ." Sarah Compton of The Telegraph gave the series a 4 / 5 rating, praising the show for its originality and "taking all of our expectations and confounding them ." Alex Fletcher from Digital Spy believes that "Peaky Blinders has started as sharp as a dart," while Den of Geek called the series "the most intelligent, stylish and engrossing BBC drama in ages ." Cult TV Times critic Hugh David said the show "warrants the billing" by "managing to tick several ratings boxes--period drama, gangster epic, film star leads--yet go against the grain of those in the most interesting of ways ." </P>

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