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Tom Hardy’s Epic 6-Season Crime Series Is a Near-Perfect Netflix Binge
*Peaky Blinders* follows Birmingham gangster Tommy Shelby and his family as they build a criminal empire after the First World War. Across six seasons, the series combines crime and family drama, tracing Tommy’s attempt to turn a small horse-betting operation into a legitimate business and the risks his ambition creates.
The story begins in 1919, when the gang finds a crate of stolen military weapons, giving Tommy a chance to expand his plans. Cillian Murphy leads a cast that includes Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson and later-season additions Anya Taylor-Joy, Stephen Graham and Adrien Brody; Tom Hardy plays rival gang leader Alfie Solomons. The article highlights the show’s twists, ensemble performances and Tommy’s escalating schemes as reasons it makes a compelling binge.
In short
- Tommy Shelby builds an empire in post-war Birmingham.
- Six seasons mix family drama with crime and ambition.
- Cillian Murphy leads a cast featuring Tom Hardy and others.
Explained simply
Peaky Blinders is a television crime drama set in Birmingham after the First World War. It follows Tommy Shelby and his family, who run a gang known as the Peaky Blinders and try to expand their horse-betting business.
Tommy aims to turn the family’s criminal operation into a legitimate business, but rivals and the consequences of his schemes complicate that effort. Cillian Murphy plays Tommy, while Tom Hardy plays Alfie Solomons, a rival gang leader; the story combines crime with the family’s changing fortunes.