Disney+ faces A Thousand Blows
TRAILER: Malachi Kirby, Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty star in A Thousand Blows, a new Disney+ series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London.
Kirby (Small Axe) plays 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 (The Crown’s 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 (Boardwalk Empire star Graham), a seasoned and dangerous boxer and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.
The ensemble cast also includes Francis Lovehall as Hezekiah’s best friend Alec Munroe, Jason Tobin as Mr Lao and James Nelson-Joyce as Edward “Treacle” Goodson. The Forty Elephants includes Hannah Walters as Eliza Moody, Darci Shaw as Alice Diamond, Nadia Albina as Verity Ross, Morgan Hilaire as Esme Long, Jemma Carlton as Belle Downer and Caoilfhionn Dunne as Anne Glover.
Additional cast includes Susan Lynch as Jane Carr, Daniel Mays as William ‘Punch’ Lewis, Adam Nagaitis as the Earl of Lonsdale, Gary Lewis as Jack Mac, Tom Davis as Charlie Mitchell and Robert Glenister as Indigo Jeremy.
From creator Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders), season one of A Thousand Blows is coming to Disney+ in the UK and Ireland, Hulu in the US and select other countries on Disney+ in 2025. It celebrates its world premiere tonight at the London Film Festival.
Knight is the lead writer for the series, with episodes also written by Ameir Brown, Insook Chappell, Harlan Davies and Yasmin Joseph. The series is directed, and executive produced by Tinge Krishnan and Nick Murphy, alongside Ashley Walters and Coky Giedroyc.
Knight is an executive producer alongside Graham (pictured top) and Walters for Matriarch Productions, Damian Keogh and Kate Lewis for The Story Collective, and Tom Miller and Sam Myer for Water & Power Productions.
Professor David Olusoga acts as executive producer on the series with Tom Miller as series producer and Barrington Robinson and Jo Johnson as producers.
The six-part series is produced by The Story Collective in a coproduction with Matriarch Productions and Water & Power Productions.
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