Yahoo News John Wick prequel show lands premiere date
John Wick prequel The Continental has officially announced its premiere date.
The series will explore the goings-on at the hotel haven for assassins and show how a young Winston Scott (now played by Colin Woodell rather than Ian McShane) became the proprietor of the New York branch.
The first episode, titled 'Night 1'. will be available to stream on Peacock on September 22. The following two episodes will drop on September 29 and October 6.
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That's where the show is streaming in the US at least. Prime Video has the rights for the show in the UK.
The Continental also features Ayomide Adegun as a young version of Charon, while Ben Robson plays Winston's older brother Frankie, a "natural born killer" who is reunited with his younger sibling after stealing a priceless object, setting the plot in motion.
Other characters include a police detective trying to root out the corruption in the force; Frankie's wife, who is the "deadliest fighter of the entire group"; a martial arts expert; and her Vietnam veteran brother.
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Meanwhile, Mel Gibson is playing Cormac, who serves as the Continental's manager at the start of the show. He's the one who brings Winston in when Frankie steals the aforementioned priceless item, and is described as "ruthless, brutal, yet capable of charm".
Woodell said of the three-part series: "We have all the producers from the films, so we have them overseeing and there is a really strict continuity to honour those and the style that they have in them. But what's also wonderful is, this is the ‘70s, so it is going to be stylistically different."
The John Wick movies are available to buy or rent on Prime Video, plus DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD, while the first two can be streamed for Sky Go and NOW subscribers.
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