PEACEMAKER Season 2 Loses Perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score But Still Sets A Record For James Gunn

PEACEMAKER Season 2 Loses Perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score But Still Sets A Record For James Gunn

Peacemaker season 2 has lost its perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes as more reviews are counted, but the series remains filmmaker James Gunn's highest-rated superhero project on the review aggregator.

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By JoshWilding - Aug 19, 2025 06:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Peacemaker

Peacemaker season 2 recently arrived on Rotten Tomatoes with 100%, but now that more verdicts have been counted (38 in total), the "Certified Fresh" series has slipped to a still-excellent 97%. 

The one negative review comes from Slant Magazine. The site's critic writes, "The series may admirably connect the dots, but the results are patchy."

Still, while Peacemaker season 2 has lost its perfect score, it remains the best-reviewed superhero project from filmmaker James Gunn. Here's how his Marvel and DC movies and TV shows compare, according to the review aggregator:

Peacemaker season 2 - 97%
Creature Commandos - 95%
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special - 94%
Peacemaker season 1 - 93%
Guardians of the Galaxy - 92%
The Suicide Squad - 90%
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - 85%
Superman - 83%
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - 82%

This is a win for DC Studios, particularly as many have questioned why Peacemaker is getting a second season before several of the "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters" movies and TV shows announced at the start of 2023 have yet to materialise. 

Still, Gunn will take a step back in 2026 as the spotlight shifts to movies and TV shows he's neither written nor directed: Lanterns, Supergirl, and Clayface. The filmmaker is currently hard at work on a new "Super-Family" movie, though. 

In our review of Peacemaker season 2, we wrote, "Peacemaker season 2 feels like a wholly superfluous addition to the new DCU, and lacks the stakes and emotion that made season 1 so special. Fortunately, it’s buoyed by some fun surprises for fans and another exceptional turn from John Cena."

Are you excited to watch the Peacemaker season 2 premiere later this week? 

Peacemaker season 2 follows Christopher 'Chris' Smith, aka Peacemaker, the vigilante superhero, as he struggles to reconcile his past with his newfound sense of purpose while continuing to kick righteous evildoer butt in his misguided quest for peace at any cost. 

He discovers an alternate world where life is everything he wishes it could be. But this discovery also forces him to face his traumatic past and take the future into his own hands.

Season 2 will star John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Frank Grillo, Sol Rodríguez, David Denman, Brey Noelle, and Tim Meadows. Will Joel Kinnaman return as Rick Flag Jr.? You can find out here. 

James Gunn wrote all eight episodes of Peacemaker and directed three, including the first episode. Gunn, Peter Safran, and Cena serve as executive producers. Greg Mottola, Peter Sollett, and Alethea Jones also direct.

Peacemaker season 2 premieres on HBO on August 21. 

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ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/19/2025, 6:29 AM
He has been saying it's his favorite thing of his that he's ever done.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/19/2025, 6:47 AM
@ObserverIO - I believe that, this is the sort of property that Gunn excels at. He should just stay away from writing/directing the more well known established characters. He should stick to the more obscure ones.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/19/2025, 6:54 AM
@Urubrodi - Also the format is different. His films are great, seriously great but the longer format really helps with the kind of character work that he's known for. And I love the rawness of it too, there's more freedom of expression there. Having said all that his GOTG trilogy is actually tight AF and you can't do that sort of thing on TV. That's specifically cinematic.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/19/2025, 7:02 AM
@ObserverIO - we are being pampered by Gunn here. I cant think of any major film director who is also very hands on in a tv series. Since S1 i have been appreciating that. Nonstop work and he doesnt get tired because he likes what he is doing. And im all here for it.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/19/2025, 7:23 AM
@ObserverIO - Yeah, exactly a gorup like Guardians or Suicide Squad allows him to be quite free in what you can do with those characters and put his mark on them. Superman comes with a huge amount of expectations as everyone already has a predefined view of what Superman should be like. So when you start deviating too much people won't like it. Which is very restrictive for a guy like him.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/19/2025, 6:49 AM
The good script mandate by Gunn will go a long way. Notice how Marvel is running out of good people to work with with their "toxic" production process.

PS. Watch Ne Zha 2 eng dub this weekend in the biggest screen possible!
PopBye
PopBye - 8/19/2025, 7:46 AM
@vectorsigma -

"how Marvel is running out of good people to work with with their "toxic" production process."

