Summary

  • Look out for a major DC Universe character making their live-action debut in Peacemaker season 2.
  • Frank Grillo, who voices Rick Flag Sr. in Creature Commandos, is joining Peacemaker.
  • DC Studios' TV show, Peacemaker, is making history with the first DC Universe crossover in season 2.

One of the big DC Universe characters in James Gunn's first animated property will make their live-action debut in Peacemaker season 2. While Gunn's DC Universe will mostly be a reboot, a few surviving pieces of the DCEU will be included in the new franchise. One of them is the Peacemaker TV show, featuring several returning cast members who were initially part of the DCEU.

With Peacemaker season 2 filming right now at the same time as the Superman movie, the first DC Universe crossover is taking place in the DC Studios TV show. Gunn announced on Instagram that Frank Grillo, who is voicing Rick Flag Sr. in Creature Commandos season 1, will be making his live-action debut in Peacemaker season 2.

It's unclear if Grillo's Rick Sr. will be a series regular in the Peacemaker season 2 cast or a recurring guest star. Unless Gunn clarifies through his Instagram or Threads accounts by fans, time will tell how much viewers will be seeing Rick Sr. in Peacemaker season 2.

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With Rick Sr. being one of the main players in the Creature Commandos cast, the fact that he is already making his way over to the world of live-action may indicate how big his role will be in the DC Universe. As Gunn teases that there is unfinished business between Peacemaker and Rick Sr., the DC Studios co-CEO may have finally confirmed a crucial DCEU storyline still being canon in the new DC Universe. While Peacemaker season 2 will address the universe shifts, not everything from John Cena's DCEU history will be included in the DC Universe continuity.

Without Gunn flat-out saying it, Rick Flag Jr.'s death from The Suicide Squad seemingly remains intact, which would explain why his father is setting his eyes on Peacemaker. Even though it was presumed that maybe a new Rick Jr. would be part of the DC Universe as part of the reboot, it makes even more sense now why Rick Sr. is being introduced instead, allowing one of Christopher Smith's biggest actions to haunt him in Peacemaker season 2. It still remains to be seen what else from the DCEU movie timeline will carry over into the DC Universe when Peacemaker season 2 begins.

Since Creature Commandos is premiering this fall on Max, it wouldn't be a shock if the season ends with Rick Sr. finding out who killed his son, thus setting him up for Peacemaker season 2, which will arrive after Superman is released in July 2025. Time will tell if more Creature Commandos cast members will be stopping by in Peacemaker season 2. Hopefully, as Peacemaker season 2 continues to film, more news will be announced about what to expect in the upcoming season.

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Source: James Gunn/Instagram