Hulu has shared the A Thousand Blows teaser trailer for the upcoming period boxing drama starring Malachi Kirby (Black Mirror) and Stephen Graham (Boiling Point). The show hails from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.
“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 teaser trailer below (watch more trailers):
When is the A Thousand Blows release date?
A Thousand Blows is scheduled to make its debut on Friday, February 21, 2025, on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally. 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, created, and executive produced by Knight. In addition to leading the cast, Graham 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 Robinson, and Jo Johnson.