Gunn to Address The Suicide Squad’s DCU Canon Status

DC Studios and HBO Max have announced a one-off podcast in which James Gunn, Jennifer Holland and Steve Agee will discuss what from the 2021 film The Suicide Squad counts as part of the DC Universe. The episode, titled The Suicide Squad Is It Canon? The Official Podcast, is scheduled for release on October 30, 2026. The announcement includes a trailer in which Gunn says the film came out before the cinematic DCU existed and that fans have continued to ask what is canon. The episode is billed as a chance to address those questions, with discussion of characters including Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Ratcatcher 2, King Shark and Amanda Waller. The planned episode will also include stories from the film’s set and messages from other actors, according to its description. Holland and Agee, who appear in The Suicide Squad as Emilia Harcourt and King Shark, respectively, will join Gunn. The podcast is described as a single episode, rather than a series. The reports of the announcement do not include the episode’s eventual decisions about which characters, events or other elements from the film belong to the DCU. The scheduled discussion is intended to address that question; its outcome...