HBO Max has renewed its superhero-themed series Peacemaker for a second season days before the show’s first-season finale, said the network.

The series, which stars John Cena and is based on a character from the 2021 film The Suicide Squad, will end its eight-episode first season on February 17, said network officials. Peacemaker follows the exploits of a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it, said network officials.

The series is executive produced by James Gunn, Peter Safran and Matt Miller. 

"The brilliance of James Gunn once again shines with Peacemaker," said HBO Max head of original programming Sarah Aubrey in a statement. "He took this character, brought to life by the inimitable John Cena, and created an exceptional series that’s simultaneously thrilling, hilarious and heartfelt, showcasing the humanity beneath this team of misfits living in a superhuman world."

Peacemaker also stars Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Chukwudi Iwuji, Steve Agee, and Robert Patrick. ■

Emmy-nominated drama series The Boys will return to Prime Video for its third season June 3, the streaming service announced Friday. 

The Boys follows the exploits of popular superheroes who abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good, according to the streaming service. 

Karl Urban, Anthony Starr and Jack Quaid star in the series, which was nominated for an 2021 Emmy Award for outstanding drama series.

HBO Max has released the official trailer for season three of its superhero drama series Titans, which will debut Aug. 12.

Titans follows young heroes from across the DC Universe as they come of age and find where they belong. In season three, circumstances draw the young heroes to Gotham City, where they will reunite with old friends and face new threats, said HBO Max.

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The series stars Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop, Teagan Croft, Ryan Potter, Conor Leslie, Curran Walters,  Joshua Orpin, Alan Ritchson, Minka Kelly, Damaris Lewis, Savannah Welch and Vincent Kartheiser. Jay Lycurgo will recur this season, according to the streaming service.

The first two seasons of Titans streamed on the DC Universe streaming service before moving to HBO Max.

HBO Max said it will stream the first three episodes of Titans' third season Aug. 12, with subsequent episodes launching weekly through Oct. 21.

Netflix Thursday released the official trailer its superhero-themed series Marvel’s Iron Fist.

The series will return to Netflix for its second season on Sept. 17, according to the streaming service. Marvel’s Iron Fist stars Finn Jones as billionaire Danny Rand, who fights against the criminal element corrupting New York City with his martial arts mastery and ability to summon the awesome power of the fiery Iron Fist. 

Grammy Award-winning R&B singer and Academy Award-nominated actress Mary J. Blige has signed on to appear in Netflix’s new live-action series The Umbrella Academy, the network said Monday (Feb. 12).

The series, based on the popular comics and graphic novels of the same name, follows the estranged members of a dysfunctional family of superheroes who come together to solve their father’s mysterious death. Blige plays Cha-Cha, an unorthodox assassin who travels through time to kill assigned targets, according to Netflix. 

The Umbrella Academy is being produced by Universal Cable Productions, with Steve Blackman (Fargo, Altered Carbon), serving as executive producer and showrunner. Additional executive producers include Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg and Gerard Way.

Blige returns to Netflix after co-starring in the streaming service’s film Mudbound, which earned Blige a 2018 Oscar nomination for best supporting actress as well as a best original song nomination for "Mighty River."