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First Look: Mel Gibson In John Wick Prequel Series The Continental, Coming To Amazon Prime Video

Prepare to check into The Continental in September. 

First Look: Mel Gibson In John Wick Prequel Series The Continental, Coming To Amazon Prime Video

The Continental is back in business.

Prime Video has shared a first look at the characters and cast of The Continental: From The World of John Wick, premiering on the streaming service in September.

The three-part prequel series to the Keanu Reeves-led films tells the origin story of the eponymous New York hotel, which is also a sanctuary for assassins in the John Wick lore. (It was destroyed in John Wick: Chapter 4.) 

Set in the 1970s, the show looks at the Continental’s early days as seen through the eyes of a young Winston Scott (played by Ian McShane in the four John Wick movies) and explores his friendship with Charon (made famous by the late Lance Riddick) and his move up the ranks of management.

Director and executive producers Albert Hughes (who made From Hell and The Book of Eli with his twin brother Allen) said, in a statement, fans will love The Continental “because like the Wick films, it’s a wild, fun ride and it’s unique, it’s colourful, it’s bold, it’s sonic, it has a cast of characters that you’re not going to find in normal movies.”

 

Frame this: To mark the first look launch of The Continental, Prime Video commissioned award-winning New York-based Japanese illustrator Yuko Shimizu to create a special poster. “I'm a huge John Wick fan so being approached by Prime Video to collaborate on this project was truly an exciting opportunity," said Shimizu in a statement. "The Continental Hotel is such a vital part of the John Wick franchise, and so with this art, I really wanted to showcase it as the main character of the story, as the show does so brilliantly, and to hint at what’s to come for audiences. There’s danger, there’s intrigue, there’s drama — all things waiting for viewers to discover as they cross through The Continental's doors and watch Winston’s origin story unfold.”

The Continental isn’t the only John Wick spin-off. There’s also Ballerina, starring Ana de Armas, due in cinemas next year.

The original John Wick movie was launched in 2014. It spawned three sequels, with a fourth one currently in development.

Meet the cast of The Continental: From The World of John Wick...

Winston Scott (Played by Colin Woodell)

Handsome, smart, cool, and collected, Winston is a savvy businessman who thinks outside the box. After a traumatic event put him in the crosshairs of the law, Winston was working as a successful businessman in London, when an underworld kingpin from his past, Cormac, sends him on a quest to find his estranged brother, Frankie.

Charon (played by Ayomide Adegun)

When we meet young Charon, he is a trusted assistant to Cormac. Over the course of the event series, Charon’s loyalties will be tested and he’ll need to pick between his protector and a potential found family.

Cormac (played by Mel Gibson)

An intimidating force, ruthless, brutal, yet capable of charm, Cormac is a New York City kingpin who is the current manager at The Continental Hotel. Cormac has a history with Winston and Frankie Scott, and when Frankie steals something of immense value from Cormac’s superiors, Cormac drags Winston back into the criminal underworld. We’ll follow Cormac as his desperation mounts and his lunacy and anger boil over.

KD (played by Mishel Prada)

She is a detective in the NYPD with no patience for the corruption that riddles the force. Determined to uncover the criminal goings-on in the city, fuelled by a personal agenda of her own, KD will stumble into the world of The Continental and ultimately come face to face with a ghost from her past.

Mayhew (played by Jeremy Bobb)

He is also an NYPD detective and KD’s superior, though there is more to their relationship than meets the eye. Married with kids, Mayhew has a soft spot for KD, and warns her in no uncertain terms to stay away from The Continental Hotel.

Yen and Frankie (played by Nhung Kate and Ben Robson)

Frankie is Winston's older brother and a natural-born killer. While Winston became a successful London businessman, Frankie enlisted in the army and was sent to Vietnam. Upon returning stateside, Frankie becomes one of Cormac’s most trusted men, before stealing a priceless object from the heart of The Continental Hotel, setting in motion a plot that will reunite him with his brother Winston. Little does Frankie know that his act of defiance will alter the power balance of The Continental Hotel for years to come.

Yen is Frankie’s wife, who is prepared to endure any hardship to be with him, including living underground and off the grid after he steals something that puts them both in grave danger. Deeply suspicious of everyone, Yen is shocked to learn that Frankie has a long-lost brother, Winston. A fierce fighter who will stop at nothing to protect those she loves, Yen represents second chances and found family. She is also the deadliest fighter of the entire group.

Lou and Miles (played by Jessica Allain and Hubert Point-Du Jour)

Smart and fearless, Lou is an expert martial artist who runs the dojo that her father left to her and her brother, Miles. Unfortunately, the dojo is a money pit, and Lou must reluctantly agree to work with her brother in his dangerous gun-running ring. Ever the pacifist, Lou refuses to use guns, but that creed will be put to the test.

Tough, loyal, and smart, Miles is a Vietnam vet who got into gun-running while abroad fighting a war he didn’t want to be a part of and for a country that didn’t respect him as a Black man. Miles runs guns with fellow vets Frankie and Lemmy, and his reluctant sister, Lou. Miles justifies his dangerous business as the only way to keep his late father’s dojo doors open.

Prime Video is available in Singapore for S$2.99 per month. New customers can click here and subscribe to a free 30-day trial. John Wick: Chapter 4 is now on iTunes and Google Play.

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Photos: Prime Video

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