John Wick: The Bowery King's Origins Explained

The Bowery King is one of the most enigmatic characters in the John Wickfranchise, and his backstory is difficult to pin down. Laurence Fishburne's crime boss character was introduced in John Wick: Chapter 2, where he became one of John's allies due to their mutual hatred of the High Table. He controls the Soup Kitchen, a group of vagrants and panhandlers in New York City who act as an undetectable and unhackable intelligence network. He can often be seen tending to his pigeons, which he uses to send messages and small items across the city.