12-Part 'Band Of Brothers Meets Peaky Blinders' Series Now On Prime Deserves Its 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score

Published Aug 30, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT

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There is a 12-episode series available on Amazon Prime Video that's like if Peaky Blinders was set in the Band of Brothers universe. Peaky Blinders might be the most well-known of all showrunner Stephen Knight's series, but it's far from the only one.

The British filmmaker and TV producer and writer has been a part of some truly fantastic productions, basically all of which are worth watching at least once, and some, like Peaky Blinders, worth watching over and over. A Thousand Blows, House of Guinness, and All the Light We Cannot See are just a handful of his TV triumphs.

Maybe more triumphant than any, save Peaky Blinders, is SAS: Rogue Heroes, an unheralded period war drama based on the 2016 book by Ben Macintyre which is mostly a retelling of actual events. The series takes place during World War II, and depicts the formation of the SAS, Britain's formidable special forces unit.

The series begins in Cairo, in the North Africa campaign, but in season 2, SAS: Rogue Heroes moves to Italy. The series was renewed for a third season in September 2025, though there hasn't been much news about when it will air or what it will entail. While we wait to hear its status, it's a great time to catch up on the first two seasons of the show.

SAS: Rogue Heroes Is A WWII Series With A Peaky Blinders Vibe

SAS: Rogue Heroes is very much in the same vein as Peaky Blinders. The characters are whip-smart, haunted, and effortlessly charming. The plotlines also build to fantastic crescendos with memorable pit stops and side stories along the way. And because the show follows the Allies during WWII, you actually feel good about rooting for the characters.

The protagonists in Peaky Blinders were hard not to root for, but they were still dangerous gangsters who were unafraid to harm the innocent. SAS: Rogue Heroes doesn't just give a history lesson, it tells a compelling adventure story without falling over itself in admiration for the British military complex.

Peaky Blinders has so many fun, rhythmic moments and SAS Rogue Heroes is filled with similarly styled scenes. They are scenes like the one in Peaky Blinders of Tommy (Cillian Murphy) dueling Billy Kimber (Charlie Creed-Miles) where you can almost clap your hands to the beat of the scene. It makes for wonderful viewing that keeps you invested no matter what's happening on screen.

SAS: Rogue Heroes Is A Series Too Many People Are Still Sleeping On

A lot of people seemed to have missed SAS: Rogue Heroes, likely because of its strange streaming saga. The show premiered both seasons on BBC One in the UK, but in the US, season 1 was first made available on Epix and season 2 debuted on MGM+. Thankfully, the series is now available on Prime.

It's a series that deserves a much bigger audience. The huge swaths of viewers who like Band of Brothers and who liked Peaky Blinders will absolutely find something to enjoy about SAS: Rogue Heroes. Perhaps viewership data on Amazon will give Knight the kick he needs to get season 3 ready to go.