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‘The Continental: From the World of John Wick’ is a worthwhile watch if you’re looking for something violent and tough and just a little bit familiar.

Keanu Reeves is sorely missed in Peacock's unsatisfactory TV prequel to John Wick, The Continental.

Television: Irish intonations aside, is it any good? Yes – provided you appreciate the manic gunplay of the Keanu Reeves movies

Get to know the cast and characters of the John Wick spinoff series, The Continental.

The Continental attempts to capitalize on the success of John Wick but without the inventive action nor an engaging protagonist.

Peacock's "The Continental" series is set decades before the "John Wick" movies and follows the hotel manager, Winston Scott.

When considering the simple pleasures of the “John Wick” movies, character development and dense back story would rate somewhere below the bottom of the list. The world of streaming, however, favors the long winded, a factor much in evidence in “The Continental: From the World of John Wick,” a handsomely produced but unnecessary prequel Peacock miniseries with a Keanu Reeves-shaped donut hole.

John Wick prequel The Continental features some characters from the movies, but will Keanu Reeves appear on the show and where does it sit on the timeline?

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN

ABC News/Stephen IervolinoVisitors can now step into the world of John Wick and its Peacock prequel series, The Continental, with The Continental: The Hotel Bar