Netflix's Most Exciting Crime Thriller Franchise Is About To Get Even Bigger

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Netflix's Most Exciting Crime Thriller Franchise Is About To Get Even Bigger

NetflixPeaky Blinders didn’t just launch Cillian Murphy from a Danny Boyle mainstay to a household name — it also defined a generation of crime thriller TV and, somewhat regrettably, discourse around masculinity. But behind all the Tommy Shelby memes and flat caps, Peaky Blinders truly was the platonic ideal of a period crime drama: gritty, unabashed, full of schemes, and impeccably costumed. A dozen years after it premiered, Peaky Blinders is r…