"This may be the bottom of the barrel, but we are going to float elegantly all the way to the top." Hulu has revealed the main official trailer for a gritty crime series called
A Thousand Blows, made for Disney+ in the UK arriving for streaming in
February on Hulu. 🇬🇧 The first two eps premiered at the 2024 London Film Festival last year. Created by Steven Knight,
A Thousand Blows is inspired by the true-life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the violent East End of London in the
1880s. It's about the fortunes (and challenges) of Hezekiah and Alec, two best friends newly arrived from Jamaica to the dirty & brutal streets of Victorian era London. Fighting for survival in the overwhelming melting pot of Victorian London's East End, they come up against Sugar Goodson – a dangerous, veteran boxer. The cast includes
Malachi Kirby and
Francis Lovehall as Hezekiah and Alec, from Jamaica, along with
Erin Doherty,
Stephen Graham as boxer Sugar Goodson,
Jason Tobin, and
James Nelson-Joyce. This looks like it might be a damn good time - especially with this cast. Malachi Kirby is having an awesome time handling this lead role. //
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