There are a lot of things that still don’t make much sense about the new DC Universe, but the question of Peacemaker’s continuity looms largest of all. The first season of the Max Original spun off directly from James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, and its final episode made another overt connection to the Justice League of the “Snyderverse.” But DC rebooted the franchise soon after, leaving Gunn and his creative co-chair, Peter Safran, to get creative about Peacemaker’s place in the new universe.
Gunn has been cryptic about the upcoming Peacemaker season, and how it will connect to the new DCU. In 2024, he conceded that Season 1 is part of the old DC Extended Universe, and therefore not canon to the new DCU. However, Season 2 somehow will be. The show’s latest trailer confirms that with a handful of characters that tie the season to Gunn’s upcoming Superman movie. John Cena’s Peacemaker is seen auditioning for a new super-team run by Maxwell Lord (Sean Gunn), and trading barbs with Green Lantern Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion) and Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced).
