Peacemaker Character Teasers & Featurette Drop Ahead of Thursday’s Premiere

January 10, 2022

HBO Max has debuted a new batch of Peacemaker character teasers for James Gunn’s newest DC project, which serves as spin-off series to last year’s The Suicide Squad film. It is slated to premiere this Thursday, January 13, with the first three episodes which are all written and directed by Gunn.

The teasers, which you can check out below along with a new featurette, have turned the spotlight to the characters of Danielle Brooks’ Adebayo, Steve Agee’s John Economos, and Freddie Stroma’s Vigilante. The videos highlight each character’s role within Project Butterfly. As for the featurette, it shows the titular anti-hero and Harcourt recapping Peacemaker’s story from The Suicide Squad up to the upcoming series.

Beyond the WWE legend in the lead role, the Peacemaker series will also star Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Freddie Stroma. Like Cena, both Agee and Holland’s characters have also previously appeared in The Suicide Squad film.

Additional cast members include Lochlyn Munro (Riverdale), Annie Chang (Shades of Blue), Christoper Heyerdahl (Hell on Wheels, Supernatural), Elizabeth Faith Ludlow (The Walking Dead), Rizwan Manji (Goliath), Nhut Le (The Kroll Show) as DC hero Judomaster, Aison Araya (Arrow) as Amber, and Lenny Jacobson (Nurse Jackie) as Evan.

Based on the characters from DC, the eight-episode first season of Peacemaker is written and created by James Gunn, who directed multiple episodes. Executive producers are Gunn, Cena, Peter Safran, and Matt Miller. It is being produced by Troll Court Entertainment and The Safran Company in association with Warner Bros. Television.