Get ready to return to a bloody and bullet-riddled world of deadly assassins and ancient conspiracies as the first small screen spin-off from John Wick heads our way. It doesn’t have Keanu Reeves in it (boooo!) but hey, let’s not hold that against it. He was only the star of the show, no biggie.
When is The Continental: From the World of John Wick being released in Australia?
The Continental: From the World of John Wick arrives in Australia when it starts streaming on Prime Video on September 22.
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
What is The Continental: From the World of John Wick about?
Set in dirty ol’ ‘70s New York City, the streaming event promises to chart his rise to power as he plots a coup against the current manager of The Continental, Cormac (Mel Gibson). Here’s the official synopsis: “The three-part event will explore the origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins centrepiece of the John Wick universe through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he’s dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970’s New York City to face a past he thought he’d left behind. 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 future throne.”
The cast of The Continental: From the World of John Wick
The Continental stars Colin Woodell as Winston Scott, the manager of the Continental Hotel played by the great Ian McShane in the John Wick film series. Michelle Prada, Ray McKinnon, Ben Robson, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Nhung Kate, Jessica Allain, Jeremy Bobb, Peter Greene, and Ayomide Adegun co-star—Adegun as Charon, the hotel concierge played by the late Lance Reddick in the film series. Katie McGrath is also on hand as The Adjudicator, the catspaw of the shadowy High Table that runs the franchise’s criminal demimonde (although whether she’s playing the character of the same name played by Asia Kate Dillon in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is anyone’s guess).
The Continental: From the World of John Wick trailer
Why we’re excited about The Continental: From the World of John Wick
For those who aren’t clued in, The Continental is sacred neutral ground for the Wickiverse’s population of deadly killers for hire, making it valuable real estate in more ways than one. Originally conceived as a series, The Continental is now being touted as an “event” comprised of three 90 minute episodes. Is it a series or a movie trilogy? We don’t care, we’re just here for the action. And reliable sources inform us that there’ll be action a-plenty.
