Shooting for Season 2 of John Cena-led superhero series Peacemaker has resumed, DC Studios chief James Gunn announced on Tuesday.

“New shirt. Peacemaker shoot. 8.27.24,” Gunn, who is also the director of the show, wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of his t-shirt carrying the text DC Studios.

Earlier, Gunn confirmed on Threads that production for the second season of the HBO Max series began on April 13. Season 1 of Peacemaker is currently streaming on Prime Video in India.

The upcoming season of Peacemaker will continue with the main cast including John Cena as Peacemaker/Christopher Smith, Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Freddie Stroma as Vigilante/Adrian Chase, Jennifer Holland as Emiliar Harcourt, Steve Agee as John Economos, and Frank Grillo, who will reprise his role as Rick Flag Sr. throughout the season.

New additions to the cast include Sol Rodriguez as Sasha Bordeaux, a skilled martial artist and A.R.G.U.S. agent, and Tim Meadows as Langston Fleury, another A.R.G.U.S. agent.

Set after the events of the film The Suicide Squad (2021), the series follows Christopher Smith, also known as Peacemaker. In the first season, Peacemaker recovers from his injuries and joins the A.R.G.U.S. black ops squad "Project Butterfly" to find and destroy parasitic creatures that have taken over human bodies.

In the second season, the story will focus on the final confrontation of Peacemaker with the alien butterflies. Additionally, Peacemaker's struggle with his father's racist cult will force him to question whether he should be more of a superhero than an anti-hero.

Gunn wrote all eight episodes of Peacemaker Season 1. He directed five episodes, including the premiere. Gunn, along with Peter Safran and Matt Miller, serves as executive producer, while John Cena takes on the role of co-executive producer.