When James Gunn released The Suicide Squad in 2021, audiences were introduced to a version of Peacemaker (John Cena) that was simultaneously hilarious and detestable. He was a parody of toxic patriotism, willing to do anything for "peace"—including murdering innocent people. Killing him off in the film only to resurrect him for a spin-off series was a bold move. The premiere episode, "A Whole New Whirled," had the difficult task of taking a character everyone loved to hate and making him the protagonist of an 8-episode HBO Max series.

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