A THOUSAND BLOWS Official Trailer (2025)

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A THOUSAND BLOWS Official Trailer (2025)
From “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, “A Thousand Blows” is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London and based on little explored real-life characters with incredible stories.

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 on the run 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 threatens everything he has built. What ensues is a battle of the old world against the new.

CAST: Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty, Stephen Graham, Francis Lovehall, Jason Tobin, James Nelson-Joyce, Hannah Walters, Darci Shaw, Nadia Albina, Morgan Hilaire, Jemma Carlton, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Susan Lynch, Daniel Mays, Adam Nagaitis, Gary Lewis, Tom Davis and Robert Glenister.

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Stephen Graham and Malachi Kirby prepare for war in the official trailer for Disney+ and Hulu bare-knuckle boxing drama A Thousand Blows, which just dropped online.

The series, which drops on February 21, is set in 1880s East London, where “you learn to fight,” no matter where you’re from, as Graham’s character Sugar Goodson menacingly says when the trailer begins. It is set in the world of illegal boxing and follows Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby) and Alec Munroe (Francis Lovehall), best friends from Jamaica, who find themselves trust on the scene.

Hezekiah attracts attention from the infamous Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), who sets about exploiting his talents to further her criminal enterprise, while the self-declared emperor of the East End boxing world, Sugar, determines to destroy his new opponent.

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As Alex tells Hezekiah, “You can be the next champion,” Sugar warns Mary, “I want him off my patch.” Fist fly as Sugar asserts his dominance, as Aitch and ArrDee song ‘War’ drops. “Watch me kill him,” continues Sugar. “Can’t happen,” replies Mary. “I need him for something. Plans are forming.”

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Peaky Blinders and SAS Rogue Heroes writer Steven Knight has created, penned and executive-produced the six-part series, which is from Graham and Hannah Walter’s Matriarch Productions, The Story Collective and Water & Power Productions. Graham, Walters, Damian Keogh, Kate Lewis, Tom Miller, Sameer, broadcaster and historian David Olusoga and Lee Mason are the other exec producers. Tom Miller is shire producer and Barrington Robinson and Jo Johnson are producers.

Ameir Brown, Insook Chappell, Harlan Davies and Yasmin Joseph are also writers, with Tinge Krishnan, Nick Murphy, Ashley Walters and Coky Giedroyc the directors, and are also exec producers.

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From "Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight, "A Thousand Blows" is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London and based on little explored real-life characters with incredible stories.

The six-episode first season will premiere on Friday, February 21, 2025 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.

"A Thousand Blows"

Synopsis: 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 on the run 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 threatens everything he has built. What ensues is a battle of the old world against the new.

Credits: "A Thousand Blows" Season one is created, written and executive produced by Steven Knight. Starring and executive produced by Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters for Matriarch Productions, Damian Keogh and Kate Lewis for The Story Collective, and Tom Miller and Sam Myer for Water & Power Productions. Award-winning broadcaster and historian Professor David Olusoga acts as executive producer on the series with Tom Miller as Series Producer and Barrington Robinson and Jo Johnson as producers. The Original series is executive produced for Disney+ EMEA by Lee Mason, Director of Scripted Content.

Cast: Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty, Stephen Graham, Francis Lovehall, Jason Tobin, James Nelson-Joyce, Hannah Walters, Darci Shaw, Nadia Albina, Morgan Hilaire, Jemma Carlton, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Susan Lynch, Daniel Mays, Adam Nagaitis, Gary Lewis, Tom Davis and Robert Glenister.
Hulu's new period drama A Thousand Blows explores London's criminal underbelly and underground boxing scene.

The streamer released a trailer for the six-episode show, starring Erin Doherty, Malachi Kirby and Stephen Graham, on Thursday.

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Set in the 1880s in London's East End, the trailer shows Doherty's character, Mary Carr, introduce herself to Kirby's character, Hezekiah, a recent arrival from Jamaica.

"My name is Mary Carr, queen of the Forty Elephants, the biggest gang of female thieves in the whole of London," she says.

Hezekiah is set on making money in the boxing ring, which Graham's character, Sugar Goodson, is not happy about.

"He doesn't get to just walk in here and take everything from me," Goodson says, in an apparent reference to Hezekiah.

Francis Lovehall, Jason Tobin, James Nelson-Joyce, Hannah Walters, Darci Shaw, Nadia Albina, Morgan Hilaire, Jemma Carlton, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Susan Lynch, Daniel Mays, Adam Nagaitis, Gary Lewis, Tom Davis and Robert Glenister also star.

The show was created by Steven Knight, known for creating the BBC series Peaky Blinders. Knight will write Netflix's upcoming Peaky Blinders movie.
It is not actually the case that Steven Knight has at least one dark'n'gritty historical drama streaming somewhere in the TV landscape at any given time; it just feels like it. The TV writer/producer rose to prominence with his Peaky Blinders series in 2013, which hit big on Netflix in America. But since 2019, Knight's been somewhat inescapable, with series streaming seemingly everywhere from Apple TV+'s unfortunate See, FX's A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, and The Veil, the unfortunately-relegated-to-MGM+ Rogue Heroes, and upcoming Netflix series House of Guinness. Meanwhile, over on Hulu, A Thousand Blows is prepped to debut in mid-February 2025.

On the one hand, it's not certain that Knight's new Victorian boxing series will take off, especially in the U.S., where all episodes will drop at once as a binge on Hulu (or on Disney+ under the Hulu tile), leaving it little runway to build an audience week on week. However, much like Rogue Heroes, a smash across the pond, A Thousand Blows' success will almost certainly be measured by British viewership rather than American.

