PEACEMAKER Season 2 May Be Laying The Groundwork For CLAYFACE, Not Any DCU Multiversal Madness

PEACEMAKER Season 2 May Be Laying The Groundwork For CLAYFACE, Not Any DCU Multiversal Madness

Much has been said about the possibility of Peacemaker season 2 offering a Multiverse-related explanation for Christopher Smith's arrival in the DCU, but we believe it might be something else altogether...

Editorial Opinion
By JoshWilding - May 10, 2025 12:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Peacemaker

The first trailer for Peacemaker season 2 kicked off with the "Justice Gang" and ended with the title character pointing a gun at another version of himself. Unsurprisingly, that's quickly led to speculation about the series featuring some type of Multiverse element. 

Peacemaker season 2 was in the works before DC Studios was formed, no great surprise when the first season, which spun out of the events of 2021's The Suicide Squad, was a critical and ratings hit on Max. 

Many fans have raised questions about how Peacemaker season 2 will fit into the wider DCU tapestry, especially as some moments from the DCEU remain canon, while the majority of others do not. Complicating matters in the case of Peacemaker is the fact that all of the show's leads will return, played by the same actors, despite nearly everyone else being recast. 

Then, there's the not-so-small issue of Christopher Smith coming face-to-face with a version of the Justice League that no longer exists in his season 1 finale. 

So, is James Gunn going to explain all of this with some Multiversal madness? The trailer shows Chris in Auggie Smith's Quantum Unfolding Storage Area, a pocket dimension that could explain how he wanders into the DCU. It's a compelling theory, but one that's somewhat contradicted by Gunn saying season 2 "essentially picks up where Season 1 left off" with only "a couple minor differences."

Are we supposed to believe Peacemaker ends up in an alternate reality with the same supporting cast before just getting on with his new life? It would be an unnecessary, overly complicated way to bring the anti-hero into the DCU, especially when The Flash and Aquaman could just be swapped out for Hawkgirl and Green Lantern (Chris' story may have played in almost the same way in the DCU as it did in the DCEU).

While it's pure speculation for now, we believe there's another possibility that better serves the world Gunn is building; enter, Clayface. 

2026 will see the release of a Clayface movie, so is it not more likely that Chris is set to battle him? Chances are the real Peacemaker has donned that new costume, with the version not suited up more likely to be the Batman villain.

A fight with Clayface may also explain why a battered Peacemaker is later shown fleeing through the Quantum Unfolding Storage Area. The shapeshifter nearly killed Rick Flag Sr. in Creature Commandos, and this series could bridge the gap between his apparent death there and that upcoming solo outing in a satisfying way. 

Who has tasked Clayface with taking out Peacemaker? We wouldn't put it past the new head of A.R.G.U.S. Rick Flag Sr., especially if he's using the villain as a means to take revenge on Smith for murdering his son. 

Peacemaker returns for its eight-episode second season on Thursday, August 21, on Max. Season 2 follows Christopher "Chris" Smith, aka Peacemaker, the vigilante Super Hero as he struggles to reconcile his past with his newfound sense of purpose while continuing to kick righteous evil-doer butt in his misguided quest for peace at any cost.

James Gunn wrote all eight episodes of Peacemaker and directed three, including the first episode. Gunn, Peter Safran, and John Cena serve as executive producers. Greg Mottola, Peter Sollett, and Althea Jones also direct.

John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, Steve Agee, and Robert Patrick return for season 2. New cast members include Frank Grillo, David Denman, Sol Rodriguez, and Tim Meadows.

You can watch the first trailer for the series by clicking here. 

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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 5/10/2025, 12:23 PM
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bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/10/2025, 12:24 PM
They can't afford to use cheap gimmicks like multiverse shenanigans at this point, there's no way. Especially after The Flash being memed to death
bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/10/2025, 12:25 PM
I'd laugh if it's a new universe, but they're just pretending it isn't. Who cares, only people on this site would lol
Biggums
Biggums - 5/11/2025, 5:31 AM
@bobevanz - watch it turn out to be the snyderverse 👀
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/10/2025, 12:50 PM

Still all this Clayface talk and nothing on Batman.

Whatta friggin' joke.

WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 5/10/2025, 3:50 PM
@DocSpock - well to be fair, Clayface is the next movie scheduled after Supergirl so there would be a “front and center” approach to familiarizing the character with the wider audience.
And also, Clayface being the other Peacemaker is just speculation based off of nothing. That out of context scene could be a dream sequence, drug hallucination, anything at this point.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/10/2025, 6:19 PM
@WruceBayne -

True. But the fact that they haven't gotten anything going on Batman by now is pathetic. If the writers, producers, and directors haven't come up with anything by now, they should all be fired.

Make Batman Great Again. No Batman, no peace.

WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 5/10/2025, 6:43 PM
@DocSpock - I get it. A Batman movie should be a slam dunk in any media. In my own personal opinion I think they’re saving Batman for a big spectacle of a movie, similar to Captain America: Civil War. The whole Batman family is supposed to be present in that movie and the penny pinchers of WB may feel that a 250 million dollar flop might bury that company.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/10/2025, 7:15 PM
@WruceBayne -

If they can't do Batman right and land a big hit, they deserve to get buried.
Nolanite
Nolanite - 5/11/2025, 12:13 PM
@DocSpock - why rush into a new Batman when there's plenty of other stories that can be told.

Make subtle hints here and there with the next round of projects and finally put him front and center in his own movie later.

Quit your bitching and be grateful for what we are being given.

Nolanite out
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/12/2025, 4:53 AM
@Nolanite -

If the WB DC burns down before they get to Batman, it won't matter. They need Batman to draw in the audience.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 5/10/2025, 1:02 PM
Clayface, like Peacemaker, is another project that shouldn't be prioritized this early on when other characters are being left on the shelf.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 5/10/2025, 3:54 PM
@TheJok3r - but WB appears to be in financial trouble so making a smaller budgeted Clayface movie and hoping it does phenomenally in order to fund bigger budget movies makes sense.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 5/10/2025, 4:28 PM
@WruceBayne - I don't see that movie doing all that well at the box office to be honest.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 5/10/2025, 5:00 PM
@TheJok3r - a Clayface movie is so obscure to me. I’m thinking they’re banking on it being the next Joker or at least coming close to its success while not costing an arm and a leg to do it.
tRuckRogers46A
tRuckRogers46A - 5/11/2025, 2:32 AM
@TheJok3r - a well done,low budget horror movie set in the DCU would likely do very well, especially if released around Halloween.
Clayface may be a bit too close to The Substance though.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 5/10/2025, 1:19 PM
Your theory is a bit over complicated too, because we can tell that the Peacemaker that crosses over that door inside of the pocket dimension is the one we've met and bonded with in S1. Why would Clayface move around disguised as someone else who is also wearing underwear? That's typical Gunn-esque Peacemaker way of behaving.

And also why would Flag Sr. enlist Clayface, the supervillain that nearly killed him and left him in a coma (as well as paralyzed from the waist down as Creature Commandos stated) to take out his son's murderer when we already saw that he's sending ARGUS agents to take him out? There are just some considerable holes in your prediction.

Don't really think Clayface is gonna be sprinkled in any upcoming DCU project for the time being.

I just think the plot will have to make a good argument of why Peacemaker and his friends would want to cross over into a new universe (supposedly the DCU) and abandon theirs.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 5/10/2025, 1:21 PM
I kinda dig the clayface idea ... except there no effing way it's happening as Peacemaker s2 was well into production or almost done well before they announced the clayface movie.. like others have said before... kinda dumb when they are trying to go with c and d list characters over their A squad... but what do I know.. I'm just a dumb consumer
tRuckRogers46A
tRuckRogers46A - 5/10/2025, 2:05 PM
Easy answer. S1 PM goes through the door. The others follow. They kill suited PM in other reality (DCU) but can't get back through the door.
Matchesz
Matchesz - 5/10/2025, 2:19 PM
I really hope the Peacemaker variant is from the DCEU and he’s just super dark and more serious
TheLobster
TheLobster - 5/10/2025, 2:26 PM
It’s already been disproven that it’s not Clayface lol
Order66
Order66 - 5/10/2025, 3:38 PM
Nah it’s def multiverse. The Peacemaker we see go thru the door is the DCU peacemaker and he meets the peacemaker we watched in season 1 from the DCEU.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/10/2025, 3:52 PM
I don’t buy it being Clayface , especially if he’s just walking around in his underwear nor do I buy him being the other version because why would he ask who the hell our Chris is then if he’s sent to kill him.

Honestly , I think Peacemaker & Co’s integration into the DCU will be simpler then has been advertised…

I wouldn’t be surprised if they just act like the show has always been set in the DCU and that last season happened the same way we saw it unfold (besides the DCEU mentions and JL cameo) because it’s just more straightforward then having the entire team crossover into other universes & stay knowingly.

However since there does seem to be a multiversal component to this season given the other Peacemaker , I can see him being used as a way to to further our Chris’s arc this season rather then having other universal implications.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/11/2025, 12:01 AM
Zero chance Josh.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 5/11/2025, 4:07 AM
"Are we supposed to believe Peacemaker ends up in an alternate reality with the same supporting cast before just getting on with his new life?"

I keep saying it'd be fun if that's exactly what happen, and he's the only one who knows. They could even swap out the JL characters, who refer to the S1 finale to Chris' confusion.

Also, Clayface being the doppelganger would be interesting. Wouldn't mind him showing up in different projects as recurring villain. He can be used in a lot of cases.
quas95
quas95 - 5/11/2025, 3:00 PM
Stupid idea. I think it's more likely that he's coming out battered from the other Peacemaker's universe because he may have had a conflict from White Dragon, PM, and his (rumored) brother that exists in the alt universe. I have a feeling the multiverse will be used as a storytelling device that allows Chris to do more introspection.

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