The Contintental will premiere on Peacock in 2023 as part of a deal with Lionsgate, which produces the film franchise. The NBCUniversal streaming service already has rights to the three John Wick movies, starring Keanu Reeves as the titular assassin.
The Continental had previously been set up at the Lionsgate-owned Starz, where it had been in development phase since 2018.
The Continental is an origin story for the hotel, which is a secret refuge for assassins that serves as a setting throughout the John Wick movies. The Continental Hotel is neutral territory, which makes it a natural site for meetings and parlays between deadly agents of the underworld.
The story is told from the perspective of Winston Scott, portrayed by Colin Woodell (The Purge) , as he arrives in New York City to take up his position as the Continental’s new manager.
The show takes place in 1975, so this is a much younger version of the character in the movies played by Ian McShane in the films.
Younger versions of Charon and Charlie, portrayed by Ayomide Adegun (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) and Peter Greene (Pulp Fiction), are also part of the ensemble. There’s also a new cast of characters, played by Ben Robson, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Jessica Allain (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Mishel Prada (Fear the Walking Dead) and Nhung Kate.
Greg Coolidge and Kirk Ward are writing the miniseries and will serve as showrunners. They executive produce with director Albert Hughes; Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee; John Wick franchise mainstays Chad Stahelski, Derek Kolstad and David Leitch; and Shawn Simmons, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese and Marshall Persinger. Hughes is directing the first and third episodes, and Charlotte Brandstrom (The Witcher, Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) will helm the second.
The next film in the franchise, John Wick: Chapter Four, is scheduled for theatrical release in March 2023.
