Warning: SPOILERS for Ballerina are ahead!
While the Peacock subscription-exclusive series The Continental marked the first time that the John Wick franchise expanded past the narrative focused on Keanu Reeves’ title character, Ballerina is undeniably getting more attention. It’s no surprise, considering it’s not only one of the 2025 movie releases, but also saw Reeves reprising Wick for this tale set during and after the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, but before John Wick: Chapter 4 (and yes, that does present a timeline issue).
Ana de Armas’ Eve Macarro was affected by one of Chapter 4’s most explosive moments… literally!
killing his concierge, Charon. Prior to meeting with the Marquis, Winston was informed that the New York Continental has been declared condemned and was given one hour to evacuate the premises.
So we at least know that Eve didn’t die when the hotel was blown up, but nevertheless, where does she go from here? It seems to me the resolution to this bounty would be covered in a Ballerina sequel rather than dealt with offscreen ahead of the events of Chapter 4. So with the New York Continental temporarily gone (remember that Winston was reinstated as its manager at the end of Chapter 4, so it’ll be reconstructed), she’s back to being out in the open with all kinds of assassins gunning for her.
Now, some of you reading might be saying that Eve could just check in at another Continental, and that is true. However, I’m not so sure that those other branches would be quite as welcoming towards her. It was one thing for her to be welcomed at the New York branch since she went way back with Winston, but other Continental managers might not be as accommodating. Maybe they feel it’s not worth the risk of housing her with the entire Cult and the assassins wanting that bounty after her.
Between that and being exiled from the Ruska Roman for disobeying The Director, Eve finds herself with few allies by the time John Wick: Chapter 4 rolls around. Although it was said in 2023 that Lionsgate had plans to develop a Ballerina sequel, the project hasn’t been greenlit yet. If Ballerina 2 does happen, I hope a little bit of time is dedicated to revealing how this event from Chapter 4 affected Eve. It’s too big a shakeup to ignore.