Coinciding with its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, Disney+ has released a teaser trailer for A Thousand Blows, the upcoming drama series from Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) which is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London.
The series stars Malachi Kirby, Stephen Graham, 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.
“BAFTA award-winning actor Malachi Kirby (“Small Axe”) stars 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, played by Erin Doherty (“The Crown”), 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 (“Boiling Point”, “Boardwalk Empire”), a seasoned and dangerous boxer and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.”
A Thousand Blows is coming to Disney+ in 2025.
