Slash Film has their post up on The Continental. After the Starz panel last Friday, they spoke with Carmi Zlotnick, President of Original Programming for Starz, and learned the following about the upcoming series. The nuts and bolts are below. You can read the entire article to fill out the details.
- They are in talks with Ian McShane. It is not clear how extensive his role will be if any.
- The main character of The Continental will be a new one entering The Continental world. He won’t be an assassin at the very beginning.
- The Continental will be a one hour show and the first season will have eight episodes.
- The show will feature the same style of action as the films.
- The timeline for this show runs parallel with the timelines of the movies but the characters and stories are separate.