First Look at Steven Knight’s New Series ‘A Thousand Blows’

The new series, which will debut on Hulu next year, is set in the world of illegal boxing in 1880s London and stars Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty and Stephen Graham.

Stephen Graham in 'A Thousand Blows'. Photo: Disney+.

Preview:

‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight has unveiled new period drama ‘A Thousand Blows’
The Disney/Hulu backed show is set in the violent world of boxing in 1880s London.
Two seasons have already been shot, with the first due next year.

Peaky Blinders’ is in the works, the prolific writer/producer has a number of irons in the proverbial fire.

And A Thousand Blows'.

A Thousand Blows

TV-MA1 Seasons February 21st, 2025

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What’s the story of ‘A Thousand Blows’?

'A Thousand Blows'. Photo: Disney+.

The new show stars Malachi Kirby as Hezekiah Moscow, who finds himself thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End from Jamaica.

Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, he meets Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), leader of The Forty Elephants –– the notorious all-female London gang –– as they battle for survival on the streets.

As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, played by Stephen Graham, a seasoned and dangerous boxer and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.

Here’s what Knight says about the show:

“The love and care that went into this thrilling production is evident on screen from the first moment. What makes the story we tell all the more compelling is that it is based on the lives of real people who lived extraordinary lives in extraordinary times.”

Who else is in ‘A Thousand Blows’?

'A Thousand Blows'. Photo: Disney+.

The cast for the show also includes Alec Munroe, James Nelson-Joyce as Edward “Treacle” Goodson.

The Forty Elephants includes Caoilfhionn Dunne as Anne Glover.

And then we have Robert Glenister as Indigo Jeremy.

A murderer’s row of British and other talent, then (and you can bet at least one of their characters will be an actual murderer).

On the directing side of the camera, meanwhile, we have Tinge Krishnan, Nick Murphy, Ashley Walters and Coky Giedroyc.

When will ‘A Thousand Blows’ be on screen?

Disney clear has confidence in this one, as two seasons –– though viewers in Britain will naturally refer to them as series –– have already been in the ring for the new boxing drama.

The first batch of six will land on Hulu domestically and Disney+ next year, with the second season/series hitting at a later date.

Steven Knight attends the 'All The Light We Cannot See' New York special screening at Paris Theater on October 30, 2023 in New York City. Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix.