A Thousand Blows
About A Thousand Blows
Hezekiah and Alec, two friends from Jamaica, finds themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London's East End. Here they meet Mary Carr, Queen of an all-female criminal gang known as the Forty Elephants, and run afoul of Sugar Goodson, criminal kingpin and notorious boxer.
A Thousand Blows is a drama series that airs on Disney+. Since February 2025 it has reached 2 seasons and 12 episodes.
The series is filed under victorian england and east end of london. Malachi Kirby stars as Hezekiah Moscow, Erin Doherty as Mary Carr, Stephen Graham as Henry 'Sugar' Goodson, and Caoilfhionn Dunne as Anne Glover.
Production companies include Matriarch Productions, Nebulastar, and The Story Collective. American members can watch it on Disney Plus and Hulu.
Penny Dreadful, Dracula, and Black Butler make useful companions to A Thousand Blows. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 121 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.