British screenwriter and director Steven Knight practically changed his career path overnight after creating "Peaky Blinders" for the BBC. A period crime drama, the series takes place in the early part of the 20th century and follows the fictional exploits of a real, historical Irish street gang called the Peaky Blinders . Comprised of a group of thugs who ruled the streets of Birmingham, England, the show chronicles a fictionalized version of their rise from a simple gang of tough guys to one of the most infamous criminal syndicates in British history.
With a star-studded cast led by Cillian Murphy, "Peaky Blinders" was one of the BBC's biggest hits of the 2010s, a show filled with bare-knuckled brawls, fiery shootouts, and plenty of blood. With its reputation as a critically acclaimed c