Peacemaker Season 2 Drops an Orgy Scene — and It Fails the Test The Boys Aced
The season 2 premiere of James Gunn’s DCU series Peacemaker contains an on-screen group-sex sequence that features Christopher Smith (played by John Cena) and other characters from the show. The episode shows Smith using drugs and later hosting multiple people in his home, while John Economos (Steve Agee) looks in and reports the activity to his handlers. The season premiered on HBO Max on Aug. 21, 2025, and consists of eight episodes released weekly through Oct. 9.
- Summary: what the episode shows, who appears, how it was presented, and where it fits in release schedule.
What the episode shows
In the premiere, Christopher Smith is present in a sequence that includes drug use and a group-sex scene in his living room. The episode explicitly depicts multiple participants together. Emilia Harcourt, played by Jennifer Holland, is a named character in the episode’s setup, and John Economos (Steve Agee) is shown observing and confirming the activity to others on-screen.
How creators and series fit together
Peacemaker is part of James Gunn’s evolving DCU. The series’ characters and events are connected to Gunn’s broader plans for the franchise, including the 2025 Superman film. The show’s second season continues established character arcs from season 1 while introducing new moments and conflicts tied to that universe.
Comparisons to other shows
The depiction of a superhero orgy in Peacemaker follows a trend of adult-themed material in some contemporary superhero and sci-fi series. For example, Amazon’s The Boys included an episode titled Herogasm in its third season that depicted a superhero orgy. 
Separately, Netflix’s Sense8 included intimate group scenes that the series tied to its narrative about connection among its characters. Meanwhile, discussions of changing portrayals of intimacy in modern genre TV have appeared in outlets such as IndieWire on film and studio approaches to sex in blockbusters; see that discussion.
Genre framing and terminology
The idea of a speculative or future setting leading to more open sexual norms is discussed under the trope often called the “Free-Love Future.” For background on that concept, see the TVTropes entry on the subject: Free-Love Future.
Further commentary about broadcaster tendencies and audience expectations around nudity and sex in televised drama has appeared in outlets such as The Week; for one piece on those trends, see this article.
Release details
The second season of Peacemaker has eight episodes. The season began streaming on HBO Max on Aug. 21, 2025. Subsequent episodes are scheduled to arrive weekly on Thursdays, with the season concluding on Oct. 9, 2025.
