Beyond Peaky Blinders: Exploring the Diverse Series by Steven Knight

While there are plenty of superb industry writers giving us delectable series to devour, few are quite as exceptional—or as busy—as Steven Knight. A prolific screenwriter, director, and creator, Knight is known for his distinct style of blending intense character studies with super-gritty, often historical or criminal environments focusing on class culture, meticulous world-building, and high-volume, self-written scripts. As consumers, we’re never really too far off from a new project. He’s given us 6 new series in the past 7 years, and more are on the way.

As we gear up for the highly anticipated premiere of the Peaky Blinders movie sequel this week on Netflix, keep your flat caps and razor blades close, because we’re exploring six other must-see series penned by Steven Knight.

6. SAS: Rogue Heroes

Jack O’Connell (Unbroken), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), and Connor Swindells (Sex Education) star in SAS: Rogue Heroes, a riotous, turbocharged retelling of how Britain’s most elite rebel fighting force emerged. The series boasts a 100% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes. Knight swaps out his stiff, upper-lip stoicism for punk-rock chaos, presenting a band of misfit soldiers who are all about swearing, disregarding the rules, and drinking way too much.

Set during WWII, an eccentric young officer devises a radical plan after concluding that accepted war methods are wrong. He recruits the toughest, boldest, and brightest soldiers for a small undercover unit, whose sole purpose is to create mayhem behind enemy lines. More rebellious than anything else, they’re as complicated, flawed, and reckless as they are astonishingly brave and heroic.

SAS: Rogue Heroes is available to stream on MGM+.

5. Great Expectations

A six-part historical drama, Great Expectations is based on the 1861 novel by Charles Dickens. Reimagined by Knight as a dark, snarling, macho beast of an adaptation, the limited series is riddled with adults-only content, including spanking, swearing, sex work, suicide, self-harm, and opium. The reveal is executive produced by Knight alongside Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott.

The plot follows the coming-of-age journey of Pip (Dunkirk’s Fionn Whitehead), an orphan blacksmith’s apprentice who rises into high society as a “gentleman” after a secret benefactor provides a fortune, only to discover the dark truth behind his wealth and true love. Expect Knight’s trademark exploration of dark themes like addiction, violence, and corruption.

Great Expectations is available to stream on Hulu.

4. House of Guinness

House of Guinness is an 8-part period drama that dramatizes the story of Ireland’s most iconic brewing family, with a heavy focus on the family’s lust for life. Knight blends historical fact with fictionalized intrigue and creates intense family dynamics and high-stakes business maneuvering.

Set in 1860s Dublin, the plot centers on the infighting, addictions, and secrets of the Guinness siblings in the wake of their father’s death, highlighting the dynasty’s wild nature while exploring how their dead father’s estate influences their scramble for power. Knight as well showcases the gritty challenges of running a massive brewery enterprise, which include labor struggles, corporate strategy, and expansion. There’s also political tension stemming from the Irish Republican Brotherhood, who are protesting the family’s unionist policies and ties with England.

House of Guinness is available to stream on Netflix.

3. See

Aside from Peaky Blinders, one of Steven Knight’s notable series is See, a dystopian sci-fi drama set in a brutal, primitive future where everyone is blind. Knight crafted the world-building, character dynamics, and gritty atmosphere. The series relies on echolocation, scent-tracked battles, and intimate, close-quarters fighting.

After a 21st-century virus wiped out most of Earth’s population, fewer than 2 million people survived, and they were blind. Centuries later, humanity has returned to tribal, hunter-gatherer, and medieval-type societies with new ways to interact, communicate, build, provide, and survive. In this new world, vision is merely a myth… until it isn’t. Jason Momoa stars as Baba Voss, the fierce leader of the core tribe and non-biological father to twins born with the ability to see.

See is currently available to stream on Apple TV.

2. A Thousand Blows

A Thousand Blows premiered in 2025 and has develop into a popular choice for Peaky Blinders fans. The period drama features a gritty character-driven narrative with outstanding performances by Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty, along with Malachi Kirby.

Instead of 1900s Birmingham, the story is rooted in the streets of London’s East End in the late 1800s, focusing on area gangs and the bare-knuckle boxing scene. The series features the first all-female crime gang, the Forty Elephants, who really did exist.

A Thousand Blows is available to stream on Hulu.

1. Taboo

Written by Knight with Chips and Tom Hardy, Taboo is dark, gritty, scandalously provocative, and utterly brutal. It weaves espionage, colonial critique, and occult whispers into a tale of vengeance.

Set in 1814 amid the War of 1812, the story follows adventurer James Delaney (Hardy) as he returns home after being presumed dead to inherit his late father’s shipping empire. He faces enemies, conspiracies, and his conniving half-sister and her husband, who seek to control the empire and eliminate James.

Taboo is currently available to stream on Prime Video and Peacock.

While Peaky Blinders is, Knight’s best and most obsessive series to date, it’s not the only one worth bingewatching repeatedly, and it surely won’t be his last.