Overview

• Season 2 premieres Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max, with eight episodes releasing weekly through Oct. 9.
• James Gunn emphasizes a character-driven arc over a multiverse storyline, centering on Peacemaker’s encounter with an alternate life via the Quantum Unfolding Chamber.
• The new season directly follows Gunn’s Superman, with Lex Luthor’s Metropolis incident putting dimensional tech on ARGUS’s radar and Rick Flag Sr. pursuing Peacemaker.
• A revised “Previously in the DCU” recap replaces Season 1’s Justice League cameo with Justice Gang members, signaling the show’s alignment with the DCU canon.
• Gunn wrote all eight episodes and directed three; returning cast includes John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma and Steve Agee, joined by Frank Grillo, Tim Meadows, David Denman and Sol Rodríguez.