John Woo’s ‘The Killer’ Remake Premieres on Peacock August 23

When a feared contract killer refuses to murder a young blind woman on the orders of her handler, she finds herself hunted by old colleagues and a determined detective in John Woo’s remake of his 1989 Hong Kong actioner The Killer

Directed by: John Woo
Starring: Nathalie Emmanuel, Sam Worthington, Omar Sy, Diana Silvers, Saïd Taghmaoui, Tchéky Karyo, Eric Cantona, Grégory Montel
Written by Brian Helgeland, Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken
Rating: R
Running time: 126 minutes
Genre: Action
Theatrical Release: N/A
US & Canada Boxoffice: N/A
Studio: Universal
Website: https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-movies/the-killer

The kinetic action thriller stars Emmy nominee Nathalie Emmanuel as Zee, a mysterious and infamous assassin known, and feared, in the Parisian underworld as the Queen of the Dead.

But when, during an assignment from her shadowy mentor and handler (Sam Worthington), Zee refuses to kill a blinded young woman (Diana Silvers) in a Paris nightclub, the decision will disintegrate Zee’s alliances, attract the attention of a savvy police investigator (Omar Sy), and plunge her into a sinister criminal conspiracy that will set her on a collision course with her own past.

Based on the 1989 motion picture written and directed by John Woo, “The Killer” is directed by Woo, from a screenplay by Academy Award-winner Brian Helgeland and the screenwriting team of Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken.