A Thousand Blows is an upcoming British television drama series created by Steven Knight, about the Forty Elephants, an all-female crime syndicate clashing with the world of illegal bare-knuckle boxing in 1880s London.

The first series is set to premiere on 21 February 2025 on Disney+ internationally and on Hulu in the United States.

Set in the East End of London in the 1880s, the series follows the Forty Elephants, an all-female crime syndicate led by Mary Carr, who specialize in shoplifting and confidence tricks, and who clash with Henry "Sugar" Goodson, the self-declared emperor of the East End's illegal bare-knuckle boxing world.

[1] Additionally, Hezekiah Moscow, a newly immigrated man from Jamaica with ambitions to become lion tamer, and his best friend Alec Munroe, fight for survival as they come into contact with both groups.

Malachi Kirby stars in the lead role,[3] alongside Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, Francis Lovehall, Jason Tobin, James Nelson-Joyce, Nadia Albina, Morgan Hilaire, Jemma Carlton, Caoilfhionn Dunne, and Ella Lily Hyland.