PEACEMAKER Season 2 Trailer Seemingly Confirms Popular DCU Theory - Possible SPOILERS

PEACEMAKER Season 2 Trailer Seemingly Confirms Popular DCU Theory - Possible SPOILERS

The first trailer for Peacemaker season 2 was released earlier today, and one moment right at the end may confirm a popular fan-theory relating to a major DCEU retcon...

By MarkCassidy - May 09, 2025 10:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Peacemaker

DC Studios/Max released the first full trailer for the second season of Peacemaker earlier today, and while cameos from members of Superman's "Justice Gang" arguably got the most attention, the very last shot may have confirmed a potentially game-changing fan-theory that's been doing the rounds since the show entered production.

Possible spoilers follow.

Right at the end of the trailer, we see John Cena's Christopher Smith (this dude really likes to walk around in his tighty whiteys) entering a room, and what appears to be a completely different "variant" of Peacemaker in an alternate costume point a gun to his double's head before asking "who the f*ck" he is.

James Gunn recently clarified some confusing comments he made last year about season 1 of The Suicide Squad spin-off, which he said he didn't view as being canon with the new DCU despite the upcoming second season being a part of the burgeoning shared movie and TV universe.

While speaking to IGN, Gunn revealed that "almost all" of Peacemaker season 1 is canon, with one notable exception that you've probably already guessed.

"In Creature Commandos, you'll hear them talk about things that happened in [The] Suicide Squad or Peacemaker,” Gunn explained. “Well then, those things automatically become canon.”

“The truth is almost all of Peacemaker is canon with the exception of Justice League," he added. "Which we will kind of deal with in the next season of Peacemaker."

As expected, the comedic sequence featuring members of the League showing up way too late to save the day in the season finale of Peacemaker will be retconned, and we may now know how he plans to accomplish this.

A mural was spotted on the set of the series earlier this year featuring Cena's Peacemaker (wearing a slightly different costume), his father in his White Dragon outfit, and a mysterious third character who many believe will turn out to be Christopher's late brother, Keith.

We do know that Robert Patrick is set to return as Augee Smith despite being killed off in the season 1 finale, and his son somehow finding himself in a different part of the DC Multiverse could explain why two Peacemakers are shown in the trailer.

Rather than simply pretending the Justice League cameos didn't happen, Gunn might be planning to bring Peacemaker and the supporting characters into a whole new reality that will turn out to be the DCU. 

Have another look at the trailer below along with a new synopsis, and let us know what you think.

"The new season 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."

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TheLobster
TheLobster - 5/9/2025, 10:14 PM
Sure whatever - just make it simple and quick. I’m so tired of multiverse shit at this point.
BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 5/9/2025, 10:28 PM
Just have the JL cameo be a hallucination or a dream. No need to come up with some overly complicated excuse or God forbid tie it to the multiverse. It’s time to move on from the DCEU for good…

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SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 5/9/2025, 10:30 PM
@BruceWayng - Or a drug induced trip. It's easily explainable without the need for it to be Multiversal. Hell even them revealing Peacemaker to be addicted to shrooms to combat depression or something and the higher the dose the wackier the trip.
HistoryofMatt
HistoryofMatt - 5/9/2025, 10:36 PM
Um, the actual and simplest explanation is that S1 took place in the DCEU and S2 takes place in the DCU, where most of the stuff in S1 is the same except for the versions of the Justice League heroes we've seen.

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DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/9/2025, 10:38 PM

Multiverse???? Kill me now.

HistoryofMatt
HistoryofMatt - 5/9/2025, 11:19 PM
@DocSpock - Dawg, DC movies and TV have been a multiverse LONG before Marvel even dreamed of the possibility.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/10/2025, 1:09 AM
@HistoryofMatt -

My favorite version was the original Crisis in DC comics some 40ish years ago.

thereeljoefish
thereeljoefish - 5/9/2025, 11:19 PM
What screams multiverse about this you babies?
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/9/2025, 11:52 PM
@thereeljoefish - you mean besides the variant of Peacemaker?
LeoAtrox1
LeoAtrox1 - 5/9/2025, 11:22 PM
So, James Gunn's version of the multiverse is the doors from Monsters Inc.?
MrDandy
MrDandy - 5/9/2025, 11:49 PM

Should have just been a nice clean start. Messy way to start everything off. I follow this stuff and I don’t know what half of this means.
Nolanite
Nolanite - 5/10/2025, 12:00 AM
I have much respect for John Cena but he is neither good at being an actor or a wrestler.

I know I know, but fight me.

He does know comedy though and for that I will give him some kudos. Can't wait for S2!

I've never seen S1 but I think I will in the next few days or while my cocaine come down hits me.

Nolanite out
Order66
Order66 - 5/10/2025, 12:06 AM
Ok so let me get this straight

Same events happen in both the DCEU and DCU except in the DCEU Peacemaker meets the JL and in the DCU he doesn’t.

Peacemaker season 2 meets Peacemaker season 1 in limbo/multiverse doorway to establish the 2 different timelines and then DCEU is done forever.

Got it.
Order66
Order66 - 5/10/2025, 12:09 AM
In a way you have to watch the suicide squad and peacemaker season 1 to establish the 2 different timelines since peacemaker season 2 meets peacemaker season 1 in multiverse limbo doorway. It’ll help with creature commandos too when they talk about events prior. So really if you’re going to introduce somebody completely new to the DCU you have to watch the suicide squad and peacemaker season 1 for context that way they’re not confused when they watch creature commandos and then peacemaker season 2 and then Superman.

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