John Cena returns to his character from The Suicide Squad

The last time we saw Peacemaker, the jingoistic killing machine made its way through Corto Maltese only to find itself in a hospital recovering from what should have been fatal injuries, along with Amanda Waller’s subordinates, John Economos (Steve Agee) and Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland) assigned as guardians on a mission to “save the world from the fucking king”. This new footage shows Smith still wearing that silly costume straight out of the original comics, much to Harcourt’s chagrin as he sticks out like a silver thumb. Certainly not ideal for undercover work. We also get a first glimpse of Chukwudi Iwuji (“The Underground Railroad”) as Clemson Murn and Danielle Brooks (“Orange Is the New Black”) as Leota Adebayo, the latter having a different political bent than the psychotic. Peacemaker.

The “Peacemaker” series wrapped up COVID-safe production in Vancouver last July, with Gunn directing five of season 1’s eight episodes. Brad Anderson (“The Machinist”), Jody Hill (“Eastbound & Down”) and Rosemary Rodriguez (“The Walking Dead”) directed the other three, indicating that the series will be as dark as expected. The first episode is slated to debut on the streamer in January 2022.