Peaky Blinders season 4 to remove The Weinstein Company from credits
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Peaky Blinders will remove The Weinstein Company's name from its credits that feature on the show's US Netflix transmission.
In light of the sexual assault and harassment allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein, the streaming service is to etch the company from the period gangster series' past three seasons - already available to watch - as well as the forthcoming fourth season that will premiere in the UK next month, Deadline reports.
TWC is reportedly aware of the move with the expectation that the same will happen across several of the company's television titles, including Project Runway.
While the Steven Knight-created Peaky Blinders is not a TWC production, the popular series - which stars Cillian Murphy and Helen McCrory - was acquired by the company in 2013 when the US TV rights were sold following its success on BBC Two. The company's name has only ever appeared on the series in the US.
Peaky Blinders season four will see the return of Paul Sparks, Joe Cole and Tom Hardy with Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody and Game of Thrones' Aidan Gillen joining the cast.
The story will centre on a mysterious letter received by Thomas Shelby (Murphy) on Christmas Eve which leads him to realise his gang are in danger of “annihilation.”
Numerous women have now accused Weinstein of sexual assault and harassment in the wake of two damning exposes in the past week include Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Lea Seydoux and Kate Beckinsale. Weinstein denies all accusations of non-consensual sex.
In support of Weinstein's accusers, two male stars - James Van Der Beek and Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews - have come forward with their own claims of sexual assault at the hands of 'powerful' men.
In a Newsnight interview, Emma Thompson described Weinstein as "the tip of the iceberg" branding him a "predator."
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