Overview

• Episode 1 debuted Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max, launching an eight‑episode weekly rollout through Oct. 9.
• The premiere’s recap replaces Season 1’s Justice League cameo with DCU Justice Gang members, signaling official canon adjustments.
• James Gunn wrote all eight episodes and directs three, with the season positioned as a direct narrative follow-up to his Superman.
• The Quantum Unfolding Chamber returns as the pocket‑dimension device driving a personal story for Christopher Smith rather than a multiverse spectacle.
• John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, Steve Agee, and Robert Patrick return, with newcomers Frank Grillo, Tim Meadows, David Denman, and Sol Rodríguez, plus a refreshed opening dance sequence and song.