A THOUSAND BLOWS Trailer (2025) From the creator of Peaky Blinders

A THOUSAND BLOWS Trailer (2025) From the creator of Peaky Blinders

A THOUSAND BLOWS Trailer (2025) From the creator of Peaky Blinders
© 2025 - Hulu

A Thousand Blows trailer has officially been revealed ahead of the Peaky Blinders movie release. The 2025 Hulu show will tell the story of the Forty Elephants, a group of women who turn to shoplifting to survive and thrive in England from the 1800s through the 1950s. While they will be featured heavily, the show will primarily focus on Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby) and Alec Munroe (Francis Lovehall), who are two Jamaican immigrants who are introduced to boxer Sugar Goodson (Stephen Graham). The show is led by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.

The trailer from Hulu showcases the first look at a crime drama, but there are some elements that the show fails to reveal in earnest. Rather than focusing on the criminal underground, the teaser showcases the reality of life as a boxer in a period setting. It does not reveal the Forty Elephants, though it does feature women hinting at the presence of a dangerous criminal underground. It will also feature Peaky Blinders veteran Graham. Check it out below:

What A Thousand Blows Trailer Reveals
The Stunning Appearance Unsurprisingly Matches Peaky Blinders

The trailer is an early reveal that Thousand Blows will not be shifting too far away from the aesthetic of Peaky Blinders. It features the same dark scenery, period-inspired clothing, and a similar approach to a large cast filled with criminals. Peaky Blinders is known for redefining British drama, so it is no great surprise that it would maintain the same overall appearance, especially since Knight is leading the show. He even elected to reintroduce Graham, who served as Hayden Stagg in season 6.

Knight is not just a skilled writer and period piece creator, but he also created Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

While the Peaky Blinders' ensemble cast is from 1919, A Thousand Blows is likely to take place in the 1880s. Its illegal boxing ring will also be a different concept than the general depiction of a criminal epic showcased in Knight's hit show. The trailer did hide the influence of the Forty Elephants, but it remains to be seen if it is simply disguising the reveal. They could be essential characters, but they could also simply operate in the background. It will depend entirely on Knight's interest in their underground operations.

Our Take On A Thousand Blows' Trailer
Steven Knight Has Already Proven Himself
Stephen Graham shirtless in the A Thousand Blows trailer
Unsurprisingly, the trailer is a stunning reveal that showcases just how realistic Knight's new setting is. The costuming and make-up are brilliant, and the overall stories that the characters only hint at are compelling even as a mere implication. The very idea of a story about a woman-led gang of shoplifters in the late 1800s is certainly enough to draw attention, and the boxing element only makes that better. After Peaky Blinders' season 6 ending, it is excellent to see that Knight is already back to a new period piece with A Thousand Blows' stunning trailer.

Source: Hulu

A Thousand Blows (2025)
Your Rating
Rate Now
A Thousand Blows
Drama
In 1880s London, two friends from Jamaica, Hezekiah and Alec, find themselves entangled in the gritty underworld of illegal boxing. As Hezekiah rises in the ranks, he crosses paths with Mary Carr, leader of the Forty Elephants, and faces off against veteran boxer Sugar Goodson in a battle that extends beyond the ring.

Cast
Malachi Kirby , Stephen Graham , Erin Doherty , Jason Tobin , James Nelson-Joyce , Hannah Walters , Francis Lovehall , Daniel Mays , Adam Nagaitis , Gary Lewis , Tom Davis , Robert Glenister
Character(s)
Hezekiah Moscow , Sugar Goodson , Mary Carr , Mr. Lao , Edward 'Treacle' Goodson , Eliza Moody , Alec Munroe , William 'Punch' Lewis , Earl of Lonsdale , Jack Mac , Charlie Mitchell , Indigo Jeremy
Seasons
1
Main Genre
Drama
Creator(s)
Steven Knight
Release Window
2025

The trailer of Steven Knight’s upcoming series A Thousand Blows is out, and it is everything you expect from the fan-favorite creator. Set in the backdrop of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London the series stars Malachi Kirby and Stephen Graham among others will make its world premiere at the upcoming BFI London Film Festival.

The thrilling teaser gives us a good look at Hezekiah (Kirby) who finds himself in the pits fighting bloodied battles against a dangerous boxer Sugar. We also get a glimpse of a gang of women who are fighting their own battles for survival on the streets. For any Peaky Blinders fan, the series will make you nostalgic in a weird way with its esthetics and tone.

What’s ‘A Thousand Blows’ About?

The upcoming series follows a Jamaican man, Hezekiah Moscow, who finds himself thrust into the violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End. As he’s drawn into the criminal underbelly of the boxing scene, he meets Mary Carr, the leader of a notorious all-female London gang called The Forty Elephants. While the two share a similar survival instinct, while Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against a seasoned boxer, Sugar Goodson. Soon “the two are locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.”

