DCU TV Show Peacemaker Season 2 Has a Release Date and a Few Seconds of New Footage

DC Studios boss James Gunn has confirmed an August 21 release date for Peacemaker Season 2 on Max alongside a few seconds of new footage.

In a tweet, Gunn said the Season 2 premiere is “one of my favorite things ever.” The new footage shows John Cena in action, at one point smirking to the camera as a fire rages in the background. Peacemaker is “a superhero now,” he’s told.

Counting the days until Peace on Earth. I just finished the DI & Mix on the Season Premiere yesterday and wow it’s one of my favorite things ever. DC Studios’ #Peacemaker Season 2 coming soon only on @StreamOnMax August 21. pic.twitter.com/df3yOcCsdn— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 7, 2025

Peacemaker Season 2 arrives after the July 11 release of Superman, the big movie kick-off for Gunn’s rebooted DCU. It will actually be the third entry in the DCU, coming after last year's Creature Commandos TV series and this summer's Superman.

The revamped cinematic universe from Gunn and co-CEO Peter Safran moves away from the widely panned DC Extended Universe, headlined by Justice League, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Man of Steel, but some elements will remain.

Peacemaker is a key example of this, as Season 1 of the show arrived in the scrapped DCEU, while Season 2 arrives in the new DCU.

Gunn has said previously that "many strands will remain consistent as far as Peacemaker's story goes," though it remains unclear what will and won't make the jump from DCEU to DCU. He has confirmed all of Team Peacemaker return with the same actors, meaning John Cena in the leading role will be joined by the likes of Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase, and Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo.

Gunn has also said the show will canonically take place after the events of Creature Commandos and Superman, with the events of the latter even affecting Peacemaker.

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