How many episodes are in Peacemaker?

Peacemaker has 8 episodes in this listed season.

When does Peacemaker premiere?

Peacemaker premieres on 2025-08-21.

Is Peacemaker a new series?

Peacemaker is a returning series (Season 2).

Peacemaker(2022)

Also known as بيسميكر • بيس ميكر • DC’s Peacemaker

Archived · HBO Max

16+8 eps

S02

DramaActionComedyScience Fiction

ON AIR: AUG 21Season 2Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Peacemaker runs crude humor and superhero action at the same volume, neither softening the other. The comedy comes from character embarrassment and team dysfunction rather than knowing winks at the genre, and the pacing is quick without skipping the moments that actually sting.

A small-town setting keeps everything deliberately cramped, which puts the co-worker friction under pressure. These are people who do not trust each other, stuck in close quarters with an alien threat as the nominal reason they have to cooperate. The protagonist's loud patriotic posturing keeps cracking open to reveal something genuinely damaged underneath, and the show treats that damage with more seriousness than the setup suggests it will.

Best for

Drama and Action

Story lane

Drama and Action

Commitment

Season 2 · 8 episodes

Where

HBO Max

Official Premise

Picking up where The Suicide Squad (2021) left off, Peacemaker returns home after recovering from his encounter with Bloodsport - only to discover that his freedom comes at a price.

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