‘Peacemaker’ Almost Brought Back the Whole Season 1 Gang

The second season of Peacemaker^[1] has been all about alternate universes and led to the return of some characters from last season and several movies^[2]. With a single episode left, one notable alum won’t be making the cut, but James Gunn assured that character hasn’t at all been forgotten.

During season one, Chris worked for Clemson Murn (Chukwudi Iwuji), who turned out to be be possessed by Ik Nobe Llok, an alien butterfly who didn’t want to join his people’s plans for world domination. Murn died, but Gunn nearly brought him back for this season, where he’d have been in Earth-2 (or rather, Earth-X^[3]) as another member of the Sons of Libery alongside Vigilante looking to free the planet from the reigning Nazis.

Instead of being “the worst guy in the world before he became a butterfly, Murn on their planet was a total action hero,” said Gunn on the latest Peacemaker podcast episode^[4], further likening him to a “kick-ass Harriet Tubman.” This would’ve been part of a larger storyline for the season that ended up being cut, but Gunn said this idea “still exists. There’s still the future, we didn’t blow up Earth-2.”

Recently, Gunn indicated Peacemaker would have a future, just not necessarily a third season. When asked by Deadline^[5] about the show coming back, he told the outlet “some of these characters will continue” past season two. The specifics will be laid out in the upcoming finale, but at the same time, he’s not closing the door on an actual season three coming. It just depends on what his ever busy schedule^[6] looks like.

[via Polygon^[7]]

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