It looks like Steven Knight might have another massive hit on his hands. The Dirty Pretty Things and Peaky Blinders creator appears to have struck gold again with his latest historical drama, A Thousand Blows, which spins a tale centering on bare-knuckle boxing in 1880s London.
Released on Hulu a few weeks ago, the streamer should certainly be pleased with the show's reception. The show currently has a 91% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average critic score of 8.3 out of 10.
Speaking to Express UK, Steven Knight revealed that he wouldn't share any plot specifics but that fans of the show should expect the unexpected.
"Not a lot, because I can't give a lot away but it's more of the same, expect the unexpected but the stakes are higher... But we do have the second series in the can and we all want to keep this story going and I think we will and just take it towards the 21st Century."
A Thousand Blows was originally slated for a 12-episode first season before Huly made the decision to split the show in half,with a 6-episode first and second season.
All six episodes of A Thousand Blows season 1 are now streaming on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ internationally.
About A Thousand Blows: 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 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, determines to destroy Hezekiah whose ambitions to fight in the West End threaten everything he has built. What ensues is a battle of the old world against the new.
The cast includes Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty, Stephen Graham, Francis Lovehall, Jason Tobin, James Nelson-Joyce, Hannah Walters, Darci Shaw, Nadia Albina, Morgan Hilaire, Jemma Carlton, and Caoilfhionn Dunne.
A Thousand Blows is created, written and executive produced by Steven Knight who also served as showrunner. The show is also executive produced by executive produced by Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters for Matriarch Productions.