'Rogue Heroes' Arrive on MGM+ for Season 2 in January

This is a PSA to all the Peaky Blinders fans out there who are sadly waiting for Netflix to bring them the movie sequel sometime in 2025. May I suggest turning your attention to MGM+? I know, you probably aren't sure which streaming service that is, if you've even heard of it in the first place. It used to be called Epix, but then Jeff Bezos bought MGM Studios because it wouldn't sell him the James Bond franchise, and Amazon had to figure out what to do with this extra streaming service nobody wanted. Rechristened MGM+, it happens to have Steven Knight's incredible Rogue Heroes series, which you need to be watching.

Rogue Heroes was one of the BBC's biggest hits in 2023; think "Steve Knight Does WWII," and you'll get a good idea of what you're in for. It's dark and gritty 1940s historical fiction set in one of the war's least hospitable theaters, with an emphasis on grit and dirt but also a plucky sense of black humor that makes it all go down easier. Season 1 was set less than a decade after the Peaky Blinders finale, so the series feels like a direct follow-up in some respects, though at times, it feels like a brighter, more focused version of World on Fire, reforging World War II narrative for a new generation.

It also features an A-list-level ensemble of hot British dudes who keep taking their shirts off. It was a massive hit for a reason in the U.K., is what I'm saying, and it's practically criminal that it's been relegated to an unused corner of the American streaming landscape.