Cast members Jennifer Holland, John Cena, Chukwudi Iwuji and Danielle Brooks, along with showrunner James Gunn and choreographer Charissa Barton talk about the elements of comic book groove that make up the opening credits dance number in this behind the scenes look at Peacemaker. Watch Thursdays on HBO Max.
Peacemaker is the 2022 HBO Max live-action TV series spinning off from the Warner Bros/DC film The Suicide Squad, and based on the DC Comics character of the same name.
John Cena reprises his role as the warped hero who is so committed to peace he has designed an array of weapons to enforce it. The eight-episode TV series follows the events of the movie, putting the titular hero on a new mission under and off-shoot agency called Project Butterfly. James Gunn, who wrote and directed the feature, wrote the scripts and directed all episodes of the series. Gunn also produced the show with Peter Safran. Cena is executive producer along with Matt Miller (The 100).
Also cast in the show is Steve Agee and Jennifer Holland reprise their roles from the film as staffers on Amada Waller's task force. They're joined by fellow staffers Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black) and Chukwudi Iwuji. Freddie Stroma (The Crew) is on board to play Adrian Chase aka Vigilante. Nhut Le is set for Judomaster. Robert Patrick (Terminator 2) is set to play Auggie Smith. Additional cast members include Lochlyn Munro, Annie Chang, Christopher Heyerdahl, Elizabeth Faith Ludlow and Rizwan Manji.
