Malachi Kirby is a boxer in 1880s England in the trailer for the upcoming Hulu series, A Thousand Blows . The series comes from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and, like Peaky Blinders , is set in Victorian London, in which street gangs are carving up London for personal power. But in A Thousand Blows , gang violence is explored from the perspective of the underground boxing scene of the time. What is ‘A Thousand Blows’ about and who else stars? Kirby plays a boxer who makes his mark in both the boxing scene and in gang warfare. His character, Hezekiah Moscow, “finds himself thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End from Jamaica,” according to the description. “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,” the description continues....