David Farnor | On 09, Mar 2022

Peacemaker will premiere on Sky this March.

The series, written and directed by James Gunn, explores the origins of the character that John Cena first portrayed in James Gunn’s 2021 film, The Suicide Squad – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.

The series stars John Cena as Peacemaker, Danielle Brooks as Adebayo, Freddie Stroma as Vigilante, Jennifer Holland as Harcourt, Steve Agee as Economos, Chukwudi Iwuji as Murn and Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith.

Gunn wrote all eight episodes of Peacemaker and directed five, including the first. Gunn, Peter Safran and Matt Miller serve as executive producers on the series, with John Cena as co-executive producer.

The series debuted on HBO Max in the USA and now, will officially have UK home on Sky, with all episodes of the series available on Sky Max and NOW from 22nd March.

 

Watch: new trailer for HBO Max’s Peacemaker

2nd January 2022

There’s no “i” in “peace,” but there is one in “this trailer might be inappropriate for certain audiences”. That’s the warning that accompanies HBO Max’s new dark superhero series, Peacemaker.

Written and directed by James Gunn and produced by Peter Safran, the series will explore the origins of the character that John Cena first portrayed in James Gunn’s 2021 film, The Suicide Squad – a vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.
 
The series stars John Cena as Peacemaker, Danielle Brooks as Adebayo, Freddie Stroma as Vigilante, Jennifer Holland as Harcourt, Steve Agee as Economos, Chukwudi Iwuji as Murn and Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith.
 
You can see them in action in the USA from 13th January, when the series premieres. As for the UK, you can expect an official home to be announced in the coming weeks, with previous DC projects so far snapped up by Netflix (Titans), E4 (Batwoman, Harley Quinn), Stargirl (Amazon Prime Video), STARZPLAY (Doom Patrol) and Sky (Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash).

Until then, here’s the trailer – introduced by Peacemaker, star of Peacemaker.

 

Watch: First teaser for HBO Max’s Peacemaker series

17th October 2021

HBO Max has released a teaser trailer for its new series Peacemaker, giving a first look at the DC spin-off from The Suicide Squad.

Written and directed by James Gunn and produced by Peter Safran, the series will explore the origins of the character that John Cena first portrayed in James Gunn’s 2021 film, The Suicide Squad – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.
 
The series stars John Cena as Peacemaker, Danielle Brooks as Adebayo, Freddie Stroma as Vigilante, Jennifer Holland as Harcourt, Steve Agee as Economos, Chukwudi Iwuji as Murn and Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith.
 
Gunn wrote all eight episodes and directed five, including the first. Gunn, Safran and Matt Miller serve as executive producers on the series, with Cena as co-executive producer. It is produced by Gunn’s Troll Court Entertainment and The Safran Company in association with Warner Bros. Television.

It will premiere on HBO Max in the US on 13th January 2022. No UK TV home has yet been announced, with DC projects so far snapped up by Netflix (Titans), E4 (Batwoman, Harley Quinn), Stargirl (Amazon Prime Video), STARZPLAY (Doom Patrol) and Sky (Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash).

 

Peacemaker: John Cena to star in HBO Max solo series

24th September 2020

John Cena will reprise his role as Peacemaker from James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad in a solo series for HBO Max.

HBO’s streaming service will explore the origins of the Peacemaker character, the master of weapons from the upcoming Suicide Squad film. The action comedy will comprise eight episodes, with Gunn writing all of them and directing several chapters, including the first.

Gunn and The Suicide Squad producer Peter Safran will serve as executive producers of the series, with Cena as co-executive producer. Based on characters from DC, Peacemaker will be produced by Gunn’s Troll Court Entertainment and The Safran Company in association with Warner Bros. Television.

While details about Peacemaker are being kept under wraps, the series will explore the origins of the character, a man who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to get it. The series will extend the world that Gunn is creating for The Suicide Squad movie, which is scheduled to be released in theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures on 6th August 2021.

Gunn said: “Peacemaker is an opportunity to delve into current world issues through the lens of this superhero/supervillain/and world’s biggest douchebag. I’m excited to expand The Suicide Squad and bring this character from the DC film universe to the full breadth of a series. And of course, to be able to work again with John, Peter, and my friends at Warner Bros. is the icing on the cake.”

John Cena said: “I have said before that it has been a tremendous honor and an incredible opportunity to be part of The Suicide Squad and to work with James on what is going to be a fantastic movie. I am unbelievably excited to have the chance to team up with him again for Peacemaker. We can’t wait for fans to see this.”

Peacemaker is scheduled to begin production in early 2021, prior to Gunn beginning work on the next Guardians of the Galaxy film.

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