On the other hand, A Thousand Blows represents the kind of historical period drama viewers have been clamoring for years: a forgotten slice of history that touches on the societal issues of the era, with an angle that focuses on diverse characters and how Victorian society, in particular, was instrumental in forcing those who were not wealthy, white upperclass men into life choices that kept them oppressed.

Here's the series official synopsis:

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 on the run from Jamaica, are 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 exploits his talents to further her criminal enterprise. Meanwhile, the menacing and self-declared emperor of the East End boxing world, Sugar Goodson, is determined 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.

A Thousand Blows stars Malachi Kirby (Small Axe), Erin Doherty (The Crown), Francis Lovehall (Masters of the Air), Darci Shaw (The Irregulars), Stephen Graham (Boiling Point), Hannah Walters (Time), Daniel Mays (Magpie Murders), Nadia Albina (Doctor Who), Adam Nagaitis (The Agency), Jemma Carlton (Lockerbie: A Search For Truth), James Nelson-Joyce (The Gold), Caoilfhionn Dunne (Industry), Robert Glenister (Sherwood), Susan Lynch (Happy Valley), Tom Davis (Paddington 2), Gary Lewis (Vigil), Jason Tobin (Warrior) and newcomer Morgan Hilaire.

Knight was the lead writer alongside Ameir Brown, Insook Chappell, Harlan Davies, and Yasmin Joseph. Directors Tinge Krishnan (Industry), Nick Murphy (A Spy Among Friends), Coky Giedroyc (Harlots), Katrin Gebbe (The Empress), Dionne Edwards (Everything Now), and Ashley Walters (Top Boy in his behind-the-camera debut) each directed an installment. Tom Miller, Barrington Robinson, and Jo Johnson produce. Knight executive produces alongside Graham and Walters for Matriarch Productions, Damian Keogh & Kate Lewis for The Story Collective, Tom Miller & Sam Myer for Water & Power Productions, Lee Mason for Disney+, and historian David Olusoga.

A Thousand Blows will premiere with all episodes on Friday, February 21, 2025, on Hulu (and under the Hulu Tile on Disney+) in the U.S.

A Thousand Blows

Genre Historical drama
Created by Steven Knight
Starring
Malachi Kirby
Stephen Graham
Erin Doherty
Francis Lovehall
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language English
Production
Executive producers
Steven Knight
Tinge Krishnan
Stephen Graham
Hannah Walters
Damian Keogh
Kate Lewis
Tom Miller
Sam Myer
David Olusoga
Lee Mason
Production location London
Cinematography Catherine Derry
Production companies
The Story Collective
Matriarch Productions
Water & Power Productions
Original release
Network Disney+
A Thousand Blows is an upcoming 2025 British television drama series created by Steven Knight, about the Forty Elephants, a 19th to 20th century all-female London crime syndicate who specialized in shoplifting.

A Thousand Blows premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 11 October 2024, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on 21 February 2025, and will contain twelve episodes.[1]

Premise
The series follows the fortunes of Hezekiah and Alec, two best friends newly arrived from Jamaica. Fighting for survival in the violent melting pot of Victorian London's East End, they come up against Sugar Goodson, a dangerous, veteran boxer.

Cast
Malachi Kirby as Hezekiah Moscow
Stephen Graham as Sugar Goodson
Erin Doherty as Mary Carr
Francis Lovehall as Alec Munroe
Ziggy Heath as Peggy Bettinson
Jason Tobin
James Nelson-Joyce
Nadia Albina as Verity Ross
Jemma Carlton as Belle Downer
Caoilfhionn Dunne as Anne Glover
Morgan Hilaire as Esme Long
Tom Davis
Ella Lily Hyland
Darci Shaw

Production
In August 2022, it was revealed that a boxing drama television series titled Thousand Blows was in development, with Steven Knight set as the showrunner and executive producer of the series. It depicts the Forty Elephants, a 19th to 20th century all-female London crime syndicate who specialized in shoplifting. Tinge Krishnan is attached as the lead director and executive producer, with Malachi Kirby cast in the lead role, alongside Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, Francis Lovehall, Jason Tobin, James Nelson-Joyce, Nadia Albina, Morgan Hilaire, Jemma Carlton, and Caoilfhionn Dunne.[1][2][3] In July 2023, Ella Lily Hyland revealed she has a role in the production.[4]

Filming
Principal photography began in March 2023, in London.[3]

Release
A Thousand Blows premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 11 October 2024, and is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on February 21, 2025.[5]

References
Goodfellow, Melanie (August 24, 2022). "Steven Knight, Stephen Graham Team On Disney+ Original Period Drama 'A Thousand Blows'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
Goldbart, Max (February 28, 2023). "'Small Axe' Star Malachi Kirby Boards Steven Knight Disney+ Drama 'A Thousand Blows'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
Ritman, Alex (March 16, 2023). "'The Crown' Star Erin Doherty Joins Disney+ Period Boxing Drama 'A Thousand Blows'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
Emily, Olivia (21 July 2023). "'I Cried Constantly – I Thought It Was So Visceral': Ella Lily Hyland On Fifteen Love, Prime Video – Interview". Countryandtownhouse.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
King, Jordan (August 21, 2024). "Stephen Graham Is A Victorian London Boxer In Disney+ Series A Thousand Blows – First Look". Empire. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
External links
A Thousand Blows at IMDb
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Works by Steven Knight
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