Peaky Blinders Fans, Meet Your Next Obsession: Gangs of London

We are weeks away from Thomas Shelby lighting up Netflix in 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man'. If your patience is running on fumes, there is a sharp, bloody, and very worthy stopgap waiting for you in modern-day London.

Your Peaky palate cleanser: Gangs of London

Swap flat caps for burner phones. 'Gangs of London' takes the same ruthless-family-dynasty energy and moves it into the present, where money moves fast and knives move faster. It is brutal, stylish, and very easy to fall into a binge spiral.

The setup

Joe Cole leads the charge as Sean Wallace, the heir to one of London’s most feared criminal empires. When his father, played by Colm Meaney, gets assassinated, the empire buckles and the sharks start circling. Rival crews lunge for territory, allegiances buckle, and Sean tries to hold the Wallace legacy together through force, fear, and very messy cleanup jobs.

Cast and creators

This thing is stacked: Paapa Essiedu, Sope Dirisu, Lucian Msamati, and Michelle Fairley all bring heat. The series comes from Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery and takes loose inspiration from the 2006 'Gangs of London' video game developed by London Studio. Because of that lineage, the show leans into heightened style more than a period piece like 'Peaky' ever did, but the slick veneer never gets in the way of the story’s punch.

Why it scratches the same itch

• Both shows revolve around criminal families run like corporations, where legacy matters as much as territory.
• Power isn’t just talked about; it’s enforced. Violence becomes the language of influence.
• The tone is hard-edged and high-stakes. Think brutal boardroom decisions with bullets.
• 'Gangs of London' pushes the graphic content further, but the moral calculus feels familiar.

Where to watch, how much you get

'Gangs of London' airs on Sky Atlantic overseas and on AMC in the U.S., with streaming on AMC+. There are already three seasons available, which makes it a perfect warm-up before 'The Immortal Man' lands. Even better, the show is coming back: Season 4 is officially underway. Season 3 went big and finished bigger; the ride starts with a bang and ends with another.

Meanwhile, back in Birmingham...

'Peaky Blinders' ran six seasons, reshaped the crime-drama landscape, and turned Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby into an era-defining antihero. Creator Steven Knight’s saga now rolls into a feature-length chapter with 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man' on Netflix. The wait is short. If you want something grimy, propulsive, and cut from a similar cloth until then, you know where to go.