Will there be 'Peacemaker' Season 2? James Gunn series hints at spinoff after finale
With James Gunn's 'Peacemaker' set to end on February 17, one of the popular questions is if it will have a Season 2. While the plan was to always have Chris Smith (John Cena), the peace-loving maverick tell his story in the form of a miniseries, it does appear that the plotline does pave the way for a potential second installment.
Episode 7 of 'Peacemaker' sees the first death of the series and is an emotional affair. Gunn's writing has been thoroughly incredible and the group dynamic changes drastically over the course of the 39-minute blockbuster as they plan to stop the alien invasion after Murn's death brings them all together.
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Will 'Peacemaker' have a Season 2?
One of the breakout stars of the show, Jennifer Holland who plays Emilia Harcourt hinted at a complete closure of the series, In an interview with TV Line, she shared on two cents on the series future saying there was no clear idea of a Season 2 while writing Season 1. "To some degree, I think the way that James approached Season 1 was that he wanted to make sure that the story was a complete one. He's a writer of films, mostly; this is his first foray into writing an episodic series, so there's a well-rounded story involved," she explained.
"There might be, you know, hints to other things, but I don't know that he had any clear idea that there would be a Season 2 when he wrote Season 1. I think there's always the hope that [Season 2's] going to happen, but there's never really any conversation about it until you know how it's being received."
Holland also remarked: "I also don't think James wanted to lock himself into doing anything because if it wasn't received well, it would make him really sad to have to continue on with a series that he loved but people didn't really like. But I will say this: Some crazy s–t happens in Episode 8!"
That may have been a subtle tease that one of the key characters might get their own origin stories as well. But for now, all the audience must get ready for a slam-bang finale.
The finale drops at 12:01 am PT, 3:01 am ET on February 17 on HBO Max.