Peacock has announced the premiere date for the upcoming John Wick prequel series, The Continental: From the World of John Wick alongside releasing a first look and some behind-the-scenes footage during the panel at San Diego Comic Con. The Continental: From the World of John Wick is now due to debut on Peacock on Friday, September 22, 2023, with Night 1, followed by Night 2 airing September 29 and Night 3 airing October 6.
The creative team behind the series appears as part of SDCC for Peacock’s three-part event for The Continental: From the World of John Wick hosted by Collider’s Steven Weintraub, revealing behind-the-scenes moments and an exclusive first look at the series (in-room only). The panel features executive producer/director Albert Hughes, executive producer Marshall Persinger and the creative team including action director Larnell Stovall, production designer Drew Boughton and editor Ron Rosen.
A prequel to the blockbuster action franchise, the series will explore the origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins centerpiece of the John Wick universe through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he’s dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970s 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 Continental Stars Colin Woodell, Mel Gibson & Ayomide Adegun
Developed, written, and executive produced by Greg Coolidge, Kirk Ward, and Shawn Simmons, and directed by Albert Hughes (Nights 1 & 3), Charlotte Brandstrom (Night 2), The Continental: From the World of John Wick is all set to be led by The Flight Attendant and Ambulance star Colin Woodell as the younger version Winston Scott, one of John Wick’s main friends and allies that has been portrayed by Ian McShane throughout the main John Wick franchise.
The rest of the cast includes Hubert Point-Du Jour (The Good Lord Bird), Jessica Allain (The Laundromat), Mishel Prada (Fear the Walking Dead: Passage), Nhung Kate (The Housemaid), Ben Robson (The Boy, Vikings), Jeremy Bobb (The Outsider, Russian Doll), Katie McGrath (Jurassic World), and Ray McKinnon (Rectify, Deadwood), with Ayomide Adegun starring as a young Charon and Mel Gibson starring as a ruthless criminal kingpin named Cormac.
Gibson, whose casting has been met with some controversy, recently addressed joining the world of John Wick. “He's kind of like [Winston and Charon’s] mentor, or actually, mentor or tormentor, I'm not sure which,” he said of his character, Cormac. He continued:
But he's rather a nefarious character who's like a father figure to them, and they perceive him that way when they're young, but as they grow and begin to analyse who he really is, they realize he's probably not the father figure he pretends to be. He's pretty selfish in his own motives, and has used them in an ill way, and I think they're burned by that, and they want to get even. Rightly so.
Once again, The Continental: From the World of John Wick premieres with Night 1 on Friday, September 22, followed by Night 2 on September 29 and Night 3 on October 6.