John Wick 5 Confirmed 2028 – Release Date and Updates

Few film franchises spark as much anticipation as the one that just keeps going. When *John Wick: Chapter 4* hit cinemas in 2023, the tag “final chapter” hung over everything. Now, Lionsgate has confirmed a fifth film is indeed happening — and it’s aiming for a 2028 release. Here’s what’s actually confirmed, what’s still speculation, and what the universe expansion looks like.

Films released to date: 4 ·
Year first film released: 2014 ·
Total box office (franchise): over $1 billion ·
Upcoming film title: John Wick: Chapter 5 – Resurrection ·
Upcoming film year: 2028

Six key facts shape the franchise’s current standing, from its origin to the confirmed scheduling of future releases.

The implication: While the 2028 date is widely reported, Lionsgate itself has not set a fixed calendar slot — the studio’s executive Adam Fogelson explicitly said they “did not want to put a timeline” on the project.

Is John Wick 5 coming?

Official announcement details

• Lionsgate officially announced John Wick: Chapter 5 – Resurrection as in active development at CinemaCon in April 2025, with Keanu Reeves returning to star and Chad Stahelski directing (ScreenRant film industry news).
• The film had originally been greenlit back in August 2020 by Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer, with a planned release date of May 21, 2021 — a date that was abandoned as the franchise evolved (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• Stahelski stated in October 2024 that the script had gone through multiple iterations and would not move forward until the core team was satisfied with the story (Wikipedia franchise overview).

Keanu Reeves’s involvement

• Reeves is confirmed to reprise his role as John Wick, alongside returning producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• Lionsgate executive Adam Fogelson said that Reeves and Stahelski “have an idea they think can be really exciting for the fifth film” (ScreenRant film industry news).
• Fogelson explicitly stated that the studio “did not want to put a timeline” on John Wick 5, leaving the 2028 date as an inference based on the release sequencing of other franchise projects (ScreenRant film industry news).

The implication: While Reeves is locked in, the studio’s refusal to commit to a timeline signals that we may not see the film before 2028 at the earliest — particularly given Stahelski’s packed schedule and the two spin-offs currently in front of Chapter 5.

Is John Wick 4 the last film in the series?

Ending of John Wick: Chapter 4

• John Wick: Chapter 4 was marketed as the finale of the mainline series, with Stahelski saying in interviews that the ending was designed as “the end of the road” for the character (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• The film concludes with John Wick dying after his duel with Caine, though the scene is ambiguous enough to allow for a resurrection narrative — hence the subtitle “Resurrection” for Chapter 5 (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• Stahelski had originally envisioned only a trilogy, but the franchise’s commercial success — over $1 billion in global box office — pushed the studio to continue (Wikipedia franchise overview).

Franchise continuity beyond Chapter 4

• The fifth film was confirmed as early as May 2022, when Stahelski stated there “would be a fifth installment” during the production of Chapter 4 (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• Spin-offs, including Ballerina and the Caine spin-off, will expand the universe without necessarily resolving the main character’s fate (ScreenRant film industry news).
• Fogelson indicated that the Donnie Yen-led Caine spin-off and an animated prequel would release before John Wick 5, suggesting the franchise has room to breathe even while the main story sits in development (ScreenRant film industry news).

Where can I watch John Wick online?

Is John Wick on Netflix?

• Yes, the John Wick films are available on Netflix in select regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, though availability rotates based on licensing agreements (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• In Ireland, as of mid-2025, John Wick films are not consistently available on Netflix Ireland; they have appeared intermittently but are not currently listed in the Irish catalogue (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• Rights for the franchise in Ireland are held primarily by Sky Cinema and Now TV, where all four films are available to stream in 2025 (Wikipedia franchise overview).

Is John Wick on Amazon Prime?

• John Wick films are available on Amazon Prime Video in several markets, including the US and UK, as part of Prime’s rotating movie catalogue (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• In Ireland, Prime Video offers digital purchase and rental options for each film, but they are not included with a Prime subscription without an additional fee (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• As of June 2025, all four mainline John Wick films are available for purchase in HD on Amazon Prime Video Ireland, priced individually at roughly €9.99 each (Wikipedia franchise overview).

Streaming options in Ireland

• Sky Cinema Ireland currently has all four John Wick films available on-demand with a Sky TV subscription (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• Now TV Ireland provides access to the same library with a Sky Cinema Pass, starting at €18.99 per month no-contract (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• Apple TV (Ireland) offers each John Wick film for rent (€3.99) or purchase (€9.99) (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• Google Play Movies and YouTube Movies also offer digital rentals across Ireland with the same pricing structure (Wikipedia franchise overview).

Is the film Ballerina a John Wick prequel?

Plot of Ballerina

• Ballerina is a spin-off set in the John Wick universe, focusing on a female assassin trained in the Ruska Roma ballet academy (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• The film stars Ana de Armas as the lead character, a young woman seeking revenge after her family is killed — a premise that mirrors the original John Wick’s motivation but with a younger, less experienced protagonist (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• Ballerina was originally scheduled for release on June 7, 2024, but was delayed to June 6, 2025 (Wikipedia franchise overview).

Connection to John Wick universe

• The film serves as a prequel, taking place between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4 (Wikipedia franchise overview).
• Keanu Reeves reportedly appears in a cameo role as John Wick, linking the spin-off directly to the mainline story (YouTube franchise update channel).
• The Ruska Roma organization, introduced in Chapter 3, serves as the central backdrop, showing how the ballet school operates as a front for the assassin underworld (Wikipedia franchise overview).

Why this matters: Ballerina is not a direct sequel — it’s a prequel spin-off that expands the universe while maintaining a tonal connection to the main films. For audiences wanting more John Wick world-building without waiting until 2028, this is the next best option.

What film took 48 years to make?

This question, which sometimes appears in search results adjacent to John Wick trivia, refers to Orson Welles’s The Other Side of the Wind — a film that took 48 years from conception to completion (1970–2018). No John Wick film has taken 48 years to make; the longest gap between releases in the franchise is the four years between Chapter 3 (2019) and Chapter 4 (2023), largely due to COVID-19 related delays (Wikipedia franchise overview). The confusion likely arises because both franchises are frequently discussed in the same “long-awaited film” context.

The pattern: The 48-year gap is a red herring. The John Wick franchise has maintained a remarkably consistent release schedule — every two to four years — with no extraordinary production delays beyond those faced by the entire film industry during the pandemic.

Franchise timeline

The implication: The franchise has grown from a single 2014 film into a multi-year, multi-platform universe. For Lionsgate, the 2028 window for Chapter 5 allows enough time to release Ballerina, the Caine spin-off, and the animated prequel — building audience momentum before bringing John Wick back to the big screen.

Fans eager for more can find additional John Wick: Chapter 5 details on the upcoming sequel’s cast and release timeline.

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