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Peacemaker (TV series)

"You know, lately I'm just thinkin' I'm a fucking maniac. I don't know, I'm havin'... feelings about things."

Peacemaker is an American web television series, based on the DC Comics antihero of the same name. The series is produced by The Safran Company and Troll Court Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television Studios and was released on Max.

The first season is a spin-off/sequel to The Suicide Squad, sharing continuity with the other media of the franchise. It premiered on January 13, 2022 and concluded on February 17, 2022.

The second season, which is set in the DC Universe, was announced to be in development on February 17, 2022.

Synopsis

Season One

Peacemaker is a live action series that follows Christopher Smith AKA Peacemaker, an extremist murderer who believes he's on a quest for peace, killing anyone and everyone to achieve his ultimate goal.

Cast

Main Cast

John Cena as Christopher Smith/Peacemaker
Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo
Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase/Vigilante
Chukwudi Iwuji as Clemson Murn and Ik Nobe Llok
Jennifer Holland as Agent Emilia Harcourt
Steve Agee as John Economos
Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith/White Dragon

Recurring Cast

Annie Chang as Detective Sophie Song and Eek Stack Ik Ik
Lochlyn Munro as Detective Larry Fitzgibbon
Elizabeth Faith Ludlow as Keeya Adebayo
Rizwan Manji as Jamil
Nhut Le as Judomaster
Christopher Heyerdahl as Captain Caspar Locke
Mel Tuck as Auggie's Neighbor
Dee Bradley Baker as Eagly (voice)
Rochelle Greenwood as Officer Peggy
Kevin O'Grady as Officer Johnson
Zak Santiago as Prison Guard
Neil Webb as Cool Steve
Bzhaun Rhoden as Young Man
Quinn Bennett as Young Christopher Smith
Liam Hughes as Keith Smith

Cameo Appearances

Episodes

Season One

Episode	Title	Director	Writer	Airdate
1	A Whole New Whirled	James Gunn	January 13, 2022
2	Best Friends, For Never
3	Better Goff Dead
4	The Choad Less Traveled	Jody Hill	James Gunn	January 20, 2022
5	Monkey Dory	Rosemary Rodriguez	January 27, 2022
6	Murn After Reading	James Gunn	February 3, 2022
7	Stop Dragon My Heart Around	Brad Anderson	James Gunn	February 10, 2022
8	It's Cow or Never	James Gunn	February 17, 2022

Production

On September 23, 2020, it was announced that HBO Max had ordered an eight-episode spin-off series of James Gunn's then-upcoming The Suicide Squad, focused on the character of Peacemaker played by John Cena. Peacemaker would begin production in early 2021, before Gunn began his work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for Marvel Studios.^[1]

On October 9, 2020, Hollywood North Buzz reported that filming would begin in Vancouver on January 11, 2021, and would end on June 9, 2021, assuming the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic wouldn't delay production. They also reported that the working title for Peacemaker was "The Scriptures." On Twitter, James Gunn said that the timeline of when the series takes place would not be revealed until after The Suicide Squad releases on August 6, 2021, in order to avoid spoiling the film and whether or not Peacemaker lives.

On March 31, 2021, it was reported that Jody Hill had been hired to direct episodes of the series.^[2]

On April 4, 2021, it was reported that Rosemary Rodriguez was also attached to direct episodes of the series.^[3]

On June 5, 2021, it was reported that Brad Anderson was attached to direct episodes of the series.^[4]

On June 14, 2021 Clint Mansell and Kevin Kiner were announced to score the series. On July 8, 2021, Screen Rant reported that Murphy was working on Peacemaker in some capacity.^[5]

On February 16, 2022, it was officially announced that Peacemaker was renewed for a second season.^[6]

On November 8, 2020, Gunn posted on Twitter that he was beginning his mandatory two-week quarantine in Canada before production on Peacemaker started there. This seemed to imply that shooting would begin much earlier than expected.^[7]

On November 11, 2020, Deadline reported that Danielle Brooks was joining Peacemaker as original character Leota Adebayo. Gunn confirmed this a few hours later on Twitter, along with the following Deadline report an hour later that Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, and Chris Conrad would be joining the series as Auggie Smith, Emilia Harcourt, and Adrian Chase/Vigilante respectively.^[8]^[9]

On December 14, 2020, the Illuminerdi reported that WB was considering actress Maggie Q to play Detective Vivian Song on the show.^[10] Deadline also reported that Lethal Weapon creator Matt Miller has joined the series as an executive producer.^[11]

On January 15, 2021, James Gunn confirmed that filming had begun.^[12]

On July 12, 2021, James Gunn announced that after 131 days, season 1 had wrapped.^[13]

On September 5, 2021, Gunn confirmed in a post on Twitter that he was in the midst of editing the series.^[14] On, September 22, 2022, Gunn confirmed that he had finished with the series' soundtrack.^[15]

The set of Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, of which Gunn also served as director and writer, was used to film Ezra Miller's cameo as Flash.^[16]

Music

Song title	Artist	Location(s)
Do Ya Wanna Taste It	Wig Wam	DC FanDome Teaser Opening Title
Push Push (Lady Lightning)	Bang Camaro	Official Trailer (first half)
Kickstart My Heart	Mötley Crüe	Official Trailer (second half)
The Church of Rock and Roll	Foxy Shazam	Red Band Trailer (first half)
Come On Come On	Nashville Pussy	Red Band Trailer (second half)