{"id":41301,"date":"2022-08-15T18:48:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T22:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=41301"},"modified":"2022-08-15T18:48:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T22:48:16","slug":"peacock-and-lionsgate-strike-deal-for-john-wick-prequel-series-the-continental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/15\/peacock-and-lionsgate-strike-deal-for-john-wick-prequel-series-the-continental\/","title":{"rendered":"Peacock and Lionsgate Strike Deal for John Wick Prequel Series &#8220;The Continental&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36925\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/peacock-logo-ani.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"200\" \/>Peacock and Lionsgate today announced a multi-year deal for\u00a0 <strong><em>The Continental<\/em><\/strong>, the highly anticipated three-part special event based on the blockbuster action franchise, <em>John Wick<\/em>. 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