Hollywood
star
John
Cena's
"Peacemaker" series
will
be
released
on
streaming
service
HBO
Max
on
January
18,
2022.
The
announcement
was
made
during
the
DC
FanDome
event
on
Saturday
where
a
teaser
trailer
for
the
series
was
also
unveiled.
In
the
eight-part
show,
Cena
reprises
his
role
as
Christopher
"Peacemaker" Marks
from
James
Gunn-directed
"The
Suicide
Squad".
Dubbed
as
an
"action-adventure-comedy",
the
show
will
explore
the
origins
of
Peacemaker,
a
man
who
believes
in
peace
at
any
cost,
no
matter
how
many
people
he
has
to
kill
to
get
it.
Gunn
has
written
the
show
and
also
directed
multiple
episodes,
including
the
first.
Cena
said
he
felt
"surprised" when
he
was
first
approached
by
producer
Peter
Safran
to
reprise
his
role
for
the
spin-off
series.
"I
was
surprised
but
I
was
more
than
ready.
I
was
more
than
excited.
I'm
glad
we
got
the
opportunity," he
added.
"Peacemaker"
will
also
feature
Danielle
Brooks
as
Adebayo,
Freddie
Stroma
as
Vigilante,
Jennifer
Holland
as
Harcourt,
Steve
Agee
as
Economos,
Chukwudi
Iwuji
as
Murn
and
Robert
Patrick
as
Auggie
Smith.