Steven Knight is a recognized British screenwriter and film director, whose international popularity was brought by a criminal series with Cillian Murphym in the main role. On February 21, 2025, his new 6-episode production “A thousand blows” debuted on Disney+, which is currently at the top of the TOP 10 most popular in Poland. Her plot was inspired by the true history of people fighting in the 1880s for survival in London East End.
What is “a thousand blows” about? The brutal world of illegal boxing in Victorian London
The series focuses around the fate of two friends of Ezechaisz Moscow and Alec Munroe, who came to London from Jamaica. Almost immediately they go to the underground local boxing scene, where the first of them gain sky -high assets and popularity. In this way, Mary Carr, the Queen of Forty Sun, draws attention to him, who does not have a good opinion in the environment.
They make a relationship, but a woman has no honest intentions towards him and quickly uses his talent for her own benefits. In the meantime, Goodson sugar, which is considered a ruler of the boxing world, cannot accept that someone better than him appeared in the ring. He decides to get rid of Ezekiah at all costs, but he does not intend to give up without a fight. To become the king of East End, he begins a conflict, which only one of them can end victorious.
The new series of the creator of “Peaky Blinders” is already a sensation. Not only the “Irish” star was in the cast
A galaxy of stars appeared in the cast of “a thousand blows”, including Known for the “Irishman” Stephen Graham, who played the main role. At his side appeared, among others Erin Doherty, Malachi Kirby, Jason Tobin, James Nelson-Joyce, Francis Lovehall and Ziggy Heath. Steven Knight became the production showrunner, but Ameira Brown, Insook Chappell, Harlan Davies and Yasmin Joseph also wrote individual episodes.
Stephen Graham as an arcade fits perfectly, you watched well
– wrote one of the viewers in the Filmweb portal, on which the production was estimated at 6.7 stars. There is also a lot of positive reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website.
He has a chance to defeat ‘Peaky Blinders’. It is absolutely phenomenal from beginning to end.
Hellly a good rival
– delighted critics convince. Interestingly, before the first season of “a thousand blows” got premiered, The creators got an order from Disney+ for the implementation of the next serieswhich the work has already begun. Will you watch? We invite you to participate in the poll and commenting.
Source: Gazeta
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