A Thousand Blows, a violent new boxing drama from the creator of Peaky Blinders, stars Stephen Graham – and it's streaming now on Disney+.
The six-episode series from Steven Knight is about the underground world of bare-knuckle boxing in the East End of London during the 1800s.
A Thousand Blows follows two best friends from Jamaica who are thrust into the criminal underbelly of London's boxing scene to survive when they arrive in the city.
As they rise up the ranks, it's not long before Hezekiah (Malachi Kirby) and Alec (Francis Lovehall) become targets of the violent Henry 'Sugar' Goodson (Graham), self-appointed boss of the illegal fighting scene.
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The series also follows the Forty Elephants, an all-women crime syndicate of shoplifters and confidence tricksters who frequently clash with Sugar and his associates. The Forty Elephants are led by Mary Carr, played by The Crown's Erin Doherty.
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How to watch A Thousand Blows
A Thousand Blows has six episodes, with all of them available to watch now on Disney+ – every episode of season one released as a boxset on Friday, February 21.
If you're not already subscribed to Disney+, you can sign up for one of the three tiers it offers, with the cheapest being the Standard with Ads plan for £4.99 a month.
There's also a Standard plan for £8.99 a month which doesn't include ads and allows downloads on up to 10 devices.
You can also sign up for the Premium tier for £12.99 a month which includes 4K UHD, HDR and Dolby Atmos support.
A Thousand Blows (2025)
Disney+ also offers annual plans at £89.90 a year for Standard, and £129.90 a year for a Premium subscription.
Disney+ now also supports an Extra Member option, where family friends can be added to the plan and get access to content on the streaming service even without being in the same household.
This is currently priced at £3.99 a month for Standard with Ads and £4.99 a month for Standard and Premium.
A Thousand Blows is available to watch on Hulu in the US.
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Unfortunately, Disney+ doesn't offer a free trial, but you may be able to save some money if your mobile network is O2, which offers up to six months of Disney+ for free as part of its selected Extras for upgrading or new customers.
If you don't want to upgrade, you can still add Disney+ Standard or Premium to your O2 plan and get £2 off the usual subscription cost.
Alternatively, if you shop at Tesco, you can redeem your Tesco Clubcard points in exchange for three months of Disney+.
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Alongside Graham, Kirby, Doherty and Lovehall, A Thousand Blows also stars Wonka and Murder in Successville's Tom Davis and Fast & Furious 9's Jason Tobin.
James Nelson-Joyce, Darci Shaw, Ziggy Heath, Nadia Albina, Jemma Carlton and Caoilfhionn Dunne are also part of the ensemble cast.
The period drama is inspired by historical events – the Forty Elephants gang was a real-life, all-women crime syndicate based in south London during the Victorian London era in which the show is set.
Knight has already confirmed that a second series of A Thousand Blows is also on the way, with the underground boxing drama being renewed before its first episode had even aired.
A Thousand Blows is streaming now on Disney+.
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