Bruce thought again about that story, the one about John Wick, maybe it wouldn't work well as a movie, perhaps it would be better to produce it in a show format.
John Wick - Season 1
Ep1 - The start of the episode follow the daily routine of a very rich business man of both legitimate and illegitimate kinds of businesses, the kind of person who on the same breath check both his supplier of cloth and the recent shipment of human traffick with the same consideration, he treats crime as normal and is ruthless about it with the same passion he is ruthless when managing his company... Throughout his day he meets NAME1 who tells him that Viggo Tarasov would not like his aggressive move into his already controlled territory (drugs stuff/human trafficking/or similar), anyway, the man hire top notch security.
The next sequence is a brutally efficient disposal of all his security, the man itself and all his advisors, all gone, dead by a shadowy figure which we never see face off, they all end up dead. Throughout the slaughter they scream about the Baba Yaga.
Title sequence
The rest of the episode follows a retired and relatively polite fella named Jonathan Wick, he is well off and lonely, still mourning his late wife, Helen.
John spends his days driving his prized car and caring for his dog Daisy, who was left to him by Helen. All of this changes when a Russian gangster named Iosef Tarasov (who is still not revealed to be Viggo's son, not even his family name is known right now) tries to buy his car at a gas station, but John refuses. An upset Iosef later leads his gang in an assault at John's house during which he attacks him, kills Daisy, and steals his car, leaving him unconscious
*The viewer is left to speculate on who was the shadowy figure at the beginning, what is the connection between Viggo Tarasov and Iosef, what will happen next, and what is John past
Ep2 - John meets a woman named Helen, with whom he falls deeply in love and later married. It is shown as a montage of dates, John then approach Viggo Tarasov (that we see for the first time) talking about retiring, the latter reluctantly agreed to let him leave, but on the condition that he completed an "impossible task": kill every one of Tarasov's rivals in a single night, ensuring his enemies would be completely destroyed before any could mobilize and retaliate. John thinks about his wife and accepts.
Title Sequence
John wakes up in his house, finding Daisy dead and his car stolen. He begins calling old contacts to help "clean" his house, while also starting acquiring information and weapons.
Meanwhile Iosef tries to sell the stolen car but finds out who he stole it from.
John's preparation comes to a stop by a phone call from Viggo who is aware that John will come to take revenge, Viggo tries to advocate peace for his son but John silently refuses, forcing him to send a group of assassins to kill his former associate.
John kills them all, but they are hampering his progress, so he decides to stay at the Continental upon hearing about it, Viggo decides to hire the services of Marcus and Perkins.
Ep3 - a young man named Winston is having an idea, a chain of luxury hotels for normal guests, but these hotels will also serve as a neutral sanctuary for hitmen, assassins and other members of the criminal underworld and prohibits killing of any kind. This is the beginning of the Continental, this section also worldbuild a bit about the different factions, criminals and rules of the Continental.
Title Sequence
John deals with both Marcus and Ms. Perkins in a very brutal and tense battle, the conclusion is that Ms. Perkins broke the rules in a very public way and Marcus is spared only by him showing a Marker to John. Marcus then decides that no price is worth it and decides to remain neutral until it's all over.
Meanwhile Iosef is enjoying his life in clubs and parties, women and drugs is most of what he fills his days with.
Ep4 - The Director (leader of Ruska Roma) is training a child John, and also supervising her faction, until she is called to a meeting of the High Table
Title Sequence
Ms. Perkins is dealt with by the High Table after she broke the rules, and John starts his hunt of Iosef in full power, killing, massacring and assassinating his way through various security and some public places, as he fights within a huge club trying to kill Iosef.
John heads to the Little Russia church Viggo is using as his front and destroys Viggo's cache of money and blackmail material. Viggo and his men arrive, allowing John to ambush them. However, Viggo's men overpower John and capture him. As Viggo taunts John for believing that he could leave his criminal past behind, John is rescued by Marcus' intervention. Freeing himself, John kills Kirill and forces Viggo to reveal Iosef's location. John also forces Viggo to pull the $2 million contract on his head. John then goes to the safe house and kills Iosef and his bodyguards.
