The first web Series of Detective Comics Extended Universe (DCEU), Peacemaker is all set to hit on your digital screens in Jan next year. The series will be the spin-off of the superhero film The Suicide Squad which was released in Aug this year.
Though the film couldn’t fetch its break-even point at the box office, grossing 167 million dollars in front of 185 million dollars budget, the makers are now bringing the DC superheroes on the small screens in the form of a Web Series.
Peacemaker is created by James Gunn, who also wrote and helmed the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s upcoming film Guardians of Galaxy Vol.3. Peacemaker will be an 8 episodes Series, in which Gunn had directed 5 episodes.
Premise
The show is said to explore the origin of the peacemaker and his missions in which the main lead does anything, even it costs someone’s death, to achieve peace.
Peace Maker Episodes
The first three episodes will premiere on 13 January 2022, Episodes names are ‘A Whole New Whirled’, ‘Best Friends Never’, and Better Goff Dead, and subsequently, the fourth episode will premiere on Jan 20, Episode 5 on Jan 27, and Episode 6,7,8 on Feb 3,10, and 17 respectively.
Peacemaker OTT Release Date
Production began in Jan 2021, Most parts of the filming took place in Vancouver, Canada, and concluded on July 11 this year. All the eight parts will be premiered on the American leading streaming service, HBO Max.
Star Cast of Peacemaker
- It stars in the main lead WWE fame John Cena in the role of Christopher Smith and Peacemaker,
- comedian-actor Steve Agee essaying the character John Economos,
- Singer-actress Danielle Brooks in the role of Leota Adebayo,
- Robert Patrick is playing the father’s role of Peacemaker,
- Jennifer Hollan is playing an agent Emilia Harcourt,
- Freddie Stroma essaying the character of a busser, who has a superpower of quickly healing from injuries named Adrian Chase or
- Vigilante, Nigerian-British actor Chukwudi Iwuji is playing Clemson Murn
- Other actors Lochlyn Munro (Larry Fitzgibbon), Annie Chang(Detective Sophie Song), Elizabeth Ludlow (Keeya), Rizwan Manji(Jamil), Nhut Le as Judomaster, Alison Araya(Amber), and Lenny Jacobsen(Evan).
Behind The Scenes (BTS) Team
It is created, Wrote and co-direct by James Gunn, James also executive produced the show along with Peter Safran and Matt Miller, Cinematography is handled by Michael Bonvillain, it is made under Troll Court Entertainment with the collab of The Safran Company and
Warner Bros. Television. Warner Media Direct is the distributor.
John Cena Upcoming Project
Talking about John Cena’s future projects, He has three more confirmed projects to release in the upcoming year, named Project X-Traction, Argyle, and The Independent.
Watch Peacemaker Trailer
The trailer was released earlier this month on the HBO Max official Youtube channel with the caption “Give Peace A Fucking Chance”, The trailer crossed 1.3 crore views in just 15 days.