Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders, thought that Game of Thrones was a kid’s show until he cast Aidan Gillen in his own series. Speaking at the Royal Television Society conference in London, Knight admitted that due to his young son’s obsession with the HBO show, he’d dismissed it as being for a younger audience.

Writer Steven Knight has revealed he thought “Game of Thrones” was a kids show until he cast one of its actors in his own series. Knight, who’s perhaps best known for creating Cillian Murphy-starrer “Peaky Blinders,

Steven Knight has described the cast for his TV film of smash Netflix hit Peaky Blinders, starring Cillian Murphy as Birmingham gangster boss Tommy Shelby, as “mindblowing.” The film follows a six-season series met with critical acclaim after dropping on the streaming platform,