Knight created the series while his long-time collaborator, Graham, stars and executive produce. While Knight serves as the lead writer for the series, his writer’s room includes new voices like Ameir Brown, Insook Chappell, Harlan Davies, and Yasmin Joseph. The series is directed by Tinge Krishnan and Nick Murphy, alongside Ashley Walters and Coky Giedroyc.

The cast also includes Francis Lovehall as Hezekiah’s best friend Alec Munroe, Jason Tobin as Mr Lao, and James Nelson-Joyce as Edward “Treacle” Goodson. The all-woman gang members are portrayed by Erin Doherty as their leader Mary Carr, Hannah Walters as Eliza Moody, Darci Shaw as Alice Diamond, Nadia Albina as Verity Ross, Morgan Hilaire as Esme Long, Jemma Carlton as Belle Downer and Caoilfhionn Dunne as Anne Glover. Further rounding off the cast are Susan Lynch as Jane Carr, Daniel Mays as William ‘Punch’ Lewis, Adam Nagaitis as the Earl of Lonsdale, Gary Lewis as Jack Mac, Tom Davis as Charlie Mitchell and Robert Glenister as Indigo Jeremy.

A Thousand Blows will come to Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. Hulu in the U.S. and select other countries on Disney+ in 2025.

TV News
Steven Knight
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) has revisited both England’s seedy past and the period drama genre with Disney+’s A Thousand Blows.
The story pits Malachi Kirby’s Hezekiah Moscow against Stephen Graham’s “dangerous veteran boxer” Sugar Goodson.
A Thousand Blows release date: 2025.
SAS Rogue Heroes season 2… Netflix’s Peaky Blinders movie… and now: A Thousand Blows.

The next 18 months or so are shaping up to be a cracking good time for fans of writer-director Steven Knight, with the BAFTA-winning creative serving up another period crime drama with the latter.

RELATED: ‘Yellowstone’ Creator Taylor Sheridan’s Greatest Series Quietly Returns This Month

The forthcoming 12-part series follows the fortunes of Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby) and Alec Munroe (Francis Lovehall) — two best friends fresh off the boat from Jamaica circa 1880s, who find themselves entangled with a criminal underground.

Backed into a corner, and forced to fight for survival in the “violent melting pot of Victorian London’s East End,” they come up against dangerous veteran boxer Sugar Goodson (Stephen Graham), whose rivalry with Hezekiah spills outside of the ring.

In the background of A Thousand Blows, we’ll also become acquainted with the Forty Elephants — a notorious all-female crime syndicate that actually existed in 19th-20th century London, and specialised in shoplifting to get by.

“I’m really thrilled to be working on this project with Stephen [Graham] as well as the very talented production team and group of writers,” said Steven Knight.

“I always love to delve into untold history, and this is a story that really deserves to be told.”

“To be able to work with [Steven Knight] again and the talented team of writers we have for this project is truly wonderful,” added Stephen Graham, who appeared in the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders as Hayden Stagg.

“To tell the story of these incredible characters during this period of time in London is a joy.”

In addition to creator and executive producer, Knight has served as head writer for A Thousand Blows. Stephen Graham, on the other hand, juggled being a character actor extraordinaire with duties as an executive producer alongside Hannah Walters via their joint company Matriarch Productions.

RELATED: Guy Ritchie Enlists Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, & Helen Mirren For New Crime Series

The aforementioned names are joined by Erin Doherty as Mary Carr, Ziggy Heath as Peggy Bettinson, Nadia Albina as Verity Ross, Jemma Carlton as Belle Downer, Caoilfhionn Dunne as Anne Glover, Morgan Hilaire as Esme Long, and Warrior alum Jason Tobin — who we spoke to about this briefly during an interview last year.

Tobin explained: “Like Peaky Blinders, it’s a dramatised work of fiction, but the characters are based on real-life people. Although the tone of the two shows is completely different.”

“In A Thousand Blows, I play Mr Lao and he’s the polar opposite of [Warrior character] Young Jun — a mild-mannered intellectual in exile in London who’d rather not be seen. Not the life of the party like Young Jun. He carries a secret that will be revealed later in season 1.”

“And unlike Young Jun, Lao is not a fighter or at least not in the physical sense. So there’ll be no fisticuffs with Sugar Goodson unfortunately.”

A Thousand Blows is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2025 (specific release date TBA), potentially right before the Peaky Blinders movie arrives, though probably before Steven Knight’s other long-gestating project about Enzo Ferrari — check out the teaser trailer above,
Hulu has dropped some of the first photos of Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight‘s upcoming period drama series A Thousand Blows, starring and executive produced by Stephen Graham. See images above and below (including the full version of Graham).

