PEACOCK ANNOUNCES PREMIERE DATE FOR ‘THE CONTINENTAL AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON!

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Major The Continental News From Comic Con!

Hey All!

At SDCC, Ballroom 20 was packed while fans of the John Wick franchise and convention-goers were given an exclusive first look at Peacock’s three-part event The Continental: From the World of John Wick, accompanied by a Q&A panel moderated by Steven Weintraub, Collider Editor-in-Chief. Executive producer/director Albert Hughes, executive producer Marshall Persinger, and the creative team including editor Ron Rosen, action director Larnell Stovall and production designer Drew Boughton discussed what fans can expect, and showcased sneak peak moments from the series to get the audience in Ballroom 20 excited for the new world and characters.

ALBERT HUGHES, DIRECTOR (NIGHTS 1 & 3) / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER had the following to say:

• ON WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT TO START THE SERIES OFF WITH AN ACTION SEQUENCE:
  “For the fans out there, we got you. Yes, we have longer form storytelling but if you set up something like that early with someone like Larnell (action director), you want to satiate the hardcore John Wick fans right away. Also casual fans that will come and go this is wild, what’s going on here…”

• ON CREATING THE LOOK AND FEEL OF THE 70S:
  “I’m gonna geek out a little bit. We found these old lenses at Panavision that haven’t been used in years and have been collecting dust. And so the lenses we shot the show shot “Doctor Zhivago”, “Cool Hand Luke” and “The Graduate”. We got these very antiquated lenses because today’s lenses are a bit too sharp and along with great production design, you can playfully do subtle things to convey this time period.”
• IN REGARD TO THE 3-PART EVENT

  “1 is wild. 2 is wild. 3 is crazy.”

MARSHALL PERSINGER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SAID:

• ON BRINGING THE CONTINENTAL TO LIFE:
  “The best way to make something great is to have a great script first, have a great visionary director, and then have a cast that is to be damned”

LARNELL STOVALL, ACTION DIRECTOR SAID:

• ON THE INTERESTING CHARACTERS THAT WILL BE SEEN IN THE CONTINENTAL:
  “Once you see them in action, there’s gonna be cosplay for years to come”

From everything I’ve heard and seen at Comic Con regarding this show, it’s going to be one wild ride! I can’t wait to watch after seeing this panel! In case you didn’t know how the show ties into John Wick and who it follows, here is the premise of the show:

The three-part event 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 1970’s 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 show begins September 22, 2023, followed by Night 2 airing September 29 and Night 3 airing October 6th.

This was one exciting announcement from San Diego Comic Con 2023! Can’t wait to see what else will be announced this year!