Warning: This article contains spoilers for the premiere episode of “The Continental.”Almost 10 years after the original “John Wick” came out of nowhere and blew the minds of action aficionados everywhere, we’re now getting our most expansive addition to the franchise yet.
The story of Keanu Reeves’ gun-slinging assassin with a love of dogs has been told to completion on the big screen, so where else can the franchise go? The answer, for better or worse, comes in the form of the streaming series “The Continental,” which yours truly reviewed for /Film here.
Set predominantly in 1970s New York City and following the exploits of young Winston Scott, the series attempts to split the difference between telling a brand-new story with a whole new cast of characters and packing in all sorts of overt winks and nods to the movies everyone loves.How well the show’s creative team pulled this…
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