More than three years after the first season debuted and continued the story for John Cena’s titular character, Peacemaker Season 2 will be here before you know it. Before the end of summer, Cena, James Gunn, and the rest of the crew from one of the best Max original series will be back for another round of action, and we have all the details.
While the Peacemaker Season 2 premiere date is still one of the biggest questions we have about the loud-mouth antihero’s journey, there’s quite a bit about the DCU show that we already know. Come with us as we break down all the nitty gritty details about one of the most anticipated upcoming DC TV project and how it fits into the DCU’s canon.
What Is The Peacemaker Season 2 Premiere Date?
Though an exact Peacemaker Season 2 premiere date has not yet been announced, Deadline has reported that the series will return in August. That means anyone with a Max subscription should be able to watch one of the most anticipated shows on the 2025 TV schedule before the end of summer.
What Is Peacemaker Season 2 About?
We don’t fully know where things will pick back up for John Cena’s titular character (and everyone else) when Peacemaker Season 2 premieres in August, but we do know that the show’s sophomore chapter will take place after the events of James Gunn’s Superman movie.
Gunn, who is no stranger to responding to news and fans’ questions on his various social media pages, took to his Threads account in March 2024 to tell a fan that Peacemaker will take place after the events of Superman. On top of that, Gunn later told ComicBook that the second season will focus more on the personal lives of the main characters than the first time around, adding, “it’s more about Chris Smith than it is about Peacemaker.”
The Peacemaker Season 2 Trailer
While we don’t have a proper Peacemaker Season 2 trailer, or even a standalone teaser, Max has shared a glimpse at the return of the popular show months before its return. In November 2024, the streaming service dropped “Coming to Max in 2025,” a two-minute sizzle reel of all its major returning shows and new arrivals. And in the middle of it all was Peacemaker:
It’s only like 10 seconds of footage, but in that short amount of time, we get to see Christopher Smith and the rest of his crew getting together for a toast. But that isn’t all, as Frank Grillo’s Rick Flag Sr. can be seen walking in some kind of office setting. Again, it’s only a taste, but enough to get us pumped!
The Peacemaker Season 2 Cast
Though there were a lot of character deaths during and before the Peacemaker Season 1 finale, the core group from the show’s chapter will be returning. Let’s take a look at all the returning stars and newcomers that make up the Peacemaker Season 2 cast.
John Cena as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker
No surprise, but John Cena will be back as Christopher Smith, a.k.a., Peacemaker, when the Max original series returns at some point in the future. Ever since the wrestler-turned-actor played the role in The Suicide Squad, he’s made the character his own, and has even shown up as the violent yet hilarious anti-hero while promoting the show.
Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo
Academy Award nominee Danielle Brooks has been on quite a roll since playing Leota Adebayo during Peacemaker Season 1, and she’ll be back as the co-lead of the series when it debuts somewhere down the road.
Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase / Vigilante
Adrian Chase, a.k.a., Vigilante, was one of the breakout characters from Peacemaker, and it looks like we haven’t seen the last of Freddie Stroma’s awkward and versatile assassin.
Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt
Jennifer Holland first played Emilia Harcourt in The Suicide Squad and later reprised the role for the first season of Peacemaker. The actress will once again be playing the fan-favorite character upon the show’s return.
Steve Agee as John Economos
And, what would Peacemaker be without the return of Steve Agee’s John Economos? Well, we won’t have to worry about that, as the actor will once again be playing the foul-mouthed A.R.G.U.S. agent.
Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr.
Frank Grillo will join the list of actors to be in both DC and Marvel projects, as the Crossbones actor is set to play Rick Flag Sr., the father of Joel Kinnaman’s character from the Suicide Squad movies, per Variety.
Sol Rodriguez as Sasha Bordeaux
Sol Rodriguez will be appearing throughout Peacemaker Season 2 as Sasha Bordeaux, a DC Comics character introduced back in the 2000s, according to THR. Prior to landing the role, Rodriguez appeared on shows like Devious Maids, NCIS, and Star Trek: Picard.
Tim Meadows as Langston Fleury
Former Saturday Night Live mainstay and Ladies Man star Tim Meadows will be joining the Peacemaker Season 2 cast when he portrays A.R.G.U.S. agent Langston Fleury, per Deadline.
Robert Patrick as August “Auggie” Smith / White Dragon
Though his character seemingly died in the show’s first season, Robert Patrick will be back for a second round Peacemaker when he reprises his role as August “Auggie” Smith, aka White Dragon, aka Peacemaker’s dad, per PopVerse.
Nhut Le as Judomaster
Nhut Le, who played Judomaster during the first season of Peacemaker, will be back for a second round of action. In an Instagram post about production wrapping in late 2024, Le said he couldn’t wait for everyone to see what the cast and crew were “cooking up.”
