James Gunn puts the stops on John Cena's Peacemaker Season 3, Checkmate to be the new focus?

James Gunn, the showrunner of John Cena's Peacemaker, recently spilled the beans about whether the show's third instalment is on the cards, after the second part was dropped back in August. In an interview with Deadline, the DC Studios CEO stated that he currently has no plans for Season 3 as Peacemaker was made for the beginning of DCU's new era with wider projects. However, he also hinted that he would never say never to anything yet. Peacemaker Season 2 is streaming on JioHotstar via OTTplay Premium in India.

James Gunn's on not renewing Peacemaker Season 3

The showrunner shared that he's not absolutely shutting the doors of Peacemaker, rather he's currently more focused on telling stories of other superhero characters. “No, this is about the wider DCU and other stories in which this will play out right now. That doesn’t mean that there won’t be. I don’t want to say never, but right now, no—this is about the future of the DCU. It’s an important character,” Gunn told Deadline.

James Gunn, who also directed a few episodes of Peacemaker, talked more about DC's upcoming show, Checkmate, which was introduced in the finale of Peacemaker Season 2. In the comic book, Checkmate is a secret spy team that uses the chess game as its theme. Every team member is given code names based on chess ranks like King, Queen and Pawn. The team is divided into two groups, where the white one handles the intelligence gathering, and the black one carries out field operations.

Who are the characters in Checkmate

DC's upcoming Checkmate characters line-up includes Peacemaker (John Cena), Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), John Economos (Steve Agee), Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks), Vigilante/Adrian Chase (Freddie Stroma), former A.R.G.U.S. agents Sasha Bordeaux (Sol Rodríguez), Langston Fleury (Tim Meadows), as well as Judomaster (Nhut Le).

For the unversed, Checkmate made its first appearance in 1988 and was populated mostly with DC's anti-heroes, where Peacemaker and Vigilante were the early members of the team. Checkmate has had several different members over time, apart from its founder Amanda Waller. Some notable leaders include Maxwell Lord, Mister Terrific, and Sasha Bordeaux, who are now a part of James Gunn's new DC show.

DC and Jame Gunn's upcoming projects

While 2026 will see the releases of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and horror flick Clayface, DC also announced a sequel to the 2025 Superman movie, Man of Tomorrow, which is slated to release in Summer 2027. However, there's no official confirmation about the Checkmate series, despite introducing the characters in Peacemaker.

FAQs:

Q. Will there be Peacemaker Season 3 anytime soon?

A. No, showrunner James Gunn said that he has no plans for Peacemaker Season 3. Instead, he confirmed the superhero character Peacemaker to reappear in DC's Checkmate series.

Q. Who are the characters of DC's Checkmate series?

A. DC's Checkmate comic has Peacemaker (John Cena), Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), John Economos (Steve Agee), Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks), Vigilante/Adrian Chase (Freddie Stroma), former A.R.G.U.S. agents Sasha Bordeaux (Sol Rodríguez), Langston Fleury (Tim Meadows), as well as Judomaster (Nhut Le).

Q. What are DC's upcoming projects in the coming years?

A. DC Studios CEO James Gunn is coming up with Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and horror flick Clayface. DC also announced a sequel to the 2025 Superman movie, Man of Tomorrow, which is slated to release in Summer 2027.