The Continental: From the World of John Wick
Series, 2023, The High Table, Set in 1970s
The Continental: From the World of John Wick is #5 of 6 in release order and #1 of 6 in chronological order in the John Wick.
The story
The origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins 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 Continental: From the World of John Wick recap
In 1970s New York, Winston Scott, a London hustler, is brought back to the city by Cormac O'Connor, the brutal manager of the Continental, because Winston's brother Frankie has stolen the High Table's coin press from the hotel. Winston finds Frankie and his wife Yen, but Frankie is killed by Cormac's twin assassins. Winston vows revenge and recruits allies: the siblings Miles and Lou, who run a martial arts dojo, the Vietnam veteran Lemmy, Yen, and the club owner Mazie. The Adjudicator gives Cormac days to recover the press. Detective KD, whose family was killed years earlier in a fire, closes in on the hotel, and the young concierge Charon starts to question his loyalty to Cormac.
The Continental: From the World of John Wick ending explained
Winston's crew storms the Continental. Charon turns against Cormac and helps them, and they kill most of Cormac's men, including the twins. Cormac tries to destroy the hotel, but Winston stops it. KD learns Cormac ordered the fire that killed her family and shoots him. Winston kills the Adjudicator outside and takes over the Continental, with Charon at his side as in the films. No second season has been made.
Where to watch The Continental: From the World of John Wick
The Continental: From the World of John Wick is streaming on Peacock in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 65%
Where it fits
- Release order: after John Wick: Chapter 4, before Ballerina.
- Chronological order: first, before John Wick.
What to watch before The Continental: From the World of John Wick
In release order, the essentials before The Continental: From the World of John Wick (2023) are John Wick (2014), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). The Continental: From the World of John Wick itself is optional in the John Wick order.
Cast
- Colin Woodell as Winston Scott
- Mel Gibson as Cormac O'Connor
- Mishel Prada as Kate 'KD' Di Silva
- Ben Robson as Frankie Scott
- Hubert Point-Du Jour as Miles Burton
- Nhung Kate as Yen
- Jessica Allain as Lou Burton
- Ayomide Adegun as Charon
- Jeremy Bobb as Mayhew
- Adam Shapiro as Lemmy
- Marina Mazepa as Gretel
- Mark Musashi as Hansel
Created by Greg Coolidge, Kirk Ward, Shawn Simmons.