The Suicide Squad: John Cena's Peacemaker Gets HBO Max Spinoff

James Gunn's The Suicide Squad is getting a TV spinoff, with John Cena's character Peacemaker starring in his own HBO Max series. Cena will reprise his role for the show, which has been given a straight-to-series order by HBO Max. Gunn is writing the series and directing several episodes. Gunn confirmed the Peacemaker series news on Twitter and revealed he'll be executive producing the series alongside The Suicide Squad producer Peter Safran. Cena will also co-executive produce. Peacemaker will be produced by Gunn’s Troll Court Entertainment and The Safran Company in association with Warner Bros. Television. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-suicide-squad-2021-74-new-images&captions=true"] HBO Max also sent out this comic book-style teaser image for the series, which should give you some idea of the irreverent tone Gunn and company are going for: Cena's The Suicide Squad character was revealed along with the rest of the cast at DC Fandome in August. Peacemaker is a militant pacifist, one so devoted to the idea of peace he'll kill any man, woman, or child in order to obtain it. In other words, he's not the brightest bulb in the DC Universe. “Peacemaker is an opportunity to delve into current world issues through the lens of this superhero/supervillain/and world’s biggest douchebag," said Gunn in a press release. "I’m excited to expand The Suicide Squad and bring this character from the DC film universe to the full breadth of a series. And of course, to be able to work again with John, Peter, and my friends at Warner Bros. is the icing on the cake.” “I have said before that it has been a tremendous honor and an incredible opportunity to be part of The Suicide Squad and to work with James on what is going to be a fantastic movie," said Cena. "I am unbelievably excited to have the chance to team up with him again for Peacemaker. We can’t wait for fans to see this.” [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/22/the-suicide-squad-official-cast-reveal"] This news comes a few months after HBO Max announced a Gotham PD prequel series connected to Matt Reeves' The Batman. Gotham PD will take place a year before the events of that movie and shed more light on the vast criminal conspiracy linking many powerful Gothamites. These two announcements certainly seem to suggest a larger trend at WarnerMedia. Will other DC movies like The Flash also receive companion series on HBO Max? Does this imply that upcoming HBO Max series like JJ Abrams' Justice League Dark and Greg Berlanti's Green Lantern Corps will be tied to the DCEU? Time will tell. The Suicide Squad is currently scheduled for release on August 6, 2021. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

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