The new Peacemaker series that began airing on HBO in January is a continuation of The Suicide Squad film franchise, and it picks up where the movies left off.

The show has the same tone as the movie, very bloody, vulgar, and definitely not kid-friendly. John Cena reprises his role as Peacemaker, a character who has vowed to kill anyone for peace. We see Peacemaker join up with Clemson Murn, the team leader who has direct contact with the head of the task force, Amanda Waller. The show also features the characters Emilia Harcourt and John Economos who return after betraying Amanda Waller, who is the cold and calculating overseer of the Squad. Lastly, Leota Adebayo appears as a newbie who was chosen by Waller for no apparent reason so far.

In the first episode, Peacemaker is told that he will be a part of Project Butterfly, a mission to kill butterfly-like parasites in human form. Murn tells him to meet them at Fennel Fields, but before that, he picks up his sidekick “Eagly the Eagle” from his white supremacist, an anti-government father named August Smith. At the meeting, Peacemaker is given his first mission to kill a U.S. Senator who might be a butterfly. After the meeting, he decides to find a hookup, who ends up attacking him with superhuman strength and a terrifying screech. The episode ends after Peacemaker shows off what he can do with his sonic helmet.

The second episode starts off with Peacemaker trying to escape a building that is surrounded by police. He is caught eventually, but to make sure the police don’t know it’s him, Economos changes the car registration and fingerprints to Peacemaker’s dad. His dad is put in prison, where he becomes the leader of a bunch of white supremacists. In this episode, we finally meet Vigilante in his full costume after briefly seeing him in the first episode out of costume.

Episodes three and four, revolve more around the hunt to kill the Butterfly parasite in disguise as the U.S. Senator and encounters with Vigilante, Judomaster, and problems with Peacemaker’s dad.

The series finale is scheduled for Feb. 17 with the conclusion of the eighth episode.

So far this series has been great from the action to the humor to some of the more heartwarming stuff. I’m really hoping in the later episodes we get to learn more about Project Butterfly or maybe learn more about Peacemaker’s past and trauma. I recommend this show to anyone who loves stories about a villain trying to change his ways and to people who like to see characters go through trauma.