We’ve known about the John Wick spin-off series, The Continental, for a while. The Peacock show is a prequel to the events of the John Wick films and features younger versions of Winston and Charon, the hotel’s manager and concierge who are played in the original movies by Ian McShane and Lance Reddick respectively.
On the heels of John Wick: Chapter 4’s stellar box office performance, Peacock released a trailer today teasing the ‘70s vibe of the upcoming three-part limited series, told over the course of three nights.
The trailer is more vibes than content, really, though we do get glimpses of the younger versions of Winston and Charon, played by Colin Woodell and Ayomide Adegun.
Here’s the official synopsis for the show:
Told from the perspective of the hotel manager, a young Winston Scott (Colin Woodell, based on Ian McShane’s character in the films), is dragged through 1975 New York to face a past he thought he’d left behind. In an attempt to seize control of the iconic hotel, which serves as a meeting point for the world’s most dangerous criminals, Winston charts a deadly course through the mysterious underworld of New York City.
Greg Coolidge and Kirk Ward serve as writers and showrunners on the show, and executive produce alongside Albert Hughes, Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, John Wick director Chad Stahelski, Derek Kolstad, David Leitch, Shawn Simmons, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese, and Marshall Persinger. Albert Hughes directs the first and third nights and Charlotte Brandstrom directs the second night.
In addition to Woodell and Adegun, The Continental cast includes Peter Greene, who dons the fedora of Uncle Charlie (based on the tight-lipped body disposal expert); Mel Gibson, as Cormac [Editor’s note: WHY???]; Ben Robson as Frankie; Hubert Point-Du Jour as Miles; Jessica Allain as Lou; Mishel Prada as KD; and Nhung Kate as Yen.
The show looks like it might be good (it gets a lot of goodwill given how amazing the John Wick films are), with the glaring exception of having Gibson on the cast. We can decide whether it lives up to the franchise when it premieres on Peacock in September 2023.
