The John Wick franchise will proceed — on tv.
Lionsgate, the distributor of the Wick films, is reportedly procuring a brand new TV sequence set after the occasions of the latest movie, John Wick: Chapter 4. Dubbed Underneath the Excessive Desk, the present is described thusly:
John Wick has left the world of the Excessive Desk in a tenuous place and a group of latest characters will look to make a reputation for themselves whereas a few of the franchise stalwart characters stay dedicated to the old-world order. The sequence will mix new and previous and thrust the Wick universe into a brand new age.
This is able to be the second John Wick tv sequence. In 2023, Peacock launched The Continental: From the World of John Wick, a prequel present set within the underworld resort made well-known by the John Wick films. That present came about within the Nineteen Seventies and starred a youthful model of the character performed within the movies by Ian McShane.
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Each Keanu Reeves and John Wick sequence director Chad Stahelski are govt producers on Underneath the Excessive Desk.
There’s nonetheless no official phrase on a fifth John Wick film, though there are two completely different Wick spinoff movies already within the works. A by-product referred to as Ballerina starring Ana de Armas, was introduced again in 2022; after a sequence of delays and reshoots, it’s at present scheduled to open in theaters in June of 2025. Lionsgate has additionally introduced that Caine, Donnie Yen’s blind murderer from John Wick: Chapter 4, may also be the topic of his personal film; that spinoff is about to be shot in Hong Kong subsequent 12 months.
Is the viewers this invested in a John Wick universe that (not less than in the intervening time) doesn’t seem to incorporate a lot involvement from John Wick himself? Lionsgate would certainly desire a fifth official John Wick “chapter.” Whether or not Stahelski and Reeves can each be coaxed into returning for it’s the large query mark there. Within the meantime, you’ll be able to stay up for seeing Reeves as Wick not less than yet one more time; he did shoot some scenes for Ballerina.
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