There will also be some other new faces in Peacemaker Season 2, though their character names have not yet been revealed. In a post on Threads in November 2024, James Gunn revealed that David Denman, Anissa Matlock, Taylor St. Clair, and Dorian Kingi had all joined the cast. Expect to hear more about them, as well as other additions, very soon.
James Gunn Has Written All Of Peacemaker Season 2, But He Won’t Be Directing Every Episode
Just like Peacemaker Season 1, and various other movies, TV shows, and short films he’s helmed over the years, James Gunn wrote the Max original series’ second season. In a March 2024 post on Threads, Gunn revealed that not only was he writing the upcoming second season, but he had already finished all of them. However, Gunn also stated that, in the interest of getting the show out to fans, he wouldn’t be sitting in the director’s chair the whole time.
In June 2024, Deadline reported that Greg Mottola, best known for comedies like Superbad and Adventureland, would be directing a few episodes in the show’s second season. The following month, Peter Sollett took to his Instagram to share that he was also directing some of the new season alongside Gunn and Mottola.
Peacemaker Season 2 Will Have A New Intro With New Dancing Characters
One of the best things about Peacemaker was the show’s incredible and incredibly silly opening title sequence, but there will be some changes when the show returns for a second season. With so many characters featured in the opening credits, there were bound to be some changes to the choreography, and James Gunn addressed the whole situation.
In a February 2024 post on Threads (via ComicBook), the DC Studios boss revealed that a new intro with new characters would be coming for the second season, adding that Charissa Barton, who planned out the original sequence, would be returning for the next version. With the first season having one of the best TV show theme songs in years, we cannot wait to see how Gunn, Cena, and crew outdo themselves this time.
Production On Peacemaker Season 2 Wrapped In November 2024
Production on Peacemaker Season 2 officially got underway in April 2024 when James Gunn posted a picture on Threads showing John Cena’s iconic uniform and helmet. Gunn, who has been working on Superman at the same time, had previously confirmed a ComicBook report that shooting would take place throughout the summer. In November 2024, Gunn took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to announce that production on the second season had officially wrapped, at least when it came to principal photography.
In February 2025, ComicBook reported that Gunn was in the middle of editing Peacemaker Season 2, which leads us to believe that he’ll be wrapping things up completely sooner rather than later. With Superman slated for a July 11 release, it’s easy to see a scenario in which Gunn finishes with the Max series entirely before starting what will certainly be a massive press tour.
James Gunn Is Also Working On The Amanda Waller Spinoff Series
Peacemaker isn’t the only show take from the world of The Suicide Squad in the works, as James Gunn is also hard at work on getting the Waller Series off the ground. The upcoming TV show, which will center on Oscar winner Viola Davis’ legendary character, Amanda Waller, from the two Suicide Squad movies and Peacemaker Season 1, has been in the works for a while now, per Deadline.
In a March 2024 post on Threads, James Gunn commented on the series by denying rumors that Corey Hawkins would be a part of the series, adding that scripts weren’t finished yet. Nearly a year later, Gunn told Deadline that the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes were hard on Waller and that his plans to make it before Peacemaker Season 2 didn’t work out. DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran added that they had “taken a couple of cracks” at it but weren’t “able to land it.”
How Many Episodes Will There Be In Peacemaker Season 2?
Those of us who were fans of Peacemaker Season 1’s eight-episode run (this has to be the best number of episodes in a season, right?) are in for a treat, as the show’s second season will have the same number of chapters, per Deadline. The first go-around had episodes ranging in length from 39 to 47 minutes, which allowed the show enough time to tell the story but not so much time that it felt overly long.
What Will Peacemaker Season 2 Be Rated?
Max hasn’t come out and given Peacemaker Season 2 a rating at this point, but it’s hard to imagine the show being anything besides TV-MA when it drops later this year. You may recall that the follow-up to James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad didn’t hold back when it came to violence or language. It would be shocking if the sophomore season didn’t outdo what came before.
How To Watch Peacemaker Season 1
If you missed Peacemaker the first time around, or simply want to revisit the exploits of one Christopher Smith, there are so many ways to watch the over-the-top and utterly bananas show before Season 2 comes out. Not only are all the episodes streaming on Max, but you can also purchase digital copies on Amazon. If you want to take a physical media route, Peacemaker Season 1 is on Blu-ray, which gives you access to all kinds of special features and a behind-the-scenes look at the comic book adaptation.
- Stream Peacemaker Season 1 on Max.
- Buy Peacemaker Season 1 on Amazon.
- Buy Peacemaker Season 1 on Blu-ray on Amazon.
Expect to know much more about Peacemaker Season 2 in the very near future.
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