“A Thousand Blows."

“A Thousand Blows” (Hulu) Season 1, British historical drama about the Forty Elephants, an all-female crime syndicate clashing with the world of illegal bare-knuckle boxing in 1880s London. 

       Premise: Set in the East End of London in the 1880s, the series follows the Forty Elephants, an all-female crime syndicate led by Mary Carr, who specialize in shoplifting and confidence tricks, and who clash with Henry "Sugar" Goodson, the self-declared emperor of the East End's illegal bare-knuckle boxing world. Additionally, Hezekiah Moscow, a newly immigrated man from Jamaica with ambitions to become a lion tamer, and his best friend Alec Munroe, fight for survival as they come into contact with both groups.

       In the backdrop of old London's grayish murk and underworld hustles, a story that is brutally compelling as it is bruisingly warm. 

       And remarkable ensemble acting. Erin Doherty's Mary Carr is steely resolve carved from a history of wounds; Malachi Kirby as Hezekiah Moscow is all disillusioned dreams and struggle to survive; and our new British series favorite Stephen Graham as Henry "Sugar" Goodson, stubborn grit but a bothered soul within. 🎥👍📽