Peacemaker (TV Series)

Peacemaker is a superhero comedy-drama television series created by James Gunn and produced by DC Studios. It stars John Cena as the eponymous vigilante performing missions for the U.S. government as part of a covert ops team, and premiered on Max in 2022.
The series was met with positive reviews for its writing and Cena's performance, and saw increasing viewership with each episode of its first season. It is a spin-off of The Suicide Squad, and itself led to the spin-off series Creature Commandos.
== Summary ==
The first season is set in the DC Extended Universe, and follows Peacemaker after his recovery from the injuries he sustained in The Suicide Squad. He joins a new covert ops team on a top secret operation to hunt down and destroy parasitic alien Butterflies, while also questioning his ethos and moral code.Peacemaker: "A Whole New Whirled"Peacemaker: "Better Goff Dead"
The second season will be set in the DC Universe and retroactively make the first season canon to that timeline. It will follow Peacemaker and his friends coming into conflict with Rick Flag Sr, whose son Peacemaker killed in The Suicide Squad.James Gunn on Creature Commandos and Killing Nazis in His New DC Universe – YouTube
== Cast ==
=== Starring ===
* John Cena as Chris Smith/Peacemaker@JohnCena on X
* Danielle Brooks as Leota AdebayoCulture Grave on X
* Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase/VigilanteJames Gunn Confirms a Major Peacemaker Hero Will Return Before Season 2 – CBR
* Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt
* Steve Agee as John Economos
* Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith/White Dragon
* Chukwudi Iwuji as Clemson Murn (Season 1)
* Frank Grillo as General Rick Flag Sr. (Season 2)@jamesgunn on Instagram – May 10, 2024
=== Recurring ===
* Dee Bradley Baker as Eagly (voice)The onscreen Eagly is entirely a digital effect animated by , while Baker provides his vocalizations
* Annie Chang as Det. Sophie Song and "Goff"
* Lochlyn Munro as Det. Larry Fitzgibbon
* Nhut Le as Judomaster
* Elizabeth Ludlow as Keeya Adebayo
* Christopher Heyerdahl as Caspar Locke
* Rizwan Manij as Jamil
* Alison Araya as Amber Calcaterra
* Lenny Jacobson as Evan Calcaterra
* Viola Davis as Amanda Waller
* Quinn Bennett as Young Chris Smith
* Liam Hughes as Keith Smith
* Sol Rodriguez as Agent Sasha Bordeaux
* Tim Meadows as Agent Langston Fleury
== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 ===
Ep#	Title 	Airdate
1 	"A Whole New Whirled" 	January 13, 2022
2 	"Best Friends, For Never" 	January 13, 2022
3 	"Better Goff Dead" 	January 13, 2022
4 	"The Choad Less Traveled" 	January 20, 2022
5 	"Monkey Dory" 	January 27, 2022
6 	"Murn After Reading" 	February 3, 2022
7 	"Stop Dragon My Heart Around"	February 10, 2022
8 	"It's Cow or Never" 	February 17, 2022
== Production ==
While in post-production on The Suicide Squad during the in 2020, James Gunn wrote the entire first season of Peacemaker, centered around John Cena's character from the film, to entertain himself while quarantined in his house, never thinking he'd actually get to make the show. However, he was eventually offered the chance to create the series by Warner Bros, and produced the series with his production company, , and , in association with Warner Bros.The Suicide Squad Spinoff Peacemaker Begins Filming With – ComicBook.comDanielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland and Chris Conrad to Star in HBO Max Original Series “Peacemaker,” from James Gunn and Peter Safran – WarnerBros.com (archived) The first season was filmed from January to July of 2021,@JamesGunn on X (archived) with Gunn directing five episodes and the other three being directed by Jody Hill, Rosemary Rodriguez, and Brad Anderson.
Season 1 was released in early 2022 on HBO Max,'The Batman' Trailer, Looks At 'The Flash,' 'Aquaman 2' Hit DC FanDome – The Hollywood Reporter and following increasing viewership and positive reviews, Peacemaker was renewed for a second season the day before the season finale.'Peacemaker' Season 2 Is Official Says James Gunn & John Cena – Deadline Production on Season 2 was delayed when Gunn became the head of DC Studios in October 2022, but it was eventually filmed in 2024. Gunn directed three episodes of the series while also directing Superman.'Peacemaker' Season 2 Starts Filming & James Gunn Shares Photo From The Set – Deadline Season 2 is set to premiere in August 2025.
The series is scored by and ,@JamesGunn on Twitter – June 14, 2021 (archived) and features several songs selected by Gunn himself. The first season's opening title sequence is an extravagant dance number performed by the cast, set to "Do You Wanna Taste It" by .'Peacemaker' Premiere: James Gunn Talks Opening Credits Dance Party – Rolling Stone There will be a new dance number for the second season's title sequence, according to Frank Grillo."We Do Get Into It": Frank Grillo Teases His Fight With John Cena In 'Peacemaker' Season 2 – Collider
Podly: The Peacemaker Podcast is a companion podcast that released weekly alongside the first season, hosted by Ify Nwadiwe and Fiona Nova and featuring interviews with the cast and crew.'Peacemaker' Podcast From Rooster Teeth to Feature James Gunn, Others – Variety
== Trivia ==
* The only element of Peacemaker Season 1 not canon to the DCU is the appearance of the Justice League, which will be explained in the upcoming second season.
* Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! is meant to bridge the gap between Season 1 and Season 2 of Peacemaker, with Gunn serving as story consultant, though it is not strictly DCU canon.DC To Prepare Peacemaker Fans For Season 2 With New 'Eagly/Vigilante Double Feature' Comic Series – ScreenRant@JamesGunn on X (archived on Reddit)
* The series draws inspiration from several comics, most prominently , , and . In turn, the comic miniseries Peacemaker Tries Hard! was inspired by the TV show.
== External links ==
* Peacemaker at the DC Extended Universe Wiki
* Peacemaker at the DC Universe Wiki
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