BBC<\/a>, with Netflix also involved, and will follow on from the release of the hugely anticipated Peaky Blinders movie Immortal Man, starring Murphy alongside Stephen Graham, Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth and Barry Keoghan.<\/p>\nThe Netflix backed film has also largely been shot in the city and at nearby Black Country Living Museum, and will star locations that will be \u2018instantly recognisable\u2019 to Brummies, said Knight.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou will see some amazing scenes set in the centre of Birmingham, around the canals, at and around the Town Hall,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
When shooting the film, the filmmakers were \u2018astonished\u2019 that so many suitable locations existed in and around the city, he said. That\u2019s likely because previous series of the drama were largely shot in Leeds and Manchester in the belief that the city lacked the right backdrops.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn fact, the right settings are right here – all we had to do was reveal the truth to them,\u201d said Knight.<\/p>\n
The film makers and actors \u2018loved being here\u2019, he said. \u201cPeople were incredibly impressed. When we first get them here they say \u2018why are you bringing me to Birmingham\u2019 but when they come and experience it, it is universally an incredible, positive response.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnectivity is important, it\u2019s a big deal to be not far from London, with good motorway, air and train links. But it\u2019s the people that do it, the friendliness of the people, and that they are hard working and get things done.\u201d<\/p>\n
The news of a seventh series of the landmark TV show is a massive filip for the city of Birmingham and will seal its credentials as a creative centre of excellence.<\/p>\n
The first series of BBC\u2019s Masterchef since it moved to a bespoke new studio in Digbeth is also finishing up and will be out later this year.<\/p>\n
Knight spoke of his most famous artistic creation while hailing his love for the city and its bright future, after months of negative headlines.<\/p>\n
Multiple landmark projects and initiatives are currently reaching critical points that will put Birmingham on the map for the right reasons, he said, referring to his Digbeth project, the Sports Quarter vision of Tom Wagner at Birmingham City, and several major developments coming to life around the city centre.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bin strike is a low ebb and from here we will go up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBirmingham is on the up, I firmly believe that. We need to stop putting ourselves down and believe in ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
West Midlands mayor Richard Parker said he was pleased to see the show being filmed in Birmingham.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cBirmingham is the home of the Peaky Blinders – so it\u2019s only right that the next chapter of their story is filmed here in the city where it all began. I\u2019ve been working closely with Steven Knight to help make that happen and I\u2019m delighted we\u2019re on track to bring this iconic production back to Brum.<\/p>\n
“The West Midlands is fast becoming a powerhouse for TV and film and I\u2019m doing everything I can to create opportunities for the brilliant creative talent we have here \u2013 including opening a new regional film office this autumn that will help make the West Midlands a natural home for the screen industry.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Speaking exclusively to BirminghamLive, Steven Knight confirmed the new BBC and Netflix new series – and it will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[192,855,748,393,4884,451,2675,48953,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-106983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-bbc","9":"tag-birmingham","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-netflix","14":"tag-peaky-blinders","15":"tag-steven-knight","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114519001415381245","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Cillian Murphy will be involved with the new series of Peaky Blinders(Image: BBC\/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd.\/Robert Viglasky)<\/p>\n