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Peacemaker
Genre
Created byJames Gunn
Based on
Written byJames Gunn
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production locationVancouver, Canada
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO Max

Peacemaker is an upcoming American television series created by James Gunn for the streaming service HBO Max, based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It is a spin-off of the film The Suicide Squad (2021) and the first television series set in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The series is produced by DC Films, The Safran Company, and Troll Court Entertainment.

John Cena reprises his role as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker from the film. Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, Chris Conrad, and Chukwudi Iwuji also star. Development on the series began during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was announced in September 2020, with Gunn having written the episodes and directing the first and others. Filming began in January 2021 and is scheduled to conclude that June, shooting in Vancouver, Canada.

Premise

The series will explore the origins of Christopher Smith / Peacemaker.[1]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

Development

While The Suicide Squad (2021) writer and director James Gunn was editing that film in August 2020 quarantining in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, he began writing a spin-off television series centered on the character Peacemaker from that film, which he admitted was "mostly for fun". Gunn used his time allocated between The Suicide Squad and his Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) to write the eight episodes of the series, which was done in eight weeks.[6][7] Peacemaker was announced the next month for WarnerMedia's streaming service HBO Max, with a straight-to-series order for the eight episodes. Gunn was set to direct the first episode and several others, with The Suicide Squad producer Peter Safran serving as an executive producer along with Gunn, and star John Cena serving as a co-executive producer.[8][1][5] In December 2020, Matt Miller joined the series as an executive producer, with Cena also serving in that role.[9]

Casting

John Cena was announced to be reprising his role as Peacemaker from The Suicide Squad in September 2020,[1] and Steve Agee joined the next month in his role of John Economos, also returning from that film.[2] In November, Jennifer Holland was announced to return as her The Suicide Squad character Emilia Harcourt, along with the castings of Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith, and Chris Conrad as Adrian Chase / The Vigilante,[3][4] followed the next month by Chukwudi Iwuji as Clemson Murn, with Lochlyn Munro as Larry Fitzgibbon, Annie Chang as Detective Sophie Song, and Christopher Heyerdahl as Captain Locke in supporting roles.[5]

Filming

By early November 2020, Gunn had arrived in Vancouver, Canada for a two-week quarantine before starting production on the series.[10] Filming began on January 15, 2021 in Burnaby, Vancouver, and will conclude on June 9, 2021.[11][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d White, Peter (September 23, 2020). "'The Suicide Squad' TV Spinoff 'Peacemaker' Starring John Cena From James Gunn Ordered By HBO Max". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 29, 2020). "'The Suicide Squad' HBO Max Spinoff Series 'Peacemaker' Adds Steve Agee". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 11, 2020). "'Orange Is The New Black' Star Danielle Brooks Joins HBO Max 'Suicide Squad' Spinoff Series 'Peacemaker'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 11, 2020). "'Peacemaker': Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland & Chris Conrad Also Join HBO Max 'Suicide Squad' Spinoff Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 17, 2020). "'Peacemaker': HBO Max James Gunn 'Suicide Squad' Spinoff Series Adds Four". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Schmidt, JK (January 15, 2021). "The Suicide Squad Spinoff Peacemaker Begins Filming With James Gunn". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Gunn, James [@JamesGunn] (September 23, 2020). "I'm doing #Peacemaker in the time always allotted between #TheSuicideSquad & #GotGVol3. Normally I would have been taking more of a break in this space but it's Covid, I'm stuck at home, so I wrote a TV series" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Gunn, James [@JamesGunn] (September 23, 2020). "I'm over-the-moon excited to be working on #PEACEMAKER with my pals @JohnCena & #TheSuicideSquad producer Peter Safran on this new @hbomax original series from @warnerbrostv @DCComics" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 14, 2020). "Matt Miller Joins 'Peacemaker' HBO Max Series As EP, Renews Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  10. ^ Drum, Nicole (November 8, 2020). "James Gunn Begins Quarantine in Canada Ahead of Peacemaker Shoot". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 9, 2020 suggested (help)
  11. ^ "Peacemaker (Series)". Production List. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

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