Unlike many other franchises in popular media, the “John Wick” film franchise keeps growing in popularity. This year, we saw the fourth film, “John Wick: Chapter 4” outgross the first three films by a large margin and earn critical acclaim in the process. Now, Lionsgate is testing the waters to see if ‘Wick’ can work on TV with the upcoming series, “The Continental.”
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With “The Continental” arriving this fall, Peacock has released a slew of new images to show the various characters who occupy this “John Wick” spinoff series. The three-part series goes back to 1970s New York City where we meet a young Winston Scott as he rises in power during the creation of The Continental Hotel, which is a haven for all of the world’s best assassins.
The cast for the series includes Mel Gibson, Colin Woodell, Mishel Prada, Ben Robson, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Nhung Kate, Jessica Allain, Ayomide Adegun, Jeremy Bobb, and Peter Greene. Albert Hughes is the director of Episodes 1 and 3, while Charlotte Brandstrom directs Episode 2.
“The Continental” is set to debut on Peacock in September. You can see all of the first-look images below.
Here’s the synopsis:
The three-part event will explore the origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins centerpiece of the John Wick universe through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he’s dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970’s New York City to face a past he thought he’d left behind. Winston charts a deadly course through the hotel’s mysterious underworld in a harrowing attempt to seize the hotel where he will eventually take his future throne.
