'John Wick': Starz Developing TV Series With Keanu Reeves | THR News - video Dailymotion

'The Continental' will be exec produced by the screenwriter behind the franchise as well as original star Keanu Reeves.

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00:00People keep asking if I'm back.

00:02Yeah, I'm thinking I'm back.

00:07John Wick is headed to the small screen.

00:10On Friday at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour,

00:13Starz announced it's developing The Continental,

00:16an ongoing drama series based on the film franchise starring Keanu Reeves.

00:21According to Starz execs, Reeves is expected to make an appearance in the potential series,

00:25but will not star in it since the project exists side by side

00:29with the feature universe.

00:31The potential TV series is set in the John Wick universe and focuses on the inner workings

00:35of the exclusive Continental Hotel, which serves as a refuge for assassins.

00:40Chris Collins, who's known for Sons of Anarchy, The Wire, and Man in the High Castle,

00:45will write the script and serve as showrunner.

00:48The original film's creative team are also on board the TV offshoot as executive producers.

00:52Among them are Reeves, original franchise screenwriter Derek Kolstad,

00:56and Chad Stahelski, who directed the first two movies and is returning for the third.

01:01Stahelski will direct the premiere if the drama moves forward.

01:04John Wick, produced by Lionsgate, which now fully owns Starz, has grossed nearly $300 million worldwide.

01:10The third film with Reeves starring is due in 2019.

01:14The Continental arrives as Starz continues to ramp up its scripted offerings from Lionsgate

01:19after the company was sold last year.

01:21And as reboots and spinoffs remain in high demand as broadcast cable and streaming platforms

01:26continue to look for proven franchises in a bid to cut through a cluttered landscape

01:30that is expected to top 520 original scripted series in 2018.

01:35Go to THR.com for more on this story.

01:38In the meantime, would you like to see a John Wick TV series?

01:41Let us know in the comments.

01:42Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Jordyn Rolling.