‘peacemaker’: freddie stroma to replace chris conrad in hbo max’s ‘suicide squad’ spinoff

EXCLUSIVE: _Peacemaker_ is getting a new Vigilante. Freddie Stroma, who starred as Prince Friedrich in Netflix’s _Bridgerton_, has replaced Chris Conrad in HBO Max’s spinoff of James Gunn’s

_Suicide Squad_ movie starring John Cena. Stroma, who also stars in Netflix’s _The Crew,_ will play Vigilante, otherwise known as Adrian Chase, a hand-to-hand combatant, a brilliant marksman

and a master of the lariat. He was a New York City DA who sought justice in his own way as his alter ego after his wife and kids were killed by mobsters. Vigilante also has the ability to

heal quickly and regenerate his body from injuries as serious as stabbings or gunshot wounds. Conrad had originally been cast to play the character but is leaving amicably due to creative

differences. Peacemaker scored a straight-to-series eight episode order last year with The Suicide Squad director writing all episodes and directing a number of them. The show will explore

the origins of the character that Cena plays in the 2021 movie. WATCH ON DEADLINE Gunn, The _Suicide Squad_ producer Peter Safran and Matt Miller serve as executive producers of the series,

with Cena as co-executive producer. Peacemaker will be produced by Gunn’s Troll Court Entertainment and The Safran Company in association with Warner Bros. Television. The TV series, which

is expected to air in early 2022, will extend the world that Gunn is creating for the feature film, which is scheduled to be released in theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 6, 2021.

Stroma is repped by Industry Entertainment, Gersh, and Waring & McKenna in the UK.