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About The Continental TV series.

The Continental takes place 40 years before the events of the John Wick series and is centered around a chain of hotels located all around the world that function as a neutral territory for members of the criminal underworld. They are frequented by many hitmen and notorious murderers. It was initially envisioned as a spinoff series but was redeveloped as a three-night event series with movie length and movie budgets. Each installment will run about 90 minutes in length as a cost of about $20 million per episode.

Acclaimed writer/producer Chris Collins (Sons of Anarchy, The Wire, and The Man in the High Castle) will write the series and serve as showrunner. The show will be executive produced by a world-class creative team led by Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk (the John Wick film franchise, The Town, Sicario), Chad Stahelski (John Wick co-director and John Wick: Chapter 2 director), John Wick franchise screenwriter Derek Kolstad, along with Collins, David Leitch (John Wick co-director, Deadpool 2) and Keanu Reeves.

Lionsgate will produce the 3-part series for Starz.

Lionsgate TV’s Kevin Beggs described the concept for the movie:

“What we’re exploring in The Continental is the young Winston and how it came to be that he and his team of confederates found their way into this hotel which we have met for the first time in the movie franchise 40 years later. That’s the arena. I won’t give away more than that, but Starz really leaned into this take also, and they have been great collaborators. And how we’ve approached this first season is as three essentially 90-minute events which you could construe as a limited series or a limited event series.”

Here is the official synopsis for The Continental TV series:

“A prequel spinoff, Continental is set 40 years before the events of the Wick series and focuses on a young man named Winston. He will one day grow up to be the character played by Ian McShane in the Wick movies but in the prequel’s story is a young man starting as a hitman hotelier who, along with others, create a haven for unsavory types, all set against a backdrop of 1970s New York.”

The Continental TV series watch – news, leaks, insider info, and more.

Five more cast for Starz’s John Wick prequel series. February 8, 2022

Katie McGrath (Supergirl), Ray McKinnon (Rectify) Adam Shapiro (Never Have I Ever), Mark Musashi (Fear of the Walking Dead) and Marina Mazepa (Malignant) have been cast opposite Colin Woodell and Mel Gibson in Starz’s The Continental, the prequel to the Keanu Reeves film series John Wick.

The Continental cast begins to round out. October 20, 2021

Mishel Prada (“Vida”) will play KD; Hubert Point Du-Jour (“Blindspot,” “Madame Secretary”) will play Miles; Jessica Allain (“The Laundromat,” “Thriller”) has been cast as Lou; Nhung Kate (“Swapping Fate,” “The Better Man”) has been cast as Yen; and Ben Robson (“Animal Kingdom,” “Vikings”) has been cast as Frankie.

Role of young Winston going to Colin Woodell. October 19, 2021

According to Variety, the role of the young version of Winston is going to Colin Woodell. The actor is relatively unknown but has a resume stretching all the way back to 2013 with roles in films like Unfriended and in series like The Purge and The Flight Attendant.

Mel Gibson chosen to star in The Continental. October, 19, 2021

Mel Gibson has been set to star in The Continental, the prequel to the Keanu Reeves film series John Wick. Gibson will play a character named Cormac.

The Continental TV series will follow a younger version of Ian McShane’s Winston from the John Wick films (July 17, 2021).

We got a few more details about the upcoming The Continental TV series. According to the Hollywood Reporter, we can expect to see a young Winston in the series.

“A prequel spinoff, Continental is set 40 years before the events of the Wick series and focuses on a young man named Winston. He will one day grow up to be the character played by Ian McShane in the Wick movies but in the prequel’s story is a young man starting as a hitman hotelier who, along with others, create a haven for unsavory types, all set against a backdrop of 1970s New York.”

‘John Wick’ Prequel Event Series ‘The Continental’ Lands Albert Hughes as Lead Director (July 16, 2021).

Albert Hughes will direct the first and third episode while executive producing all three. A director for episode two has not yet been chosen.

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