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Deadline reported that HBO Max canceled the 1/8 Los Angeles Red Carpet Premiere event for John Cena's new DC series Peacemaker due to rise in cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Peacemaker will debut its first three episodes on 1/13/22 on HBO Max.
Writer and Director James Gunn announced on his Twitter that all eight episodes of the series will feature "stinger" post-credit scenes and that HBO Max will be releasing behind the scenes extras from the series as well. After 1/13/22, new Peacemaker episodes will debut weekly.
In September 2020, HBO Max ordered an eight-episode first season for the Peacemaker series starring Cena with James Gunn, the writer and director of Squad and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy returning to write and direct the series. The series will explore Peacemaker's background and what happens to him after the Suicide Squad film, which is also streaming currently on HBO Max.
In promotional material for the film, Cena described this take on Peacemaker as a "douchey Captain America." Cena's portrayal of Peacemaker was 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. The character was the inspiration for Watchmen's The Comedian as well.
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