Table of Contents
- John Wick Gets A Prequel Spinoff Series With The Continental!
- The Continental Release Date: When Will the John Wick Prequel Spinoff Series Come Out?
- The Continental Cast: Who Are The Cast of the John Wick Prequel Spinoff Series?
- Will Keanu Reeves Appear in The Continental as John Wick?
- The Continental Crew: Who are the Creative Minds Behind the John Wick Prequel Spinoff Series?
- The Continental Plot: What Will The John Wick Prequel Spinoff Series Be About?
- Where to Watch The Continental?
- Is There a Trailer for The Continental?
The world of assassins is getting bigger as it takes a jump back in time to the 70s for the prequel sequel series long before John Wick step foot on the titular hotel. Get ready for the arrival of The Continental and here's everything you need to know about it!
John Wick Gets A Prequel Spinoff Series With The Continental!
Take a step back into the 70s as the John Wick prequel spinoff series unveils what happened 40 years before John Wick ever step foot on the titular hotel as Peacock brings everyone a three-part event, The Continental.
Its full title, The Continental: From The World of John Wick, gives the hint on how the story will go -- with the organized crimes all over the place and the hotel has been a favorite since then.
Get ready to dive deeper into the world of assassins in The Continental and here's all that you need to know about the John Wick prequel spinoff series.
The Continental Release Date: When Will the John Wick Prequel Spinoff Series Come Out?
The Continental is coming to Peacock this coming September 2023 as a three-part event. There is no exact release date yet. [This article will be updated once an official release date has been revealed.]
Get prepared this summer as everyone will get to visit the titular hotel in a peculiar way in The Continental, jumping back in time to the 70s!
The Continental Cast: Who Are The Cast of the John Wick Prequel Spinoff Series?
The Continental will follow the story of the titular hotel and how the young Winston Scott built a safe space for assassins.
In October 2021, it has been confirmed by Deadline that Colin Woodell will spearhead the The Continental: From The World of John Wick as the young Winton Scott.
Joining Woodell are the star-studded cast of The Continental: From The World of John Wick with Mel Gibson as Cormac, Ayomide Adegun as Charon, Hubert Point-Du as Miles, Jessica Allain as Lou, and Mishel Prada as KD.
Also in the cast of the three-part event on Peacock would be Nhung Kate as Yen, Ben Robson as Frankie, Jeremy Bobb as Mayhew, and Katie McGrath as The Adjudicator.
Along with the abovementioned are Peter Greene as Uncle Charlie, Ray McKinnon as Jenkins, Adam Shapiro as Lemmy, Mark Musashi as Hansel, and Marina Mazepa as Gretel.
[This article will be updated if there would be additional cast members.]
Will Keanu Reeves Appear in The Continental as John Wick?
Unfortunately, Keanu Reeves will not be appearing in The Continental because the events in the upcoming series would be 40 years before the stint of John Wick in the criminal underworld of New York.
The Continental Crew: Who are the Creative Minds Behind the John Wick Prequel Spinoff Series?
The Continental: From The World of John Wick is based on Derek Kolstad's John Wick with the action-thriller crime-drama developed by Greg Coolidge, Kirk Ward, and Shawn Simmons.
Coolidge, Ward, and Simmons are joined by Ken Kristensen in writing the script of the three-part event on Peacock.
The Continental: From The World of John Wick is directed by Albert Hughes and Charlotte Brandstrom, with the musical composition of Raffertie.
Hughes, Coolidge, and Ward are also executive producers alongside John Wick creator Derek Kolstad, and Chad Stahelski, Basil Iwanyk, and David Leitch.
Lionsgate Television produces The Continental: From The World of John Wick with Thunder Road Pictures and Summit Television.
The Continental: From The World of John Wick filmed in Budapest, Hungary in 2021 under Starz.
The series is later sold to Peacock for streaming. The series will have three episodes arriving on Peacock on a piecemeal basis.
From simply being The Continental, the three-part series has been renamed as The Continental: From The World of John Wick in April 2023.
The Continental Plot: What Will The John Wick Prequel Spinoff Series Be About?
The official synopsis of The Continental is as follows:
"The Continental is a chain of hotels located all around the world that function as a neutral territory for members of the criminal underworld.
The Continental will explore real-world events, including the Winter of Discontent and the American Mafia's rise to economic power"
The Continental is set to follow the origins of the journey of Winston to being the owner of the New York Continental and how he made it as the safe haven of assassins which later proved to be pivotal in the John Wick franchise.
The Continental offers a chance to everyone to get to know Winston before the events of the John Wick franchise and his connection to the underworld of the city.
More than that, The Continental dives deep into how the titular hotel works.
Where to Watch The Continental?
There is no exact date yet but Peacock has released the official poster for The Continental: From the World of John Wick with the September 2023 release window.
That being said, The Continental will be coming out on the streaming platform as a three-part event.
A subscription on Peacock offers a wide-range of titles in the long list of the roster of the streaming platform.
One can do this through availing the Peacock Premium plan which costs $4.99 per month and the Peacock Premium Plus which costs $9.99 per month.
The difference of the two plans lies on the advertisements supported. The first is an ad-supported plan while the second is an ad-free plan.
Is There a Trailer for The Continental?
Yes! There is a trailer for The Continental released last April 13, 2023, however, the video settings of the trailer has been changed to a private link, thus, it is not accessible to the public.
Courtesy of ONE Media, a copy of the trailer remains available on YouTube. Check it out on the link above!
The Continental trailer shows the inner workings of the titular hotel which features a brief look at a mysterious man who walks the streets of New York before he gets into the hotel.
The iconic song of Donna Summer, I Feel Love, is playing on the background of the trailer of The Continental.
Check out EpicStream for more updates on The Continental!