Peacemaker’s DCU future: the road to a possible new season for John Cena’s show
With a potential shake-up at the top, Peacemaker’s future suddenly looks wobbly—leaving you to wonder if John Cena’s HBO series gets another season at all.
Jeremy Latcham starts work at DC Studios on December 1, and his first inbox is already stacked: decide the fate of a John Cena hit, keep a new Superman on track, and sort out a murky Batman map. He’s stepping in as James Gunn and Peter Safran exit after four years, with the pair expected to keep producing select DC titles even as they hand over the keys.
Where this leaves Peacemaker
Peacemaker doesn’t have a Season 3 order — or a cancellation. Max hasn’t greenlit another run, and no creative changes have been announced. Gunn created, wrote and mostly directed the series; after the Season 2 finale in 2025 , he said a third season wasn’t planned right away, but he left the door open and suggested the story could continue through other DC projects. Whether the show is one of the titles Gunn and Safran will still produce hasn’t been clarified.
Another wait-and-see: Lanterns. The cosmic detective show is also sitting without a second-season pickup, and it has its own creative team separate from Gunn’s. Both renewals now land on Latcham’s desk.
Latcham takes over DC Studios on December 1.
The big-screen pillars
On the film side, the new boss inherits a slate in very different shapes of readiness:
- Superman — Considered the safest play. Gunn and Safran are finishing the projects they already committed to, which includes Man of Tomorrow with David Corenswet. Corenswet’s first outing as Superman pulled in $618 million worldwide, a number that tends to keep casting steady — though nothing’s official until DC says so.
- Batman — Much hazier. Matt Reeves exited the sequel to The Batman, and Steven Soderbergh stepped in to direct the film scheduled for February 18, 2028. At the same time, Gunn had been developing a separate Dark Knight for The Brave and the Bold, so Robert Pattinson ’s place in the broader DC universe remains unresolved.
- Wonder Woman — No confirmed plans. Adria Arjona has been rumored for Man of Tomorrow as either Wonder Woman or the alien queen Maxima, but DC hasn’t announced anything.
For now, Peacemaker sits without a Season 3 order at Max, Lanterns lacks a Season 2 greenlight, and Batman’s next chapter is dated for February 18, 2028.