It's The End Of An Era For Peacemaker

Published Nov 11, 2026, 12:49 PM EST Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Peacemaker meets the end of an era as the new DC Universe undergoes a seismic shift, and John Cena's future in the franchise becomes murkier. Peacemaker was originally created as part of the old DCEU franchise, being the only TV show set in that shared universe. Season 2 changed the game, being set in the DCU Chapter One, with Peacemaker switching universes. Rather than making a big deal out of explaining how the show and its characters became DCU canon, James Gunn had it all in a neat summary segment at the start of the Peacemaker season 2 premiere, "Previously in the DCU." The live-action DC TV show's latest episode ended with Cena's character trapped in Salvation an unknown world set in another universe, which Rick Flag Sr. sent him to. As such, expectations were high for how the DCU would follow up on that idea, as Salvation is part of an exciting comic book storyline, Salvation Run, which featured several DC characters and had ties to the New Gods, powerful beings who will make their DCU debuts in Tom King's animated Mister Miracle series. Peacemaker's next DCU appearance was set up to be big. DC fans had theorized that Gunn's Man of Tomorrow could see Peacemaker return, with other characters being sent to Salvation, which has yet to be confirmed, as well as how the storyline could be followed up on the first Justice League movie in the franchise, setting it up as a major event. However, a new DC update signals that fans should get ready for the end of an era where Peacemaker, the character and the show, is concerned. James Gunn's DC Exit Hits The Alarm For Peacemaker's Future James Gunn and Peter Safran were fired from DC Studios, being replaced by Jeremy Latcham, a former Marvel Studios producer who worked with Gunn on 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy. According to multiple reports, Latcham is expected to focus on major DC characters like Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and other players who have not yet debuted in the DCU, possibly scrapping most of, if not all of Gunn and Safran's plans for the franchise beyond the Superman movie sequel Man of Tomorrow in 2027. This is bad news for Peacemaker, who only grew in popularity due to Gunn's confidence in the character. Peacemaker was a central player in Gunn's DCU, but he is not a major DC Comics character, and different from projects like Lanterns and Supergirl, Gunn's DNA and creative vision was determinant for Peacemaker to work. As such, with the writer and director out as one of the heads of DC Studios and with a new mandate in place by the Skydance regime, smaller characters like Peacemaker might sit on the bench for some time. It is safe to assume that we won't be seeing Cena's Peacemaker in a DC movie or show anytime soon, if at all, now that Gunn's gone. Choose the movie with the higher Rotten Tomatoes score. Adding to that is the fact that Gunn himself said that there were no active plans for Peacemaker season 3 after season 2 concluded, which meant that Cena's DC hero was supposed to return for the Salvation storyline to be resolved in another DCU project. With Gunn's long-term DCU plans likely scrapped as a result of DC Studios' management change, whatever that project was supposed to be is likely dead, and Peacemaker season 3's chances are even lower than they seemingly already were even with Gunn at DC. Finally, on Instagram, Gunn added to the concern regarding Peacemaker's future after the regime change. Looking at a comment from fan @vaughanilla_cosplays on his farewell letter to DC, which said, "Oh we're never seeing Peacemaker again," Gunn did not directly respond, but the former DC Studios creative chief liked the comment, indicating that he agrees with that sentiment. While Peacemaker and John Cena's DC futures remain to be confirmed, it seems like Gunn's exit marks the end of an era for the character. Release Date 2022 - 2025-00-00 Network HBO Max, Max Showrunner James Gunn Cast Christopher Smith / Peacemaker