The John Wick prequel collection is now gunning for the Peacock streaming service, and never Starz.
Peacock and Lionsgate introduced on Monday that The Continental, the three-part “particular occasion” that was initially developed for Starz, as a substitute will premiere completely on Peacock in 2023.
Informed from the angle of the titular lodge’s supervisor, a younger Winston Scott (performed by Colin Woodell and primarily based on Ian McShane’s character within the John Wick movies) is dragged by way of 1975 New York to face a previous he thought he’d left behind. In an try to seize management of the enduring lodge, which serves as a gathering level for the world’s most harmful criminals, Winston charts a lethal course by way of the mysterious underworld of New York Metropolis.
The forged additionally consists of Ayomide Adegun as a younger Charon (primarily based on Lance Reddick’s character within the movies), Peter Greene (The Masks) as physique disposal professional Uncle Charlie, Katie McGrath (Supergirl) as The Adjudicator and Mel Gibson as somebody named Cormac, plus Ben Robson (Animal Kingdom), Hubert Level-Du Jour (The Good Lord Chicken), Jessica Allain (Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath), Mishel Prada (Riverdale), Nhung Kate, Ray McKinnon (Mayans M.C.), Adam Shapiro (By no means Have I Ever), and Mark Musashi and Marina Mazepa (as Excessive Desk assassins Hansel & Gretel).
“The John Wick movies have develop into a world phenomenon, are among the many most watched titles on Peacock and we’re thrilled and honored to companion with Lionsgate to increase this unbelievable franchise,” Peacock direct-to-consumer president Kelly Campbell mentioned in a press release. “We perceive the worth of a world franchise and Val Boreland and crew knew that by bringing this particular occasion collection to Peacock and placing the total energy of NBCUniversal behind it, the premiere of The Continental would be the streaming occasion of the yr.”
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