Keep lying
Sinner
Sinner - 8/19/2025, 7:49 AM
@vectorsigma - They’re literally working with one of the best filmmakers in the business right now, Ryan Coogler. DC hasn’t got anyone on that calibre and hasn’t since Nolan.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/19/2025, 8:16 AM
@Sinner - he is not directing anything new as far as i know. Hes only been producing lately.

Coogler is a good director but CBMs are not his forte imo. He is not geeky enough unlike Gunn, Raimi or Whedon
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/19/2025, 8:21 AM
@PopBye - yeah, keep the illusion you are being served good food instead of slop
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/19/2025, 8:29 AM
@PopBye - marvel does have bad people making bad choices
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/19/2025, 8:32 AM
@vectorsigma - it’s weird boy will have hair style like girl in that movie I will see it at home no hurrry to see it passed on first one in theaters still need to see if I had choose ne zha 2 and elio to watch tough choice depends what mood I’m in
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 8/19/2025, 8:50 AM
@vectorsigma - why didn't he apply the good script rule to Superman?
Sinner
Sinner - 8/19/2025, 9:13 AM
@vectorsigma - He’s signed on to Black Panther 3. And that’s rubbish. Coogler has a higher rated CBM than all 3 of those directors, remember that. He’s the only CBM director to have his movie nominated for best picture. Gunn could never.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/19/2025, 11:46 AM
@Sinner - he just happened to make a cbm but his style doesnt compliment it imo. Remember the horrible cgi in BP? It was only nominated due to his focus on black culture and hollywood's penchant for representation. Nothing really groundbreaking on that.

Dont get me wrong, as ive said, he is a great director, but for cbms there are better guys.

Also, BP3 is still rumored. Nothing really official.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/19/2025, 11:48 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - to each their own. It was great for me and a lot of others. It wasnt perfect but it was a comicbook brought to life.
Sinner
Sinner - 8/19/2025, 11:52 AM
@vectorsigma - Horrible CGI in Black Panther is down to Marvel, not Coogler. Because you don’t remember any horrible CGI in Wakanda Forever. You’re reaching. And clearly his style does, otherwise Black Panther wouldn’t of been the mega hit it was.

Coogler is a superior director to Gunn in every conceivable way, and that even comes down to making CBMs. There’s no argument whatsoever to had there. When DC starts rocking with talent like that again, get at me. But James Gunn ain’t that guy.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/19/2025, 12:48 PM
@Sinner - when you say "superior to Gunn" it is relative that is why im not comparing.

Is Coogler better for black focused films and representation? Focusing on racism and such topics? Yes

Is he better in making obscure characters become household names and provide comedy and heart at the same time? No.

Coogler's strength in filmaking you can find in other directors. But not Gunn. No one else can do what Gunn does. Hell, id even pick Jordan Peel over him

You are forcing a topic which is way out of my original point tbh.
Sinner
Sinner - 8/19/2025, 1:29 PM
@vectorsigma - What obscure character has he made a “household” name without Marvel’s backing? And don’t you dare say Peacemaker, because no one watched that show 😂

When Gunn can take a lesser known character like Black Panther and turn him into a pop culture icon, get back at me. But as it stands, Gunn couldn’t even take the most popular superhero in the world and do half the numbers of Black Panther 🤷‍♂️
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/19/2025, 8:24 PM
@Sinner - all out of my main points in my original comment 😭

BP a cultural icon? It went out as a perfect storm at the height of holltwood representation and coogler's style of black vicimization is the "gold standard" then. It followed #icantbreath and all the other BS. I also remembered his gimmicky issue on the bank and play victim: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/arts/ryan-coogler-bank-america.html

