PEACEMAKER Season 2 Reportedly Bringing Back a Major SUICIDE SQUAD Character — GeekTyrant

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Peacemaker Season 2 is almost here, locking in as the third DCU project to hit screens since Creature Commandos debuted late last year. James Gunn, DC Studios co-CEO and the creative mastermind behind the series, has promised that this new season will directly follow the events of Superman while also clearing up exactly what from season 1 is canon in the new DCU.
Gunn has previously hinted that, aside from the Justice League cameos and nods to heroes like Aquaman and The Flash, most of what happened in the first season remains intact in this new continuity. Now, it looks like we're getting another familiar face, one fans have been speculating about for a while.
Joel Kinnaman is reportedly set to reprise his role as Rick Flag Jr., a character he played in Suicide Squad and The Suicide Squad . According to insider @MyTimeToShineH, Kinnaman will return in two ways: a flashback sequence marking his official DCU debut, and as an alternate version of Rick who's still alive in another dimension, one where Christopher Smith discovers his Multiversal counterpart is living the life he's always wanted.
The same source also claims that Gunn will make David Ayer's Suicide Squad 'somewhat canon' in the DCU. Whether this is a nod to the #ReleaseTheAyerCut campaign or a setup for bringing back more characters from the 2016 movie is still unclear. Either way, this rumor is sure to fire up fans ahead of the new season's premiere.
For those catching up, Peacemaker follows Christopher 'Chris' Smith, played by John Cena, in the aftermath of Gunn's 2021 The Suicide Squad . He's a gloriously misguided vigilante who believes in achieving peace at any cost, no matter the body count.
Season 2 will see Chris wrestling with his past while continuing his questionable brand of justice, only this time discovering an alternate world that offers him everything he's ever wanted. That revelation forces him to confront his deepest traumas and decide his own future.
The upcoming season stars Cena alongside Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Frank Grillo, Sol Rodríguez, David Denman, Brey Noelle, and Tim Meadows.
Gunn wrote all eight episodes and directed three, including the premiere, with Peter Safran and Cena also serving as executive producers. Additional episodes are directed by Greg Mottola, Peter Sollett, and Alethea Jones.
Peacemaker Season 2 premieres August 21 on HBO.