JOHN WICK: UNDER THE HIGH TABLE TV Series In The Works At Lionsgate, Stahelski To Direct Pilot Episode
While there probably won’t be a continuation of Peacock’s The Continental (although I’m open to being wrong here), the hit show’s influence now draws inspiration in Lionsgate’s John Wick franchise with the studio assuring a pilot order with new television sequel series, John Wick: Under The High Table. As Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva reports, the new show hails from Robert Levine (The Old Man), with Stahelski set to direct the pilot.
Written by The Old Man co-creator Robert Levine, the story in John Wick: The High Table picks up directly after the end of John Wick: Chapter 4. John Wick has left the world of the High Table in a tenuous position and a collection of new characters will look to make a name for themselves while some of the franchise stalwart characters remain committed to the old-world order.
The description of John Wick: The High Table, which promises to “combine new and old and thrust the Wick universe into a new age,” indicates a mix of newly created and existing characters, an approach Lionsgate previously used in the John Wick prequel limited series The Continental: From the World of John Wick, one of Peacock’s biggest original launches of 2023.
The news comes just as fans await upcoming spin-off, Ballerina, directed by Len Wiseman whose final product will ultimately include new materials collaboratively added by Stahelski. The update also comes in the months since Stahelski signed two seperate development deals with Lionsgate: In January, the stunt-multi hyphenate etched his signature to oversee the future of the John Wick franchise, as well as Highlander, the latter for which he is set to relaunch with Henry Cavill. March saw the John Wick franchise helmer sign a second deal with the studio to produce original action projects outside both franchises.
The John Wick franchise spawned a four-chapter hit saga starting in 2014 with Keanu Reeves in the role of the titular widower and ex-underworld assassin. Details on a fifth film remain under wraps as development ensues following its announcement last May.
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