A new crime drama, starring Line of Duty’s Stephen Graham and The Crown's Erin Doherty, is coming to Disney+ this week.
A Thousand Blows, from the creators of Peaky Blinders, is “inspired by the true life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the brutal East End of London in the 1880s.”
Here’s what we know about the new series including how to watch it and the cast list.
What to expect from A Thousand Blows
Disney+ explained what viewers can expect: “Hezekiah Moscow and Alec Munroe, best friend from Jamaica, find themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London’s thriving bare-knuckle boxing scene.
“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, resolves 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.”
A Thousand Blows cast list
Here is the cast list for the new Disney+ series A Thousand Blows, according to Red:
- Stephen Graham as Henry ‘Sugar’ Goodson
- Malachi Kirby as Hezekiah Moscow
- Erin Doherty as Mary Carr
- Francis Lovehall as Alec Munroe
- Jason Tobin as Mr Lao
- James Nelson-Joyce as Edward ‘Treacle’ Goodson
- Hannah Walters as Eliza Moody
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How to watch A Thousand Blows
If you’d like to see how the cast above play their roles, here’s how you can watch the action unfold in the new drama.
Disney+ will release A Thousand Blows on Friday, February 21. Viewers will need a membership to watch the new series.
