John Wick prequel sequence The Continental will launch on Prime Video on September 22, the streaming service introduced on Saturday. Produced by Lionsgate Television, the present focuses on the interior workings of the titular resort from the Keanu Reeves-led motion movie franchise.
The Continental is advised from the angle of a younger Winston Scott, performed by Colin Woodell, the supervisor of the resort, which is a refuge for assassins. Veteran actor Ian McShane essays the character within the movie sequence.
In the present, Winston is dragged into the “hellscape of 1970s New York City to face a past he thought he’d left behind”, as per the official plotline.
“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 throne,” learn the plotline.
The Continental will even characteristic newcomer Ayomide Adegun who steps into the position of Charon that was essayed by the late Lance Reddick.
The remainder of the forged consists of Mel Gibson, Mishel Prada, Jeremy Bobb, Ben Robson, Nhung Kate, Jessica Allain, and Hubert Point-Du Jour.
“In our show, The Continental, we finally have space to explore these characters, how they became who they are, and how The Continental became the epicenter of this world,” stated government producer Basil Iwankyk.
“Combine that with introducing new characters which are as compelling as any within the John Wick universe. Action that is loopy, cool and creative. Easter eggs that may excite the hardcore Wick followers. And what I like probably the most: a imaginative and prescient of ’70s New York that embodies the sexiness, edginess, and visceral model that the franchise is thought for,” he added.
