The first full trailer for A Thousand Blows Season 2 has arrived, showing a broken East End and the fiery return of its queen. The series comes back to Disney+ and Hulu on January 9, 2026. Starring Malachi Kirby, Stephen Graham, and Erin Doherty, the new season picks up one year after the first with characters at their lowest point, only for Mary Carr to storm back into London with a dangerous plan to seize power.
The State of the East End: Broken Heroes and a Power Vacuum
Season 2 finds the tough neighborhood of Wapping in a desperate state one year later. The once-proud Jamaican boxer Hezekiah Moscow, played by Malachi Kirby, is now described as “a shadow of the man he once was”. His fighting spirit appears broken. Meanwhile, the bare-knuckle boxing boss Sugar Goodson, played by Stephen Graham, has hit rock bottom. He is estranged from his family and has sunk into alcoholism.
In the absence of Mary Carr, the all-female gang known as the Forty Elephants has fallen apart. Control of their territory has been taken back by the villainous Indigo Jeremy, played by Robert Glenister. The trailer paints a picture of a community on the edge of collapse, setting the stage for a major upheaval.
The Return of Mary Carr: A Queen With a Plan
The trailer’s driving force is the dramatic return of Erin Doherty as Mary Carr. She arrives back in Wapping with her loyal second-in-command, Alice Diamond, played by Darci Shaw. Mary has a clear mission: to reassemble the Forty Elephants and reclaim her position as their leader.
Mary does not return empty-handed. She immediately starts working to turn the situation around. She sobers up a reluctant Sugar Goodson, telling him, “Sugar, I need you to put us back on top”. She also forms a tense, unwilling alliance with Hezekiah Moscow. Her goal is to build a team strong enough to take down Indigo Jeremy for good. As the official synopsis notes, “As always, Mary has a plan. And this time it’s riskier than ever”.
“I’m bringing the Forty Elephants back together again. We will no longer work for a King on the other side of the river.” — Mary Carr (Erin Doherty) in the Season 2 trailer.
New Alliances and New Enemies
The coming battle will force old rivals to work together. The partnership between Hezekiah and Sugar is a key part of Mary’s strategy. Both men are fueled by their own pain—Hezekiah by grief and Sugar by guilt—and are manipulated into cooperation. This uneasy alliance becomes a powerful weapon for Mary’s larger plan.
They face a formidable foe. Indigo Jeremy has solidified his control, but he is not alone. A new character, Bull Jeremy, played by Ned Dennehy, joins the cast as a violent enforcer. Another new face is Catherine McCormack as Sophie Lyons. The Jeremy brothers together represent the biggest threat Wapping has ever seen.
The Forty Elephants Reassemble
A major focus of the new season is the resurgence of the Forty Elephants. This was a real historical all-female crime syndicate in London, and the show explores their fight for power in a male-dominated world. Mary’s return brings the gang back together, including members like Eliza Moody (Hannah Walters), Verity Ross (Nadia Albina), and Jane Carr (Susan Lynch).
This is more than a simple gang war. The trailer suggests the women are starting a revolution, determined to reclaim their territory and authority on their own terms. Their struggle adds a powerful layer to the season’s story of survival and power.
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Release Details and How to Watch
Mark your calendars. All episodes of A Thousand Blows Season 2 will be released at once on Friday, January 9, 2026. The series will be available on Hulu in the United States and on Disney+ internationally. Fans who want to catch up or re-watch the first season can find it streaming now on both platforms.
The series was created by Steven Knight, the mind behind hits like Peaky Blinders. It is executive produced by Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters, among others. The show has been well-received, holding an 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes and praised for its gritty, authentic take on history.
The trailer ends with Mary Carr declaring, “It’s the dawn of a new era”. With broken heroes, a rising queen, and a bloody fight for control of London’s East End, January 2026 is set to bring a hard-hitting return to the world of A Thousand Blows.
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