Peacemaker Season 2 trailer launched: James Gunn returns with John Cena-led series after Superman's success; see cast and premiere date
Peacemaker season 2
was released on Saturday (July 26, 2025) at the San Diego Comic-Con. DC Studios took over the late Saturday slot in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, a spot previously held by Marvel Studios, with
James Gunn
and Warner Bros. launching the second season of Peacemaker. The Peacemaker season 2 trailer launch occurred two weeks after Superman was released in theaters and proved to be a blockbuster success. The movie earned more than $200 million in North America.
The panel began with the new trailer for season 2, showing Christopher Smith played by
John Cena
having fun in a new parallel dimension he has found. It's just like ours, and it's even better. Meanwhile, back in the real world, Frank Grillo's Rick Flag Sr. (from Superman) is out to close the portal in his face-off with Peacemaker. Says Leota in the new trailer to Chris, 'No matter how great the grass is over there, you belong here with us.' Peacemaker season 2 premieres on HBO on August 21.
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Among the best moments of day three of the San Diego pop culture spectacular was a sincere tribute to the director who's now helming Warner Bros.' DC Comics screen universe, even if John Cena played it for laughs. During the panel for the forthcoming season 2 of DC's HBO series 'The Peacemaker,' Cena appeared in the title character's full comic costume and grand helmet, leading the legions in the kind of exaggerated drama he was perfect at provoking in his wrestling days.
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The crowd saw scenes from Season 2, which arrives in August and sees Cena entering another dimension where he gets to be a cool version of the hero instead of the often pained and pathetic version that's typical of the character.
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Speaking on Season 2's Smith, Gunn said, 'I really like TV shows where the characters don't just return every season and they're the same exact characters. I want to see growth. I want to see change and sometimes regression.'
'And Peacemaker is a different guy this year. He's dealing with the demons he uncovered from the first season and trying to deal with them, and the world is not accepting him the way he is. They aren't accepting him as a hero,' he added.
Gunn's Superman film directly connects to Peacemaker season 2, bringing in supporting characters like Green Lantern/Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion), Hawkgirl/Kendra Saunders (Isabel Merced), and Maxwell Lord (Sean Gunn).
In the first season finale, Christopher Smith (John Cena) saves the world from alien butterflies. It's revealed that Leota (Danielle Brooks) is the daughter of Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). The season ends with Chris sitting on his porch, reflecting, alongside the ghost of his father, Auggie (Robert Patrick), who is expected to keep appearing like a sarcastic Obi-Wan Kenobi. Chris also keeps Goff (the butterfly who possessed Sophie) alive, and inherits a house full of weapons and costumes from his dad.
Peacemaker Season 2 cast
According to DEADLINE, the returning Season 2 cast appearing on stage included Holland, Freddie Stroma, Steve Agee, new cast members Sol Rodriguez and Tim Meadows, Grillo, and Cena. Danielle Brooks came down with illness, seemingly food poisoning, after going out to dinner with Gunn, who got over it by this morning. Cena took the opportunity to chug water to avoid getting sick. The actor then joked about peeing in his suit. Gunn also mentioned that Eagley gets his own Lex Luther in Michael Rooker, who plays a world-renowned eagle hunter.
The second season will feature John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Frank Grillo, Sol Rodríguez, David Denman, Brey Noelle, and Tim Meadows. Joel Kinnaman is rumored to return as Rick Flag Jr. James Gunn wrote all eight episodes of Peacemaker and directed three, including the premiere. Gunn, Peter Safran, and Cena are executive producers, with Greg Mottola, Peter Sollett, and Alethea Jones also directing.
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