The creator of Peaky Blinders dives into English history with his new series

With A thousand shotsSteven Knight faces another historical period

Steven Knight is known worldwide for creating Peaky Blinders. Inspired by his parents’ stories about this period, the screenwriter offered us a deep dive into the history of a Birmingham gang at the beginning of the 20th century. He will be back soon with a new series about another part of English history: A thousand shots. This time it will take place in London’s East End in the late 19th century.

The plot of A thousand shots follows Hezekiah and Alec, two friends recently arrived from Jamaica who find themselves immersed in the criminal world of this part of the English capital. Soon they meet Mary Carr, a gang leader composed entirely of women, the Forty Elephants. They also come to know Sugar Goodson, a famous boxer and criminal of which they will soon become enemies.

A violent dive into the world of underground boxing

Hulu has released the new trailer for A thousand shots. This shows us Violence in East London to the period represented in the series. And he leads us inside the world of underground boxing. Sugar Goodson’s character turns out to be a formidable boxer, who seems feared by everyone around him.

After being introduced to this world, Hezekiah decides to become a boxer himselfuntil challenging Sugar Goodson. He also gets close to Mary Carrwho masterfully leads the band of Forty Elephants. He prepares on his side a mysterious planinvolving Hezekiah.

Released in just over a month

Malachi Kirby and Francis Lovehall they play Hezekiah and Alec respectively A thousand shots. Stephen Grahamthe interpreter of Hayden Stagg in Peaky Blindersplays Sugar Goodson. As for Mary Carr, she’s played by Erin Dohertyaka Princess Anne in The crown. Consisting of six episodesthe series will arrive next February 21st onDisney+.

In the meantime you can discover the second season of another Steven Knight series. The six new episodes of SAS: Rogue Heroeseven based on historical events, they are visible recently on the MyCanal platform. The screenwriter will then reveal a highly anticipated project: his movie Peaky Blinders. The feature film does not no release date yet. But filming began in September 2024. We can therefore hope to find out later this year.

Source: Cine Serie

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