Set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, A Thousand Blows is set for premere on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland, Hulu in the U.S. and select other countries on Disney+ in 2025.

Photos released today reveal the first glimpse at Malachi Kirby as Hezekiah Moscow, who finds himself thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End from Jamaica. 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. As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, played by Graham, a seasoned and dangerous boxer and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.

Related Stories
Ben Stiller in Nutcrackers movie
Hulu Sets Release Date For Ben Stiller Comedy 'Nutcrackers' After Toronto Film Festival Pickup
Alex Hassell in Rivals
Disney+'s 'Rivals': The Inside Story Of How A Producer Overcame The "Snobbery" Of British TV To Bring Jilly Cooper To Screen
The ensemble cast also includes Francis Lovehall as Hezekiah’s best friend Alec Munroe, Jason Tobin as Mr Lao and James Nelson-Joyce as Edward “Treacle” Goodson. The Forty Elephants includes Hannah Walters as Eliza Moody, Darci Shaw as Alice Diamond, Nadia Albina as Verity Ross, Morgan Hilaire as Esme Long, Jemma Carlton as Belle Downer and Caoilfhionn Dunne as Anne Glover. Additional cast includes Susan Lynch as Jane Carr, Daniel Mays as William ‘Punch’ Lewis, Adam Nagaitis as the Earl of Lonsdale, Gary Lewis as Jack Mac, Tom Davis as Charlie Mitchell and Robert Glenister as Indigo Jeremy.
A Thousand Blows is creator Steven Knight's new period series set in Victorian London's illegal boxing world.
The show stars Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, and Malachi Kirby in leading roles.
The series will consist of 12 episodes and premiere on Hulu and Disney+ in 2025.
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight's new period series, A Thousand Blows, has been revealed in first-look images. Knight is the acclaimed creator and screenwriter behind Peaky Blinkers, which follows the exploits of the titular crime gang, based in Birmingham, England, during the direct aftermath of World War I in 1919. Knight's next period series, A Thousand Blows, is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in Victorian London during the 1880s.

Now, Hulu has revealed first-look images from Knight's new period series, A Thousand Blows. Check them out below:

The three images reveal the first look at Stephen Graham (Boiling Point, Boardwalk Empire) as Sugar Goodson, Erin Doherty (The Crown) as Mary Carr, and the BAFTA award-winning actor Malachi Kirby (Small Axe) as Hezekiah Moscow in A Thousand Blows.

What To Know About A Thousand Blows
Story, Cast, & Where To Watch
Stephen Graham as Bill Burgess in Young Woman and the SeaImage via Disney
The story of A Thousand Blows begins as Hezekiah Moscow moves from Jamaica and finds himself thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial London's East End. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the boxing world, Hezekiah meets Mary Carr, the leader of the infamous all-female London gang, The Forty Elephants, who specialize in shoplifting and surviving on the streets. As Hezekiah hones his boxing skills, he finds himself facing off against a seasoned and formidable boxer, Sugar Goodson, resulting in a rivalry that quickly escalates and affects their lives both in and outside the boxing ring.

10 Great Boxing Movies That Aren't Rocky Or Creed with Christian Bale in The Fighter, Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby, and Russell Crowe in Cinderella Man
Related
10 Great Boxing Movies That Aren't Rocky Or Creed
While Rocky and Creed have packed some of the greatest cinematic punches, there are plenty of other knockout boxing movies to check out.

While Kirby, Doherty, and Graham are playing the three main characters embroiled in an epic fight for power in Victorian London, the show's cast also includes Francis Lovehall (Small Axe) as Hezekiah’s best friend, Alec Munroe. Additionally, Hannah Walters, Darci Shaw, Nadia Albina, Morgan Hilaire, Jemma Carlton, and Caoilfhionn Dunne play more members of The Forty Elephants. The wider ensemble cast also includes Susan Lynch, Daniel Mays, Adam Nagaitis, Gary Lewis, Tom Davis, and Robert Glenister.

Consisting of 12 episodes, A Thousand Blows will air on Hulu in the United States and on Disney+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The series is scheduled to premiere sometime in 2025, though a general release window or exact release date has yet to be announced. Set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in Victorian London during the 1880s, Knight's new series, A Thousand Blows, promises to captivate audiences with its intense portrayal of its period setting, similar to Peaky Blinders.

