Peacemaker Season 2’s “Salvation” Cliffhanger Teases Salvation Run Link — Major Clue for Man of Tomorrow

Peacemaker season 2 closed on a dramatic cliffhanger that connects directly to established DC comics material — and, importantly, to a James Gunn project already slated to follow. Below are the concrete facts you need to know about the finale, the comics it echoes, and the confirmed link to Man of Tomorrow.

1. Peacemaker season 2 finale — what happened
2. Salvation Run — the comics background
3. DeSaad — who he is in DC comics
4. How this connects to Man of Tomorrow (confirmed facts)

Peacemaker season 2 finale — what happened

In the finale, ARGUS agents led by Rick Flag (Frank Grillo) explore a multiversal doorway that Chris Smith / Peacemaker (John Cena) handed over earlier. There, they discover a habitable world that Flag names Salvation, and he plans to use it as a prison for metahumans. At episode end, ARGUS forces Chris through the doorway as a test subject, the portal closes, and Chris is left alone on the alien world. The sequence finishes with offscreen creature noises as the episode cuts to credits.

Salvation Run — the comics background

Salvation Run is a seven-issue DC limited series published in 2007–2008, released during the Final Crisis era. The story originated from an idea credited to George R.R. Martin, and the series was written by Bill Willingham and Lilah Sturges, with art contributions from Sean Chen, Walden Wong, Joe Bennett, and Belardino Brabo.

The comic’s premise: Amanda Waller and others exile a large group of supervillains to a remote planet called Salvation. Those exiled include characters such as Lex Luthor, the Joker, Killer Croc, Bane, Deadshot, Gorilla Grodd, Hugo Strange, Clayface, Mister Freeze, and Poison Ivy, among many others. In the series, the planet serves as a site where imprisoned villains must fend for themselves — and, as the comic reveals, Salvation is tied to Apokolips and its forces.

DeSaad — who he is in DC comics

In DC comics continuity, DeSaad is a longtime lieutenant of Darkseid. He is known as an expert in torture and sadistic experimentation, and he often serves Darkseid’s darker plans. DeSaad has been portrayed as a cunning inventor and manipulator who carries out psychological and physical torment on others, and he is associated with Apokolips in stories across DC’s history.

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How this connects to Man of Tomorrow (confirmed facts)

Showrunner James Gunn has confirmed that Peacemaker season 2 will act as a direct lead-in to Man of Tomorrow, his Superman project. In addition, Man of Tomorrow is expected to begin filming in April 2026. Therefore, the finale’s use of the name Salvation and the prison-planet concept create a clear point of overlap with the Salvation Run comics, which also center on a world named Salvation and its ties to Apokolips.

That is what is known from the show and the comics: the finale establishes a world called Salvation and leaves Peacemaker stranded there, Salvation Run used the same name and setting in the 2007–08 series, DeSaad is a Darkseid-affiliated figure tied to similar story elements in comics, and James Gunn has stated Peacemaker season 2 connects to Man of Tomorrow, which is slated to start filming in April 2026.