Peacemaker Season 2 has come to an end with a series finale that, as DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn had teased, sets up 2027 DC Universe movie Man of Tomorrow. But what does it all mean for the Peacemaker TV show, and indeed Peacemaker himself?
During a roundtable Q&A with press ahead of the Season 2 finale, Gunn was asked if he was planning a Peacemaker Season 3. The answer was loud and clear.
“No, this is about the wider DCU and other stories in which this will play out right now,” Gunn replied. “So that doesn’t mean that there won’t be. I don’t want to… never say never. But right now, no. This is about the future of the DCU.”
So if there’s no Peacemaker Season 3, what’s Gunn’s plan for Peacemaker himself? Gunn revealed that the conclusion of Season 2 sets up Peacemaker, played by John Cena, to take on a broader role in the DCU moving forward.
“He’s really important to me,” Gunn said of the character. “Peacemaker is an important character. And I said from the beginning when we took on this job, it’s about really propping up and maintaining and repositioning the big diamond properties that DC has, the Batmans and Wonder Womans and Supermans, and then creating diamond properties out of the smaller characters like Peacemaker.”
The next obvious question, then, is whether Peacemaker himself will appear in 2026 DCU film Supergirl or 2027’s Man of Tomorrow.
“Well we’ll have to see,” Gunn teased. “That’s a secret!”
Other revelations from Gunn’s roundtable with press include his confirmation that he actually talked with Ryan Reynolds about Deadpool showing up in Peacemaker, but, somewhat predictably, it never happened.
The DCU is set to continue in 2026 with the aforementioned Supergirl and a Clayface movie, alongside a Lanterns TV show. 2027 will see Man of Tomorrow. Matt Reeves’ The Batman 2, which is part of the separate ‘Batman Epic Crime Saga,’ is due out October 1, 2027.
While we wait to find out what Gunn has up his sleeve, check out IGN’s Peacemaker Season 2 finale review.
Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].
