While the four John Wick movies may tell a complete story of the assassin played by Keanu Reeves (until they decide to make another film, of course), there's so much about the world he operates in to explore. That's where The Continental: From The World of John Wick comes in. The three-part streaming miniseries debuts Friday on Peacock, with two more installments on the next two Fridays.
While The Continental doesn't actually feature Wick, it's something of an origin story for the film franchise. It tells how Winston, played by Ian McShane in the films, came to be in control of the assassin-infested Continental hotel in the 1970s. By exploring not only his backstory but that of his most trusted employee in the films, Lance Reddick's Charon, so much more context is given to the franchise--as well as a good dose of '70s-flavored history, from the music and fashion to the culture awakening.
"You just get excited, because culturally what was going on [in New York City at that time]? You had Studio 54, you had the sanitation strikes, you had the life and flavor, the sounds, the smells, the culture," Albert Hughes, who directed the first and third episodes, told GameSpot. "It's one of the few cities in the world where you can say, 'I don't know any other city with that many cultures packed in like that, where you have no choice but to mix with other people. And it's the promise of the premise of America is what that city is."
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