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The first trailer for “Peacemaker” Season 2 is here and it kicks off with a big surprise. It opens with Leota (Danielle Brooks) driving Peacemaker (John Cena) to an interview, but not just any interview. When Peacemaker arrives he appears to be interviewing for a spot on the actual Justice League. You can watch the trailer and see how the interview turns out below.
‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 – Everything We Know So Far
The interview scene includes Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern, and Sean Gunn as Maxwell Lord. None of them seem particularly impressed with Peacemaker, who overhears them insulting him along with just outright ignoring him.
“Peacemaker” creator and showrunner James Gunn has said that this season will be much more about the interaction between the characters and the trailer seems to bear that out. Leota seems to be having problems with her wife while we see Emilia (Jennifer Holland) dealing with some rage issues including getting into what appears to be a pretty involved bar fight.
It also becomes clear that Rick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo) will be one of the season’s antagonists. Peacemaker kills his son, Rick Flag Jr. (Joel Kinnaman) in 2021’s “The Suicide Squad”, and the elder Flag seems to be looking for some payback.
Flag has taken the reins of A.R.G.U.S. over from Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). Waller was supposed to get her own series that was going to be released before “Peacemaker” Season 2 that would presumably explain Waller’s ousting, but the series hit some creative roadblocks.
The trailer also gives us a chance to see Tim Meadows in his role as A.R.G.U.S. agent Langston Fleury, and we also get a very brief look at Michael Rooker playing what appears to be some kind of mystical character.
Just as the trailer opens with a surprise, it ends with one. We see Peacemaker walk through a door and is confronted by a completely different Peacemaker, though also played by John Cena. It may be too soon to tell, but on the face of things it looks like Marvel isn’t the only studio playing around with the multiverse.
“Oh Lord” by Foxy Shazam plays in the background and since we know there will be a new song and dance number for the intro of Season 2, it’s tempting to speculate that this could be the new starting tune.
“Peacemaker” Season 2 premieres on Max on August 21.
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