What is Peaky Blinders about?
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
A gangster family in 1919 Birmingham rises through the criminal underworld with gritty, suspenseful ambition.
Epic. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
Peaky Blinders parents guide
Nothing past what a TV-MA promises: moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Peaky Blinders scary?
- Only a little. Peaky Blinders has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Peaky Blinders?
- Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Peaky Blinders rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language. The TV-MA is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Created bySteven Knight
StarringCillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Natasha O'Keeffe
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