What to watch: John Wick gets a shot on TV — and it works

A three-part TV prequel to the popular John Wick film series more than holds its own.

This week brings the arrival of one of the most anticipated streaming series of the fall — Peacock’s three-episode “The Continental: From the World of John Wick.” We take a look at it and see if it’s worth a look minus the presence of Keanu Reeves.

As it turns out one of those brothers happens to be Winston Scott , who eventually becomes the proprietor of the assassin-friendly Continental hotel chain, played by Ian McShane played him in the films. To disclose further details about these three Gothic-to-the-gills episodes — the look of the series could easily compete mano-a-mano with most Hollywood blockbusters – would be criminal. We can say that director Albert Hughes and Charlotte Brandstorm keep the action and storyline lean and mean, and the body count high, allowing us to soak up every second of these 90ish-minute episodes.

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