James Gunn Has A Second Suicide Squad Spinoff In Development
James Gunn confirms he has another The Suicide Squad spinoff show in development for HBO Max. The Guardians of the Galaxy director made the jump to the DC Extended Universe in 2018 to create a new installment in the Suicide Squad franchise. He brought a mostly new cast of characters to the series as Warner Bros. and DC Films allowed him to soft-reboot Task Force X. The end result was The Suicide Squad earning rave reviews and Gunn creating a spinoff show for WB's streaming service based around John Cena's character Peacemaker.
The eight-episode Peacemaker series is midway through its first season on HBO Max following a three-episode premiere in January 2022. Even before the series debuted, audiences were interested in other characters from The Suicide Squad receiving the same treatment. As Peacemaker received glowing reviews, Gunn started to tease the possibility of other Suicide Squad spinoffs. No official announcements came, but that was before Peacemaker became a huge hit for HBO Max, as it has beaten The Book of Boba Fett in terms of demand.
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Now in an interview with Deadline, writer/director Gunn has confirmed he's working on another The Suicide Squad spinoff show. The Peacemaker creator didn't get into details about what the next spinoff is and which character it will star. Deadline reports that the show is in very early development. HBO Max hasn't officially greenlit the show per the outlet's sources, but the streaming service is reportedly excited by the idea and Gunn's enthusiasm to do it. Here's what Gunn said about the second Suicide Squad spinoff:
We’re working on something else now, another TV show that’s connected to that
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