The start of production of The Continental, the series based on the chain of hotels seen in the films of John Wick, it seems close and Starz revealed that the cost to make it will be higher than last season’s game of Thrones.
The show will consist of three episodes linked by a series of events, each made as a feature film, as was the case with Sherlock.
The cost of making The Continental will be higher than Game of Thrones
The series The Continental promises to be a high-budget production, even higher than that of the last season of Game of Thrones.
The news comes from THR, stating that each episode will have a budget of around $ 20 million and run for 90 minutes. A very high figure compared to that estimated by HBO for the last season of Game of Thrones, which reached a maximum of 15 million dollars.
Kevin Beggs, head of Lionsgate TV, said about the series: “We got a lot of proposals, then the creative team of this dark little show called Wayne, who was on Youtube, came to us with their idea. We were blown away because they created an effective storyline, based on a 70s New York.“
The series, which will take place some 40 years before the film saga, will show Winston’s rise to power in the Continental Hotel in New York. Since it will be set in the 1970s, chances are we won’t see the return of Keanu Reeves or Ian McShane, recently confirmed for John Wick 4.
The Lionsgate TV show will be produced by Chad Stahelski (director of John Wick), Derek Kolstad is Basil Iwanyk. The first and third episodes will be directed by Albert Hughes (The Book of Eli).
The fourth chapter of John Wick is scheduled for theaters on May 27, 2022 while for the series The Continental a release date has not yet been confirmed.
