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The excellent DC series Peacemaker, starring John Cena, will premiere this Friday at 10 PM Eastern on TNT. The series previously streamed on MAX and was a huge hit.
Cena's portrayal of Peacemaker is the first ever live action incarnation of the character, a soldier and super-hero who loves peace so much he is willing to kill anyone, including innocents, for it. The character was originally created by the now-defunct Charlton Comics but acquired by DC in the mid-80s, mostly as a gift for the legendary Dick Giordano, who had worked on the characters before his incredible run for DC. Peacemaker was the inspiration for Watchmen's The Comedian as well.
The character was introduced in DC film The Suicide Squad, which was written and directed by James Gunn. Gunn returned to write and direct Peacemaker season one, which explored Peacemaker's background and what happens to him after the Suicide Squad film as he attempts to prevent an alien invasion. James Gunn later took over the creative end of DC Studios with the Peacemaker character being folded into the new DCU film and television series.
That interconnected universe kicks off with the new Superman film that will be released on 7/11 theatrically with Gunn writing and directing. That film will lead directly into Peacemaker Season Two, which will stream on MAX this August.
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