Peacemaker S2 Trailer Links Superman to Maxwell Lord

Max has debuted the first trailer for Peacemaker Season 2, immediately establishing deeper ties to the Superman universe by featuring Maxwell Lord, Hawkgirl, and Guy Gardner in its opening sequence.

The preview introduces Sean Gunn as Maxwell Lord alongside Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner/Green Lantern and Isabela Merced's Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl conducting what appears to be a disastrous job interview with John Cena's Peacemaker for an unspecified superhero initiative. The tense exchange ends with Peacemaker storming out in frustration.

These character appearances offer our first glimpse of supporting roles destined for James Gunn's upcoming Superman feature.

Achieving peace is a team effort.

Season ✌️ of #Peacemaker is streaming August 21 on Max.

The second season arrives August 21, following closely after Superman's July 11 theatrical debut as the DCU's third installment (after last year's Creature Commandos series launch).

This rebooted cinematic universe spearheaded by Gunn and co-CEO Peter Safran distances itself from the critically maligned DC Extended Universe (home to Justice League and Batman v Superman), though certain narrative elements will persist.

Peacemaker exemplifies this transition—Season 1 belonged to the discontinued DCEU, while Season 2 officially enters the new DCU continuity.

Gunn has stated that "Peacemaker's core narrative will maintain continuity" between universes, though exact carryover details remain unspecified. The entire original cast returns, including John Cena's titular character alongside Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase, and Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo.

The showrunner confirmed Peacemaker will chronologically follow both Creature Commandos and Superman within DCU canon, with events from Superman directly impacting the series.