And you sound like a snyder fanboy comparing apples to oranges. If BP came out this year, it will be sub 500 like all the other marvel movies. The landscape is different so comparing BO then and now is not a good measure of quality or overall enjoyment.
RealTurner
RealTurner - 8/19/2025, 7:28 AM
Not really a fair comparison with only 38 reviews for this, although I'm sure I'm going to enjoy it.
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/19/2025, 8:28 AM
@RealTurner - if reviews was important as breathing air reviews will have transformers one , thunderbolts, and fantastic four success people decide not reviews, critics , rotten tomatoes
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/19/2025, 8:45 AM
@RealTurner - yeah. and there's always that a-hole who sees the 100% and wants to be the one to knock it down a notch.
RealTurner
RealTurner - 8/19/2025, 10:17 PM
@lazlodaytona - Amid a sea of red, green is the one more people are likely to click on too. "Making money by being wrong" is a fundimental cornerstone of the internet now, just look at the handful of "scoopers" who we are constantly directed toward by this very site.
Ghoul
Ghoul - 8/19/2025, 7:45 AM
I can’t trust this anyway, guardians holiday special rated top 3?? Anyone actually watch that? It was [frick]ing awful
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 8/19/2025, 7:49 AM
@Ghoul - Nah, it was fun. Maybe not top 3, but definitely not '[frick]ing awful'
Ghoul
Ghoul - 8/19/2025, 7:53 AM
@OrgasmicPotatoe - to each their own I suppose, but compared to the first guardians movie to me it felt hackey and just bad, an alien Christmas song the Kevin bacon stuff, I get the joke it just really really didn’t work for me and I feel cheapened the other work. Humor worked for me because the rest was treated earnestly and I csnt say that with that holiday Disney plus garbage
Reginator
Reginator - 8/19/2025, 8:16 AM
@Ghoul - it was horribly stupid
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/19/2025, 8:24 AM
@Ghoul - different likes different interests best way to say for people who don’t want to believe it people didn’t act differently it boring depressing wouldn’t be as much comic movies before infity war be made if all people let rotten tomatoes, critics and reviews tell them what to like sad thing is most people can’t make move see , tv show, listen to music play video games with out having critics tell them what is good instead of making there own mind up life choices to be made.,

Rotten tomatoes gave this 89 percent I will like it and watch it after they watch it there possibility they don’t like but they keep watching rotten tomatoes say they do it have good score
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/19/2025, 8:26 AM
@Ghoul - it was ok not greatest had boring parts but Batista snail woman interaction made it good not boring felt like marvel before infinity war bad or goood make it fans will watch it and like until end game is made
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/19/2025, 8:48 AM
@OrgasmicPotatoe - @Ghoul

Definitely fun...
The fact it was Christmas time during its release probably created the warm, fuzzy, holiday cheer crap people get once a year.
SATW42
SATW42 - 8/19/2025, 9:03 AM
@Ghoul - geez man, it was a holiday special and was never meant to be anything more than that.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 8/19/2025, 10:54 AM
@Ghoul - I get ya. To me, that's how Guardians 2 felt like, maybe on a smaller scale. The humour in Vol. 2 was such a big step down from the first one, it's kind of the obvious low point in the franchise, to me.
narrow290
narrow290 - 8/19/2025, 11:10 AM
@Ghoul - Yeah, we watch it all the time and LOVE IT
Ghoul
Ghoul - 8/19/2025, 12:22 PM
@SATW42 - I’m not knocking anyone who found it enjoyable, and I in fact did like a some parts. It’s almost not really comparable viewing experiences. They were made with different intentions. But all I was saying was quality wise objectively I think if you do compare it, guardians 1 was more earnest and impactful to me and better made and written as opposed to the holiday thing which was just a special to be mildly entertaining. So if they rate them, I don’t see they compare that’s all. It can still be a fun experience it just wasn’t my thing
Ghoul
Ghoul - 8/19/2025, 12:25 PM
@SATW42 - that’s what I mean, and why I put Guardiajd objectively higher. That’s all. They’re using a rating system and I thought it was flawed in its order nothing more than that
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 8/19/2025, 7:48 AM
Vol. 3 is miles better than the superman parody
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/19/2025, 7:59 AM
That’s unfortunate but 97% so far is certainly nothing to sneeze at…

Also kudos to Gunn looking at his cbm work thus far since there’s not a project on that list (except Peacemaker S2 which obviously I haven’t seen yet) that I don’t think is atleast good.

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Anyway , looking forward to Peacemaker S2 since I thought season 1 was solid!!.
TheNewYorkerr
TheNewYorkerr - 8/19/2025, 7:59 AM
The shit Gunn’s groupies say on this site is wild LOL
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/19/2025, 8:18 AM
@TheNewYorkerr - people have likes interests be boring people had life rotten tomatoes critics tell them what to like in life they be less comic movies and less before infinity war marvel and dc
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