Peacock has released the first The Continental teaser trailer for the upcoming John Wick prequel. The minute-long video also revealed the upcoming release date window for the show. The three-part series will begin in September 2023, although no exact dates are set. It also gives it a subtitle that reads “From the World of John Wick.”
Check out The Continental teaser trailer below (watch more trailers):
The Continental will star Colin Woodell as the young Winston, newcomer Ayomide Adegun as the young Charon, Mel Gibson as Cormac, Hubert Point-Du Jour as Miles, Jessica Allain as Lou, Mishel Prada as KD, Nhung Kate as Yen, Ben Robson as Frankie, Peter Greene as Uncle Charlie, Jeremy Bobb as Mayhew, Ray McKinnon as Jenkins, Adam Shapiro as Lemmy, Mark Musashi as Hansel, Marina Mazepa as Gretel, and Katie McGrath as The Adjudicator.
“Set 40 years before the events of the films, the upcoming prequel spinoff centers around a young man named Winston, who will one day grow up to be the character played by Ian McShane in the Wick movies,” reads the synopsis. “In the prequel set against the backdrop of 1970s New York, fans will find a young Winston as an up-and-coming hitman hotelier who, along with others, creates a haven for unsavory types.”
The titular hotel was introduced in the first installment of the John Wick films as a safe haven for assassins and has been a primary location in the franchise. Each installment of the event series is expected to be 90 minutes long and will premiere over the course of three consecutive nights.
The Continental was first announced in 2017 by franchise creators Chad Stahelski and Derek Kolstad. It is being executive produced by Greg Coolidge, Kirk Ward, and Shawn Simmons, who are serving as showrunners, as well as Albert Hughes, who is also directing “Part 1” and “Part 3” while Charlotte Brandstrom directs “Part 2.” Other executive producers include Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, Stahelski, Kolstad, David Leitch, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese, and Marshall Persinger.
