John Wick prequel sequence The Continental will launch on Prime Video on September 22, the streaming service introduced on Saturday. Produced by Lionsgate Tv, the present focuses on the internal workings of the titular resort from the Keanu Reeves-led motion movie franchise.
The Continental is instructed from the angle of a younger Winston Scott, performed by Colin Woodell, the supervisor of the resort, which is a refuge for assassins. Veteran actor Ian McShane essays the character within the movie sequence.
Within the present, Winston is dragged into the “hellscape of Seventies New York Metropolis to face a previous he thought he’d left behind”, as per the official plotline.
“Winston charts a lethal course via the resort’s mysterious underworld in a harrowing try to seize the resort the place he’ll finally take his throne,” learn the plotline.
The Continental may also function newcomer Ayomide Adegun who steps into the position of Charon that was essayed by the late Lance Reddick.
The remainder of the forged consists of Mel Gibson, Mishel Prada, Jeremy Bobb, Ben Robson, Nhung Kate, Jessica Allain, and Hubert Level-Du Jour.
“In our present, The Continental, we lastly have house to discover these characters, how they grew to become who they’re, and the way The Continental grew to become the epicenter of this world,” mentioned govt producer Basil Iwankyk.
“Mix that with introducing new characters which might be as compelling as any within the John Wick universe. Motion that is loopy, cool and ingenious. Easter eggs that can excite the hardcore Wick followers. And what I really like essentially the most: a imaginative and prescient of ’70s New York that embodies the sexiness, edginess, and visceral type that the franchise is understood for,” he added.