Scorchin' Summer Streamin' 25 - Peacemaker - Season Two

The second season of Peacemaker is based on the eponymous character from DC Comics. 

While the first season is a spin-off from the DC Extended Universe film The Suicide Squad, the second season is set in the DC Universe (DCU) which is a "soft reboot" of the DCEU. 

The season continues the story of jingoistic mercenary Chris Smith / Peacemaker, who finds an alternate dimension where his father and brother are still alive and the family together is a highly regarded superhero team. 

The second season is set after the events of the DCU 2025 film Superman. 

John Cena stars as the titular character alongside Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Frank Grillo, and Robert Patrick. 

The season premiered on the streaming service HBO Max in late August. One of the first exclusive HBO Max series in Australia. It is also one of few Max titles remaining. Alongside the soon to conclude Hacks and the Pitt returning in January. Quick turnaround for that multiple award winning show. Also one of the final series streamed on Binge. Which has now been removed in Australia. Poor Binge!

It has received critical acclaim from critics, who generally found it to be better than the first season and praised Cena's performance as well as the wider cast.

One month earlier, than episode seven, Full Nelson, the eighth and final episode of the season. Chris and Harcourt go out for a night that ends in a kiss that results in Harcourt leaving. 

Then, in the present day, Chris is in prison, refusing to see the Kids. Meanwhile, A.R.G.U.S. investigates the doors in the QUC, where multiple A.R.G.U.S. agents are killed. 

Adebayo and Adrian bail out Chris, who takes Eagly and runs away, with none of the Kids knowing where he went. A.R.G.U.S manages to find a habitable dimension, which they name Salvation. Flag Sr. pitches the new dimension be used as a prison for metahumans to the government, which is approved. 

Bordeaux reveals this to Harcourt before using Bordeaux's A.R.G.U.S. credentials to locate Peacemaker. The two then quit their jobs at A.R.G.U.S. together. The Kids head to the motel where Chris is staying and they tell him he is loved and appreciated. Harcourt tells Chris that the night on the boat was meaningful to her as well and the two begin dating. 

One week later, they all start a new agency, Checkmate, alongside Bordeaux, Fleury, and Judomaster. However, Chris is kidnapped and trapped in Salvation by Flag.

So will HBO Max greenlit a third run of Peacemaker? Or is this where it ends? Time will tell, however as the year ends, no doubt any news will land soon.

Today Amazon pulled the plug on recent action series, Countdown and Butterfly. Both weren't bad. Butterfly was stronger, but had zero marketing support.

Till next time!