Peacemaker Adds Cast, Will Explore the Origins of John Cena’s Suicide Squad 2 Character

HBO Max has announced additional cast members who will join John Cena in its Peacemaker series, which is based on the character from James Gunn's upcoming The Suicide Squad. We learned back in September that Peacemaker was getting his own HBO Max spinoff series, but beyond its inclusion of John Cena in the titular role and Steve Agee as John Economos, not much else was said about the show. HBO announced four additional characters for the series on Wednesday as well as the actors that will play them: Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black) as Leota Adebayo, Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgement Day, HBO's Perry Mason) as Auggie Smith, Jennifer Holland (Bright Burn, American Horror Story) as Emilia Harcourt, who she's also playing in The Suicide Squad, and Chris Conrad (Perpetual Grace, LTD., Patriot) as the DC Comics character Vigilante/Adrian Chase. [caption id="attachment_2437047" align="alignnone" width="720"] (L to R): Danielle Brooks (Photo Credit: Matt Doyle), Robert Patrick (Photo Credit: Manfred Baumann), Jennifer Holland (Photo Credit: Dana Patrick), Chris Conrad (Photo Credit: Helen Palmaira)[/caption] HBO said details about the series are being kept under wraps, but that it will "explore the origins of the character that Cena will play in the upcoming film, a man who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to get it." James Gunn, who is directing The Suicide Squad where Cena's Peacemaker will make his debut, is writing all eight episodes of the HBO Max series and will direct some of them, including the pilot. Cena and Peter Safran will co-executive produce the series. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=who-is-dcs-peacemaker-john-cenas-the-suicide-squad-character-explained&captions=true"] It's still unknown when the series will debut, but it's likely to be released after The Suicide Squad hits theaters on August 6, 2021. While waiting for the movie and Peacemaker, read about HBO Max's Justice League Dark series announced in May and then read about HBO Max's Green Lantern series. Also, be sure to watch this behind-the-scenes teaser for The Suicide Squad. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/the-suicide-squad-official-cast-reveal"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

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