Overview

• New episodes stream Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max from Aug. 21 through the Oct. 9 finale, for an eight-episode season.
• James Gunn stresses a character-driven arc for Christopher Smith and distinguishes the QUC’s 99 linked dimensions from a traditional multiverse.
• The premiere’s revised recap folds Season 1 into DCU continuity by swapping the Justice League cameo for Justice Gang members and referencing the Metropolis rift.
• ARGUS is now led by Rick Flag Sr., whose history with Peacemaker raises the stakes as the series connects directly to events set up in Superman.
• John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Freddie Stroma and Robert Patrick return, with newcomers Frank Grillo, Tim Meadows, David Denman and Sol Rodríguez; Gunn wrote all eight episodes and directed three.