Everything we know about A Thousand Blows on Disney+

Peaky Binders creator Steven Knight is reteaming with ace actor Stephen Graham for A Thousand Blows, a new Disney+ boxing drama promising to be every Tommy Sheldon fan’s new favourite show.

Set in 1880s Victorian London, this punchy historical tale takes viewers into the dark and bloodthirsty world of illegal boxing, introducing them to the savage gangs, shady characters and dangerous fighters that populate it.

Following the huge success of Knight’s previous gritty period drama, A Thousand Blows has all the necessary ingredients to make it a new bingeable hit.

Read on to dive into its rap sheet, including release date, plot details, trailers and more.

When will A Thousand Blows be released?

A Thousand Blows is coming to Disney+ sometime in 2025, but it remains without a release date at the moment. It’ll air on Hulu in the United States.

Knight is the lead writer on the show, which will consist of six hour-long episodes, with Graham both starring and acting as executive producer. Knight has enlisted a group of new writers to pen additional episodes which are sure to give A Thousand Blows a distinct and fresh vibe.

What is A Thousand Blows about?

Like Peaky Blinders before it, A Thousand Blows looks set to use a sprawling cast of characters to tell its story, with one central figure leading the way. At its core, the show will look at The Forty Elephants, a notorious, female-led gang that specialised in shoplifting and fought for survival during one of Victorian London’s most brutal eras.

Our guide through this world will be Hezekiah Moscow, a guy who finds himself living in London’s rough-and-ready East End after travelling from Jamaica. According to the show’s official synopsis, Moscow is quickly “drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene” where he meets Mary Carr, leader of The Forty Elephants.

“As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, played by Stephen Graham, a seasoned and dangerous boxer and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.”

The powers that be must have faith in Knight and Graham’s vision because according to reports, a second season of A Thousand Blows has already been filmed, with release details for that story arc yet to be revealed.

Who is in A Thousand Blows cast?

Small Axe star Malachi Kirby leads the way in A Thousand Blows as Hezekiah Moscow, the Jamaican immigrant who finds himself working alongside Mary Carr, played by The Crown’s Erin Doherty.

Kirby’s new rival, Sugar Goodson, is played by seasoned actor and the show’s executive producer, Graham.

Knight’s leading trio will be joined by an ensemble that includes Francis Lovehall as Kirby’s best friend Alex Munroe, Warrior star Jason Tobin as Mr Lao and The Gold’s James Nelson-Joyce as Edward ‘Treacle’ Goodson.

Meanwhile, Carr’s Forty Elephants gang will consist of Hannah Walters as Eliza Moody, Jemma Carleton as Belle Downer, Morgan Hilaire as Esme Long and Caoilfhionn Dunne as Anne Glover.

Together, this cast will be rounded out by Robert Glenister as Indigo Jeremy, Gary Lewis as Jack Mac, Tom Davis as Charlie Mitchell, Adam Nagaitis as the Earl of Lonsdale, Susan Lynch as Jane Carr and Daniel Mays as William ‘Punch’ Lewis.

A Thousand Blows will be released on Disney+ in 2025.