James Gunn has clarified some DCU timeline enterprise following the premiere of Peacemaker Season 2.
The primary episode of Peacemaker Season 2 is now accessible to stream on HBO Max. Whereas the primary season served as an extension of the DCEU, which ended with 2023’s Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom, the brand new season exists inside Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU, which formally launched in 2024 with Creature Commandos.
What did James Gunn say concerning the DCU timeline and Peacemaker Season 2?
The primary season recap that occurs at first of Peacemaker Season 1 noticeably switches out the DCEU’s Justice League for the DCU’s Justice Gang; which means the silhouettes of Mister Terrific, Superman, Man Gardner, Hawkgirl, and Supergirl are all seen.
One one who seems to be lacking from the line-up is Metamorpho, because the character performed by Anthony Carrigan joined the Justice Gang on the finish of Gunn’s Superman.
When requested why Metamorpho isn’t within the recap, Gunn mentioned on Threads, “The beforehand part occurs earlier than Superman.” Which means that the primary season of Peacemaker is formally set earlier than Superman, whereas the second season takes place after the occasions of the primary DCU film.
New episodes of Peacemaker Season 2 will proceed to be launched on Thursdays. The forged of the present consists of John Cena as Chris Smith/Peacemaker, Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase/Vigilante, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, Steve Agee as John Economos, Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith/White Dragon, Sol Rodríguez as Sasha Bordeaux, Tim Meadows as Langston Fleury, and Michael Rooker as Crimson St. Wild.
“In Season 2, Peacemaker discovers an alternate world the place life is all the pieces he needs it could possibly be. However this discovery additionally forces him to face his traumatic previous and take the longer term into his personal arms,” the present’s logline reads.
Initially reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.
