It’s heartbreaking to see Peaky Blinders end, saying goodbye to one of the greatest characters Tommy Shelby!
However, not to worry as we have plenty of shows that will give you a similar vibe to the show.
Surely it is impossible to replace Tom Shelby’s charm, but we can get shows that really resemble Peaky Blinders in terms of storyline, themes, and tonality.
We’re together in this, so why not watch something equally interesting while the wait ends? Here are some shows that are similar to the show Peaks Blinders.
Lilyhammer
It is a 2012-released aired drama packed with three enticing seasons. This has a fantastic cast to start, going on with the excellent soundtrack of the title song being praised the most.
A subtly slow progression of narrative with side characters only helping wheel the lead.
A pretty entertaining watch, more like a comedic alternative sequel to Sopranos. Beautiful Norwegian scenarios & culture the show has on the platter to show.
The disposition of the actors is convincing and has black comedy at its best.
Broadwalk Empire
A drama show aired in 2010 on HBO featuring casing Enoch Thompson, a treasurer who invites unintentional interest from the federal government because of its connections.
Set in a lawless Atlantic city, how things move onward from the prohibition act applied.
Enoch, our lead, has ways with both influential politicians and deadly gangsters.
Deutschland 83
Characterization at its best, this is a 2015 released show with a great storyline trajectory.
The tension pace up with every moving episode. The soundtrack sets the mood for the show. The premise showcases the frightening winding up of the Cold War situation. It is an interwoven narrative with a spy plot.
An authentic show with a marvelous portrayal of the era concerned.
Godless
Godless is a show with many modern as well as classic sensibilities involved, making it a must-watch.
There are too many captivating performances and subplots to explore. You get Jeff Daniels as Frank Griffin who is too good to be true in his performance. The bloodshed fights are realistic, and also it has some heart-tugging moments involved.
The plot has society and the familial community at the center. It includes themes such as integrity, love, loss, tragedy, and others shown in the face of moral conflict.
Set in the 1880s, the revenge plot line was to safeguard himself. Roy ( against whom a bunch of outlaws plots the revenge) takes shelter in La Belle, a town full of women.
The dialogues it includes seem partly poetic. Apart from the main plot, the story has a subplot of the father’s son relation in the background.
The Alienist
A two-season drama premiered on Netflix. An intriguing thriller from 2020 featuring 19th-century America.
The set-up is unbelievably akin to realism—a masterfully crafted tale as an adaptation of a book by Caleb Carr. The story dates back to New York in 1886, dealing with extreme poverty and gruesome killers.
The lead Kreizler studies the murderers in depth to understand what makes a murderer a murderer.
Deadwood
An American series based in the 1800s, upon the lawless town of the old west, Deadwood.
A show where the story drives by power, hunger, and miseries involved. The show aired in 2004, with gritty, wild west themes.
This three-season series has a fan base of its own. A gold mining town that people approach to get rich is in the center of the plotline.
A masterpiece that premiered on HBO, this show restores the authentic feel and has seemingly the most simple sets and costumes you’ll ever see.
The moral vacuum of characters & misery portrayed is near to perfection. This 3-season watch demonstrates the fall of humans from lust for money and power in the chaotic setting of Deadwood.
Taboo
A drama-mystery genre tv series involving adventurer James Keziah Delaney making a return to get hands-on with his father’s legacy in London after a time-slot of 10 years from Africa in 1814.
He inherits Nootka Sound, the left of his father’s shipping empire, situated on the west coast, which interests East India Company, the US government & British government due to its location on the border of the US and Canada.
As the War situation is brooding between Britain and America, they are lurking over this piece of land at any cost, even if it demands the death of James’s death.
Being an adventurer, James has expertise in survival skills, including fighting skills. A compelling watch with an authentic historical backdrop and negotiations of the past. This series is no less than a trip to the authentic Anglo-American war.
Carnival Row
An imaginative chronicle based on a fantasy front of mystical beings, with amazing visuals to relish.
Other characters also add worthy angles to the plotline. Other themes, such as Black magic, racism, Gothicism, redemption & politics, are also highlighted.
Carnival Row could also be said to be a fantasy adventure love story. The chemistry between Cara and Ornaldo is steaming & confidant.
The twist involved was somehow obvious. The CGI is flawless, with a what-if plot as toppings.
The volatile world of Victorian industrialists interacting with the realm of magical fantasy is thrilling to watch.
Set in the Victorian era, thus unwinds themes from the same. In addition, it has relevant costumes of the age, which adds to the realism. A show in which once you dive in, there is no looking back.
Ripper Street
If murder mysteries interest you, this might deserve a space on your watchlist.
An English thriller BBC visceral series with a similar feel to peaky blinders, where two detectives, Edmund Reid, and Bennet Drake, ladder up to investigate a post-ripper murder mystery based in London.
In doing so, they get a step close to the stealthy gruesome side of London they didn’t know before.
One of the most real-like depictions of villains you’ll probably witness. The characters are laid bare for you to dissect. The socio-political dynamism of Whitechapel of Victorian England is shown as well.
This show perfectly combines rich performance and lavish historical sets of the 80s to get you stone-cold hooked right from the start.
Breaking Bad
Who wouldn’t like to watch a passionate anti-hero development from a timid chemistry high school teacher?
To say this is a binge-worthy show is an understatement. Well acted & wrote characters and a fantastic plot.
This is an emotional & impactful series. The show showcases underachieving struggles of a middle-class family where the lead, Walter White, a flawed charismatic genius, falls to become meth-kingpin Heisenberg.
The character’s initials are much more relatable. Stretched to 62 episodes, it is one of the most-rated watches on IMDB.
The show has many witty dialogues and heart-wrenching pathos. In addition, the texture of dark humor in characterization is visible.
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