Peacemaker Season 2 just ended on a huge cliffhanger that could have huge implications for the future of the DC Universe. We still don't know if the series will get a third season, but showrunner James Gunn confirmed that this will also serve as a direct introduction to Man of Tomorrow ( Superman a non-sequel that he also writes and directs). With that in mind, one particular detail from Peacemaker Season 2 finale could be the key to understanding Man of Tomorrow and its mysterious villain.
Intrigued? Let's dive in.
Full spoilers below towards the end. Peacemaker season 2.
“Peacemaker” Season 2 Ending Explained
Final Peacemaker Season two begins with ARGUS, led by Rick Flag (Frank Grillo), exploring the multiverse doorway that Chris Smith/Peacemaker (John Cena) passed on at the end of the previous episode. It's unclear what they're looking for until they find it: an inhabited planet from which Flag can expel all of Earth's metahumans. He calls this planet Salvation and plans to use it as a giant, inescapable prison.
At the very end of the episode, ARGUS kidnaps Chris and pushes him through the door to Salvation. Rick reveals that Peacemaker will be his test subject to make sure Salvation is indeed habitable (obviously he's not a complete monster), and the doorway disappears behind him, trapping Chris alone on an alien planet in another dimension. We then hear a cacophony of roars that sound like a bunch of offscreen dinosaurs ready to eat Chris. Scroll through the credits.
So what does this mean? To understand, it’s worth looking into the history of DC comics, namely the history Rescue run.
Rescue Run and Peacemaker
Published in 2007–2008 during the DC crossover Final Crisis. Rescue run This is a seven issue limited series inspired by an idea by George R.R. Martin. It was written by Bill Willingham and Lila Sturges and illustrated by Sean Chen, Walden Wong, Joe Bennett and Belardino Brabo.
The basic premise of the comic was that the Suicide Squad (led by Amanda Waller) captured a group of supervillains and banished them to a distant planet called Salvation. The list of imprisoned villains includes Lex Luthor, Joker, Killer Croc, Bane, Deadshot, Gorilla Grodd, Hugo Strange, Clayface, Mister Freeze, Poison Ivy, Hyena and dozens of others. Waller also threw in some morally ambiguous characters, like Catwoman, for good measure.
The idea was to let the villains fight and die, but there was a twist. It turns out that Salvation was actually a “training planet” for the New Gods of Apokolips, a hellish planet ruled by Darkseid. To make matters worse, Salvation was under the control of one of Darkseid's most disturbing followers: Desad.
DeSaad and the man of tomorrow
In the comics, DeSaad plays a very specific role: he is Darkseid's torturer. DeSaad is also a genius who loves to invent new ways to torture his victims, and is practically immortal. In some versions, he is also very powerful and has other abilities such as telepathy and the ability to control the emotions of others. In other words, he's terrible.
If James Gunn rhymes with Rescue run storyline (and this seems very likely, judging by the name of the prison planet in Peacemaker), then it seems logical that he could introduce DeSaad as the DCU's next big bad. This would certainly be a scary enough threat to force Superman and Lex Luthor to work together as a team against a bigger threat – especially if Lex feels bad for coming up with the idea of ​​a multiverse prison in the first place.
To be clear: we're taking some big speculative steps here, but based on the ending Peacemaker DeSaad just skyrocketed in the rankings in Season 2 Man of Tomorrowmain villain. And as an added bonus, it could become a snack for Darkseid himself, once Gunn gets around to making it himself. Justice League movie.
Luckily, we won't have to wait long to find out for sure. Man of Tomorrow Filming is expected to begin in April 2026.
