Peacemaker's Ending Made The Suicide Squad 3 Impossible

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Warning: This article contains spoilers for thePeacemaker season 1 finale

Thanks to the events of the Peacemaker finale, Suicide Squad 3 is impossible now. A sequel to James Gunn’s movie hasn’t been announced, but the possibility of a third installment was strengthened by the reception of The Suicide Squad and its success on HBO Max. However, whether or not DC intends to continue the franchise is a question that has gone unanswered for months. But is Suicide Squad 3 coming anytime soon? And how will Peacemaker affect it?

Being a spinoff focused on a handful of characters from The Suicide Squad, HBO Max’s Peacemaker show seemed excellently poised to advance the story and perhaps create a bridge between The Suicide Squad and a potential third film. With Peacemaker (John Cena) and his allies handling a full-scale alien invasion, it certainly turned out to be a high-stakes story capable of laying the groundwork for some critical developments in the DCEU and teasing a future movie or two. As many had hoped, the show came with some shocks, including surprising cameos from the Justice League who showed up a few moments too late for the final battle with the villains.

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One thing that the Peacemaker finale didn’t do was set up Suicide Squad 3. In fact, it did just the opposite: At the end of the episode, Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks) shocked the nation by disclosing the details of Project Butterfly to the public. Not only that, but she namedropped Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) and revealed the existence of Task Force X. By exposing the team's purpose and effectively bringing down its founder and leader, Adebayo killed any chance of Waller creating a new Suicide Squad