Peacemaker season 2: Sliding Doors, but with more explosions and less Gwyneth (trailer).

So here we are again, strapped into the tactical jockstrap of destiny, as Peacemaker returns for Season 2 on August 21st 2025—and this time, things are weird. And considering Season 1 included psychic butterflies, killer cows, and Robert Patrick in full white supremacist cosplay, that’s really saying something.

The trailer for the new season opens with a shocking twist: Chris Smith, a.k.a. Peacemaker (still joyfully played like a blunt-force trauma with muscles by John Cena), wakes up in an alternative dimension where life has finally stopped punching him in the emotional goolies. His dad’s not a Nazi ghost. The Justice League don’t ignore his calls. He owns a moderately tasteful flat. He’s got friends who aren’t weaponised liabilities.

But—and there’s always a “but” in the multiverse—something’s not right. The colours are too bright. People smile too easily. And no one ever yells, bleeds, or blows up a raccoon. In short, it’s hell. Or, at the very least, Cleveland.

As Peacemaker slowly realises this shining version of his life might be a trap, destiny begins to drag him back toward the original timeline—the one where he’s covered in blood, tears, and ironic T-shirts. Cue mayhem, multiversal shenanigans, and the return of his ragtag supporting cast, including Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo (the only person with a conscience), Freddie Stroma’s scene-stealing Vigilante (equal parts unhinged and adorable), and Steve Agee and Jennifer Holland as the world’s grumpiest tactical support team.

James Gunn, freshly crowned king of DC Studios and still slinging quips like a machine gun loaded with sarcasm, returns as writer and part-time director. He’s promised a more emotionally evolved Peacemaker this time round—less of a “total asshole” and more of a… well, functioning asshole. Think Deadpool if he read Brené Brown.

The series now sits firmly within the freshly rebooted DC Universe (DCU), meaning the show is technically canon to Superman’s shiny new film reboot. Don’t worry if you’re confused. Gunn is too. Just smile, nod, and accept that canon in DC now operates on a Schrödinger’s Justice League basis.

Season 2 is eight episodes long, with Greg Mottola, Peter Sollett, and Alethea Jones joining the chaos behind the camera. Also joining the cast are Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr. (yes, senior, so expect brooding and gravel), Sol Rodríguez as Sasha Bordeaux, Tim Meadows as Langston Fleury (we’re imagining a bureaucrat with a clipboard and bloodstains), and Michael Rooker as a mysterious figure named Red St. Wild. Frankly, that name sounds like a discontinued energy drink, but Rooker will almost certainly make it work.

Here at SFcrowsnest, we’re delighted to report that Season 2 looks like Peacemaker has had a budget boost, a metaphysical crisis, and a bag of hallucinogenic mushrooms all at once. If the first season was about a broken man learning how not to shoot first and cry later, Season 2 seems ready to ask: what happens when you finally get what you want… but your crap reality still has your soul on speed dial?

So suit up, lock in your hair metal playlist, and prepare for eight episodes of heart, violence, and alternative reality therapy. Because wherever Peacemaker goes, chaos follows—and we wouldn’t have it any other way.