First Look at Stephen Graham as London Boxer Sugar Goodson in Steven Knight's A THOUSAND BLOWS
Hulu has shared the first photos of the upcoming boxing period drama series A Thousand Blows, from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.
The series is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, and it stars Stephen Graham (Snatch, Young Woman and the Sea) as Sugar Goodson, “a seasoned and dangerous boxer.”
The photos feature Graham as well as 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.”
In the series, “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 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.
A Thousand Blows is set for premere on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland, Hulu in the U.S. and select other countries on Disney+ in 2025.
