Over the course of two seasons of HBO Max’s Peacemaker, we’ve gotten to know the title character’s father, Auggie (Robert Patrick), and his brother, Keith (David Denman). But what about his mother? Well, turns out that not only does writer/director James Gunn have a plan for Mrs. Smith, he know who should fill the role.
The news came via the official Peacemaker podcast, where a fan asked about the whereabouts of Peacemaker’s (John Cena) mother.
“Oh, I know where she is, but I’m not going to give that away,” James Gunn said. “She was almost in this season… And I even know who I want to cast as [her].”
That’s the long and short of it, but given the reactions by the rest of the cast on the, er, podcast, it was a surprise to all of them, as well. So, where is Peacemaker’s mom? It stands to reason she’s not in Evergreen, the setting of the show, otherwise we probably would have met her already. In the DC Comics, Elizabeth Lewis, Peacemaker’s mother, is usually only seen briefly or in flashbacks — she escaped his Nazi father with baby Chris in tow, and headed to America to raise him. So that isn’t a ton of help, necessarily.
As for actresses, there aren’t a ton of female actors James Gunn works with frequently. Linda Cardellini counts in those ranks, but she’s 50 years old to John Cena’s 48. So even by Hollywood rules, that would be weird. We’re likely looking more around Robert Patrick’s age, aka mid to late 60s. Just to throw it out there, because you could get another Terminator joke out of it: how about Linda Hamilton? The idea of Sarah Connor having a baby with the T-1000 is… Fun? Maybe?
Regardless of who Gunn has in mind, it won’t be in Peacemaker Season 2. And maybe not even Season 3, as Gunn has teased the epic finale will put the whole idea of the show in doubt. So, stay tuned, mom fans.
Peacemaker Season 2 Premiere Dates And Episode Guide:
Peacemaker season 2 premiered on HBO Max on Thursday, August 21. The season will be eight episodes long, with one episode premiering per week.
Here’s the full list of episodes in Peacemaker Season 2, with premiere dates:
- Thursday, August 21, 2025: Peacemaker, Season 2, Episode 1
- Thursday, August 28, 2025: Peacemaker, Season 2, Episode 2
- Thursday, September 4, 2025: Peacemaker, Season 2, Episode 3
- Thursday, September 11, 2025: Peacemaker, Season 2, Episode 4
- Thursday, September 18, 2025: Peacemaker, Season 2, Episode 5
- Thursday, September 25, 2025: Peacemaker, Season 2, Episode 6
- Thursday, October 2, 2025: Peacemaker, Season 2, Episode 7
- Thursday, October 9, 2025: Peacemaker, Season 2, Episode 8 *Season Finale*
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