US EditionTV Review: 'Peacemaker' Season 2 Affirms His Place in DC Universe
Peacemaker faces multiversal dangers while seeking redemption and belonging amid a rebooted DC Universe, with the season premiering August 21, 2025, on HBO Max.
- Peacemaker Season 2, starring John Cena and Danielle Brooks, premiered on August 21, 2024, on HBO Max, continuing the story from the 2022 first season.
- The new season follows Peacemaker recovering from past battles and trauma while exploring a multiverse, as part of James Gunn's attempt to build the new DC Universe.
- Season 2 introduces new characters, features darker, bloodier content, and expands on canon from The Suicide Squad, with Frank Grillo playing Rick Flag Sr., who seeks Peacemaker after his son's death.
- Critics received five of the eight episodes early, noting that Cena's Peacemaker takes a more serious role while the supporting cast carries much comedy, and the multiverse plot focuses on emotional stakes rather than sci-fi spectacle.
- The season reaffirms Peacemaker as a key part of Gunn’s DCU, providing an accessible entry point for new viewers and suggesting future multiverse stories while benefiting from the success of Gunn’s Superman.
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Peacemaker season 2 review: James Gunn makes a multiverse great again
In a summer that hasn't been kind to comic book movies, James Gunn's Superman managed to recharge DC's floundering cinematic universe with strong reviews and almost $600 million in box office receipts – and Peacemaker season 2 keeps that party going.Originating in Gunn's underrated The Suicide Squad, John Cena's antihero and his supporting cast are among a select group of characters retained from the earlier continuity, which sputtered out acros…
'Peacemaker' Season 2 Review: The DCU's Odd Stepchild Is Better Than Ever
It’s very clear that Peacemaker is where the new DCU spent its awkward phase. Season 1 adopted parts — not all — of The Suicide Squad as canon under James Gunn’s new tenure as DC Studios co-president, and Season 2 doubles down on this by cherrypicking more of The Suicide Squad and even changing some of Peacemaker Season 1. It’s confusing, but it’s all done in the quest for a blank slate for new fans, an entry point where anyone can get stuck int…
John Cena has a queer orgy in Peacemaker season 2 trailer
Peacemaker’s reign as DC’s anti-hero bi-con is alive and well! In the opening scene of the season two red-band trailer, John Cena’s titular hero welcomes his wannabe best friend, Adrian Chase/Vigilante (Freddie Stroma), into a house packed with naked bodies of all genders. “I had some people over,” Peacemaker tells Vigilante, who’s annoyed at not being invited. When Peacemaker points out that he thought Vigilante “doesn’t seem that into sex,” Vi…
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