I think the filmmakers behind this particular series have finally embraced that audiences want more fleshing out from the John Wick universe. The man himself is very straightforward so the side characters are really the ones doing the heavy lifting. This is the first movie in the franchise to branch out towards larger machinations in the world which is enough (for me) to make it worth watching.Also, Keanu Reeves shoots people real good.
After being marked excommunicado, former assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is on the run once more. He reaches out to an old ally, The Director (Anjelica Huston), to get to Casablanca, where he hopes to cash in a blood marker he is owed by Sophia (Halle Berry). What he does not know is that the High Table has assigned an Adjudicator (Asia Kate Dillon) to review the excommunicado and assign blame and punishment to Wick's co-conspirators, Winston (Ian McShane) and the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne). Winston feels particularly singled out by his punishment and begins making his own plans for self-preservation.
This is one of the only series I can think of that is really intended to be watched in fast succession. The first movie went down over the course of like two days, the second was maybe a week in universe, and the third picks up immediately. It's almost like extended TV episodes. The character is introduced, sparks conflict, responds to the conflict, and sets off a chain reaction in characters around him. I really hope Chad Stahelski doesn't get bored or lured away before he has a chance to show the full character arc because this is a really promising direction for what was essentially a one-note character.
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