LONDON, May 26 — The BBC has confirmed that Peaky Blinders will be returning for a fourth and fifth season The Guardian reported.

Season 3 is already currently showing in the UK and is due to hit down in the USA on Netflix on May 31.

Season 4 and 5 will both consist of six episodes each, all to be written by the show's creator Steven Knight. No release dates have yet been announced, nor has Netflix's role in the new seasons, although it is expected that both will also be picked up by the streaming site.

Set in Birmingham, UK, just after WWI, the popular show stars Cillian Murphy as gangster Tommy Shelby, the leader of the Peaky Blinders gang.

Other recurring cast members include Tom Hardy, Helen McCrory and Paul Anderson. — AFP-Relaxnews