It’s almost time to meet the Forty Elephants gang. Hulu’s upcoming period drama set in late 1800s London dives into the bare-knuckle boxing scene. Get ready for A Thousand Blows.

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.

The series premieres on Hulu in February. Today, we have new first-look images of the show. Check them out below.

The cast of A Thousand Blows includes:

  • Erin Doherty (The Crown) as Mary Carr
  • Hannah Walters (Boiling Point) as Eliza Moody
  • Darci Shaw (The Colour Room) as Alice Diamond
  • Nadia Albina (Whites) as Verity Ross
  • Morgan Hilaire as Esme Long
  • Jemma Carlton (Maxine) as Belle Downer
  • Caoilfhionn Dunne (Love/Hate) as Anne Glover
  • Malachi Kirby (Small Axe) as Hezekiah Moscow
  • Stephen Graham (Boiling Point, Boardwalk Empire) as Sugar Goodson
  • Francis Lovehall (Masters of the Air) as Alec Munroe
  • Jason Tobin (Warrior) as Mr. Lao
  • Daniel Mays (Des) as William ‘Punch’ Lewis
  • James Nelson-Joyce (Little Boy Blue) as Edward “Treacle” Goodson

A Thousand Blows season 1 will include six episodes. It will premiere February 21 on Hulu in the US, and on Disney+ internationally.

Until then, check back to THS for more updates.

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