John Cena’s ‘Peacemaker’ renewed for season two at HBO Max

John Cena’s Peacemaker series is returning to HBO Max for a second season.

Ahead of the show’s season one finale, Cena and series creator James Gunn announced that Peacemaker has officially been picked up for season two. Gunn will direct and write all of the season two episodes.

In addition to starring in the HBO Max series, Cena also played the Peacemaker character in last year’s The Suicide Squad movie. The final episode of Peacemaker season one premieres at 3 a.m. Eastern time/midnight Pacific overnight tonight.

“I am incredibly honored and humbled by the response to Peacemaker and the experience of playing this character,” Cena said in a statement. “Thank you to James Gunn, Peter Safran, HBO Max, the crew, and my castmates who worked tirelessly to make this unforgettable series.”

“Creating Peacemaker has been one of the true highlights of my life, both professionally and otherwise, with John Cena and the incredible creative team around me, as well as our partners at HBO Max,” Gunn said. “To have something we all love so much be loved by the audience in turn has been a wonderful experience. I can’t wait for folks to see where Team Peacemaker goes in Season Two!”

Cena returned to the WWE ring last summer for a run that included facing Roman Reigns at SummerSlam. While promoting season one of Peacemaker last month, Cena appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and was asked if he’ll be returning to WWE for this year’s WrestleMania. Cena said he doesn’t know if he’s going to be able to make WrestleMania, but he isn’t done with WWE by a long shot.

“WrestleMania is usually in the cusp of late March, early April. I don’t know if I’m going to make it this year. That’s a good conundrum to have because there’s a lot of good opportunities coming up, which I would love to take. And if all those things line up, I don’t know if I’ll be able to make WrestleMania,” Cena said.

“But I will tell you and everybody out there watching, I’m not done with WWE by a long shot. That’s my home, I love it. I was able to go back during the summer for a few months and entertain audiences when they welcomed audiences back to arenas. So, I’ve far from had my last performance.”