As Peaky Blinders fans anticipate Steven Knight's upcoming film The Immortal Man and a two-season sequel series in 2026, a new roundup highlights similar gritty crime dramas. These recommendations feature period pieces, mob families, and intense rivalries that echo the Shelby clan's world.
Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders, has a feature-length film titled The Immortal Man slated for 2026, alongside a sequel series greenlit for two seasons. While waiting for these projects, viewers can turn to other shows that capture the series' blend of historical crime, family tensions, and charismatic antiheroes.
The list begins with Taboo, a 1814-set drama co-created by Knight and starring Tom Hardy as the cunning James Delaney, who battles the East India Trading Company over family land. Though renewed in 2017, it has not returned. Next, A Thousand Blows, another Knight production, follows Jamaican boxer Hezekiah Moscow in 1880s London, clashing with fighter Sugar Goodson amid underground boxing and heists by the Forty Elephants gang; its second season arrives in 2026.
Boardwalk Empire, launched in 2010 by Terence Winter and Martin Scorsese, stars Steve Buscemi as Prohibition-era treasurer Nucky Thompson entangled with bootleggers like a young Al Capone; it ran five seasons and earned 20 Emmys. Warrior, inspired by Bruce Lee and set in 1870s San Francisco, features Andrew Koji as martial artist Ah Sahm in the Tong Wars; canceled after three seasons, it ends on a cliffhanger.
Modern tales include Gangs of London, where undercover detective Elliot Carter infiltrates a crime family after a boss's death, delivering brutal action across three seasons with a fourth upcoming. Sons of Anarchy reimagines Hamlet as a biker gang saga led by Charlie Hunnam as Jax Teller, spanning seven seasons of turf wars. Ozark follows accountant Marty Byrde, played by Jason Bateman, laundering money for a cartel in the Ozarks, with Laura Linney as his evolving wife; the family descends into corruption over four seasons.
Ripper Street, set post-Jack the Ripper, tracks detectives Edmund Reid and Bennet Drake through London's underbelly across five seasons. Yellowstone, debuting in 2018, centers on the Dutton ranch in Montana, with Kevin Costner as patriarch John Dutton defending against threats; it has boosted stars like Kelly Reilly and spawned spinoffs. The Sopranos, hailed as television's best-written show, stars James Gandolfini as mob boss Tony Soprano balancing crime and therapy over six seasons.
Penny Dreadful weaves vampires and werewolves into a Victorian tale with Eva Green as Vanessa Ives searching for her friend. MobLand, produced by Guy Ritchie, features Tom Hardy as fixer Harry Da Souza amid gang wars, renewed for a second season at Paramount+. SAS: Rogue Heroes recounts the Special Air Service's WWII exploits with Connor Swindells and Jack O'Connell, across two seasons. Kin depicts the Kinsella family's Irish underworld with Charlie Cox as ex-con Michael Kinsella, limited to two seasons. Finally, The Wire offers a realistic look at Baltimore's drug trade and law enforcement over five seasons.
