James Gunn Confirms Peacemaker Season 1 is Not Canon and Season 2 will Follow After SUPERMAN

Furthermore, Gunn assured fans that the core ensemble cast, referred to as "Team Pacemaker," including Cena, Jennifer Holland, Danielle Brooks, and Freddie Stroma, among others, will reprise their roles for the forthcoming season.

Responding to inquiries regarding the placement of Peacemaker Season 2 within the DC Universe continuum, Gunn confirmed the validity of John Cena's revelation on Howard Stern's show that filming would occur in tandem with Superman. The source is kind of iffy but this is true... John Cena shared this on Howard Stern last week. To answer your follow-up questions: yes, we'll be shooting Superman & Peacemaker simultaneously; yes, I've written all the episodes; but, no, in the interest of getting the show out there I won't be able to direct them all (only some); & yes, Waller's still happening & Jeremy & Christal are hard at work writing great stuff, but the schedule was impacted by the strikes so it'll come after Peacemaker Gunn clarified that he had penned all episodes for the second season but would not direct every installment due to scheduling constraints. He also confirmed ongoing development of Waller, indicating that its release would follow the second season of Peacemaker.

Addressing concerns about continuity, particularly regarding the character development of Christopher Smith (aka Peacemaker), Gunn assured fans that certain narrative threads would remain consistent, particularly in Christopher's trajectory following the events depicted in The Suicide Squad and Season 1 of Peacemaker.

The (Spoiler alert!) death of Rick Flag (played by Joel Kinnaman) at the hands of Peacemaker is particularly key to the character, showcasing Christopher's guilt over killing a hero and questioning his own morals.

Moreover, Gunn divulged that the timeline for Peacemaker Season 2 would follow the events of the Superman reboot, indicating that the series would be influenced by the film's narrative arc. Speculation arises as to whether characters from Peacemaker might make appearances in the Superman movie, given Gunn's suggestion that the new DCU would adopt a narrative structure akin to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's phase-based approach in the form of chapters.

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Season 2 is poised to chart new territory for the DC Universe, but how will the change of the canon from Season 1 shape the future of the character? Which major and minor elements would be retained in Gunn's

overhaul

of Warner Bros. Discovery's superhero franchise?