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24th Mar 2017

Peaky Blinders have added an Oscar winner to its cast

Paul Moore

The first plot details have also been revealed.

Much likeĀ that scene when all hell broke lose atĀ Epsom, the floodgates about the new season of Peaky Blinders have well and truly opened and we couldn’t be happier.

After news that Tom Hardy’s AlfieĀ Solomons has been spotted on the set in Liverpool and Cillian Murphy’s promise that the new season will see the show ‘return to its roots’, we finally know what that will involve.

Deadline have reported that :”Season 4 will kick off when Tommy receives a mysterious letter on Christmas Eve and realizes the Peaky Blinders are in danger of annihilation. As the enemy closes in, he flees his country house and returns to the streets of Small Heath, Birmingham where a desperate fight for survival begins.”

With the scope and drama being increased tenfold, it’s only natural that Steven Knight has been looking to add some new characters and cast members to hisĀ gangster epic.

We’re delighted to see thatĀ Adrien Brody will be mixing with theĀ the Shelby clan and according to the Peaky Blinders creatorĀ ā€œhe genuinely was the actor in my head when I wrote the part. Iā€™m sure he will be a formidable presence in the world of the Peaky Blinders.ā€

Details aboutĀ Brodyā€™s role are being kept under wraps for now but he’s an actor thatĀ will only add to the dynamic of the superb BBC drama.

Not only has Brody excelled in dramatic roles like The Pianist (he won an Oscar for that) andĀ The Village, but he’s also capable of providing a physical presence, his work in Predators and King Kong spring to mind.

We can’t wait for Season 4.