A Thousand Blows Trailer Previews Boxing Drama From Peaky Blinders Creator
Hulu has released the full trailer for its newest period drama led by Malachi Kirby (Black Mirror) and Stephen Graham (Boiling Point). The series is scheduled to make its debut on Friday, February 21, 2025, on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
“Inspired by the true life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the brutal East End of London in the 1880s. Hezekiah Moscow and Alec Munroe, best friends on the run from Jamaica, find themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London’s thriving bare-knuckle boxing scene,” reads the official synopsis. “As Hezekiah finds fortune and fame through the art of pugilism, he attracts the attention of the infamous Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr, who sets about exploiting his talents to further her criminal enterprise. Meanwhile, the menacing and self-declared emperor of the East End boxing world, Sugar Goodson, determines to destroy Hezekiah, whose ambitions to fight in the West End threatens everything he has built. What ensues is a battle of the old world against the new.”
Check out the A Thousand Blows trailer below (watch more trailers):
The video brings the viewers to 1880s East End London, where two young men from Jamaica get involved with underground boxing led by Graham’s Sugar Goodson. It highlights the clash between the main characters as they fight for control of East End London’s boxing world. In addition to Kirby and Graham, the cast also includes Erin Doherty, Francis Lovehall, Jason Tobin, James Nelson-Joyce, Hannah Walters, Darci Shaw, Nadia Albina, Morgan Hilaire, Jemma Carlton, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Susan Lynch, Daniel Mays, Adam Nagaitis, Gary Lewis, Tom Davis, and Robert Glenister.
The series is written and executive produced by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. In addition to leading the cast, Graham also serves as an executive producer alongside Hannah Walters, Damian Keogh, Kate Lewis, Tom Miller, Sam Myer, and David Olusoga. It is produced by Miller, Barrington
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