Source: Hulu
A Thousand Blows stars Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby, and Erin Doherty in a Victorian London criminal underworld series on Disney+.
The series is created by Steven Knight, known for Peaky Blinders, and features a deadly rivalry beyond just boxing matches.
Stay tuned for the premiere of A Thousand Blows in 2025.
The next show from the creator of one of the biggest Netflix shows ever just got an exciting look at the first images from A Thousand Blows, the upcoming Disney+ series starring Stephen Graham as a Victorian London Boxer. In addition to Graham, A Thousand Blows will also star Erin Doherty and Malachi Kirby, as well as Jason Tobin, Ziggy Heath, and James Nelson-Joyce. A Thousand Blows follows Kirby's Hezekiah Moscow, a young man from Jamaica who gets drawn into London's dangerous criminal underworld and comes in contact with Mary Carr (Doherty), the leader of a legendary all-female gang known as The Forty Elephants. As Hezekiah becomes more experienced in criminal dealings, he runs into Sugar Goodson (Graham), a seasoned veteran, and the two become locked into a dangerous rivalry that follows them through more than just boxing.

The series comes from the mind of Steven Knight, who is best known for creating Peaky Blinders. Knight has also worked on other famous projects following his success with Peaky Blinders, including the hit Apple TV+ series starring Jason Momoa, See, and more recently on projects such as Rogue Heroes and The Veil. He has also worked with iconic performers such as Tom Hardy, Matthew McConaughey, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, on projects like Locke, Serenity, and Dirty Pretty Things. You also may have heard of his work with Eastern Promises, the 2007 crime thriller starring Naomi Watts and Viggo Mortensen which was directed by David Cronenberg.

What Have the Stars of ‘A Thousand Blows’ Been in

Kirby is best known for his roles in projects such as Curfew, Devils, and Roots, where he's appeared alongside stars such as Patrick Dempsey, Forest Whitaker, and Laurence Fishburne. Graham has been acting for the better part of 30 years and has more than 100 credits to his name, but his most famous roles have come with Boiling Point, Snatch, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. More recently, he starred in the Netflix original series Bodies, and also Young Woman and the Sea. Doherty is famed for her work on The Crown but recently starred in Reawakening and If You're Happy.

A Thousand Blows is set to premiere on Disney+ in 2025. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates and watch Malachi Kirby in Wicked Little Letters, now streaming on Netflix.

Wicked Little Letters Film Poster
7
10
Wicked Little Letters
R
Comedy
Crime
Drama
When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town's women investigate.

Director
Thea Sharrock
Cast
Olivia Colman , Jessie Buckley , Anjana Vasan , Joanna Scanlan , Gemma Jones , Malachi Kirby , Lolly Adefope , Eileen Atkins , Timothy Spall
Runtime
100 Minutes
Writers
Johnny Sweet
The trailer of Steven Knight’s upcoming series A Thousand Blows is out, and it is everything you expect from the fan-favorite creator. Set in the backdrop of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London the series stars Malachi Kirby and Stephen Graham among others will make its world premiere at the upcoming BFI London Film Festival.

The thrilling teaser gives us a good look at Hezekiah (Kirby) who finds himself in the pits fighting bloodied battles against a dangerous boxer Sugar. We also get a glimpse of a gang of women who are fighting their own battles for survival on the streets. For any Peaky Blinders fan, the series will make you nostalgic in a weird way with its esthetics and tone.

What’s ‘A Thousand Blows’ About?

The upcoming series follows a Jamaican man, Hezekiah Moscow, who finds himself thrust into the violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End. As he’s drawn into the criminal underbelly of the boxing scene, he meets Mary Carr, the leader of a notorious all-female London gang called The Forty Elephants. While the two share a similar survival instinct, while Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against a seasoned boxer, Sugar Goodson. Soon “the two are locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.”

Knight created the series while his long-time collaborator, Graham, stars and executive produce. While Knight serves as the lead writer for the series, his writer’s room includes new voices like Ameir Brown, Insook Chappell, Harlan Davies, and Yasmin Joseph. The series is directed by Tinge Krishnan and Nick Murphy, alongside Ashley Walters and Coky Giedroyc.

The cast also includes Francis Lovehall as Hezekiah’s best friend Alec Munroe, Jason Tobin as Mr Lao, and James Nelson-Joyce as Edward “Treacle” Goodson. The all-woman gang members are portrayed by Erin Doherty as their leader Mary Carr, Hannah Walters as Eliza Moody, Darci Shaw as Alice Diamond, Nadia Albina as Verity Ross, Morgan Hilaire as Esme Long, Jemma Carlton as Belle Downer and Caoilfhionn Dunne as Anne Glover. Further rounding off the cast are Susan Lynch as Jane Carr, Daniel Mays as William ‘Punch’ Lewis, Adam Nagaitis as the Earl of Lonsdale, Gary Lewis as Jack Mac, Tom Davis as Charlie Mitchell and Robert Glenister as Indigo Jeremy.

A Thousand Blows will come to Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. Hulu in the U.S. and select other countries on Disney+ in 2025.