A new plot synopsis for DC’s Peacemaker Season 2 has been revealed. The show will focus on the world not accepting Christopher Smith/Peacemaker (John Cena) as a hero. He travels to a parallel dimension where he is celebrated as a hero and has a better life—but the situation comes with dire consequences.
Here’s the plot synopsis for Peacemaker Season 2:
In Season 2, Peacemaker discovers an alternate world where life is everything he wishes it could be. But this discovery also forces him to face his traumatic past and take the future into his own hands.
Most recently, HBO Max released the full trailer for Peacemaker Season 2. Watch it below.
Peacemaker Season 2 takes place one month after the events of Superman, and Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion) and Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced) both appear in the first episode.
James Gunn wrote all eight episodes of Peacemaker and directed three, including the first. Gunn, Peter Safran, and John Cena serve as executive producers. Greg Mottola, Peter Sollett, and Althea Jones also direct. Based on characters from DC, Peacemaker is produced by Gunn’s Troll Court Entertainment and The Safran Company in association with Warner Bros. Television.

The show is set in the DC Universe (DCU) and serves as a “soft reboot” of the series, which originally spun off from the 2021 DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film The Suicide Squad.
According to Gunn, about Season 2’s Smith: “I really like TV shows where the characters don’t just return every season and they’re the same exact characters. I want to see growth. I want to see change — and sometimes regression.” He added, “Peacemaker is a different guy this year. He’s dealing with the demons he uncovered from the first season and trying to face them. The world isn’t accepting him the way he is — they aren’t accepting him as a hero.”
The cast of Peacemaker Season 2 includes Cena as Christopher Smith/Peacemaker, Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase/Vigilante, Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Jennifer Holland as Agent Emilia Harcourt, Steve Agee as John Economos, and Frank Grillo as General Rick Flag, Sr. Recurring roles feature Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith/White Dragon, Nhut Le as Rip Jagger/Judomaster, Dee Bradley Baker as the voice of Eagly, Sol Rodríguez as Sasha Bordeaux, Tim Meadows as Agent Langston Fleury, Elizabeth Faith Ludlow as Keeya Adebayo, Brey Noelle as Jaina Hudson/White Rabbit, Michael Rooker as Red St. Wild, Terence Rosemore as Otis Berg, Reinaldo Faberlle as Mexicali, Brandon Stanley as Ponyboy, Anissa Matlock as Titties, Dorian Kingi as Encino Man, Michael Ian Black as Cleavis Thornwaite, David Denman in a to-be-confirmed role, and Taylor St. Clair as Mrs. Chase. Guest stars include Merced as Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl, Fillion as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern, and Sean Gunn as Maxwell Lord.
Peacemaker Season 2 will premiere on August 2, 2025, at 9 PM ET/PT on HBO Max.
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