Ep5 - John who is already a legendary figure, we follow him as he joins a Russian criminal organization known as the Tarasov Mob, becoming one of the main executors of its leader, Viggo Tarasov, who in turn values and respects John's exceptional abilities, Viggo decide to challenge him for fun to kill his next target with a pencil, he does it.
Title Sequence
Viggo visits Marcus in his home and tortures him for information before executing him. Viggo contacts John to tell him about Marcus' death John kills Viggo's henchmen, then engages in a brutal fight with Viggo. John eventually kills Viggo after allowing himself to be stabbed to get close enough to finish him.
Ep6 - John service in the United States Marine Corps, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, as a member of the Special Operations Command component of the branch.
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With his vengeance against the Tarasovs accomplished, John recovers his car from Abram Tarasov, Viggo's brother. Wanting peace, he allows Abram to live in exchange for a truce. He then returns to his retirement with his new dog.
After Aurelio takes John's Mustang in for repairs, John is visited by Italian crime lord Santino D'Antonio. It is revealed that to complete his "impossible task" - which allowed him to retire and marry Helen - John asked D'Antonio for help. As a form of contract, D'Antonio swore John to a "Marker", an unbreakable promise symbolized by a "blood oath" medallion. D'Antonio presents the medallion to demand services from John, but John refuses, claiming that he is "retired". In retaliation, D'Antonio destroys John's house with a fire-grenade launcher. Luckily, John and his dog are able to escape.
Winston, the owner of the Continental hotel in New York City, reminds John that if he rejects the Marker, he will be violating one of the two unbreakable rules of the underworld: no killing on Continental grounds and Markers must be honored. John accepts his commitment and meets with D'Antonio.
Ep7 - High table meeting, we already seen the Director but we now see how Gianna D'Antonio managed to get control of Camorra from her father, becoming the leader of the Italian crime organization and getting a seat at the table, leaving her brother with nothing.
Title Sequence
D'Antonio tasks John with assassinating his sister Gianna D'Antonio so he can claim her seat on the High Table, a council of high-level crime lords. D'Antonio sends Ares, his personal bodyguard, to follow and keep an eye on John.
In Rome, John books into the Rome Continental and visits The Sommelier (to buy guns), visits The Tailor (Angelo) and the Seamstress (to buy a new suit) and The Cartographer to see the plans for the D'Antonio estate. Preparing for his mission.
Ep8 - we see D'Antonio help with the impossible mission, and his ruthlessness and ability to betray his friends for money and power (how he got the enemies of Tarasov to band together)
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John infiltrates Gianna's celebratory party and confronts her. Faced with certain death, Gianna chooses to commit suicide. While retreating, John is ambushed by D'Antonio's men, who intend to "tie up loose ends" by killing him. After killing most of them, John is pursued by Gianna's bodyguard Cassian. Their brutal fight is halted when they crash into the reception area of the Rome Continental by Julius. As the two reluctantly share a drink, Cassian vows revenge for Gianna's death.
Ep9 - Bowery King backstory, how he got cut twice by John, and later took control of an homeless shelter that he transformed into an underground empire.
Title Sequence
After John returns to New York City, D'Antonio opens a $7 million contract for John's death, leading numerous assassins to attempt to kill John, all unsuccessful.
Cassian confronts John once again in the subway. After a brutal fight, John gains the upper hand and stabs him brutally. However, he spares Cassian's life out of professional respect. Injured and desperate, John seeks help from the underground crime lord The Bowery King, whose subordinates treat his injuries and guide him to D'Antonio's location.
Ep10- finale
No Title Sequence, once you create a pattern you can break it for effect.
John kills D'Antonio's men and fatally stabs Ares after an intense fight, leaving her immobilized; however, D'Antonio is able to escape to the Continental. John follows D'Antonio there, and D'Antonio makes it clear that he intends to seek refuge in the Continental indefinitely. John, despite Winston's warning, shoots and kills D'Antonio, thus breaking one of the unbreakable rules and being declared "excommunicado."
