is adding some new faces for season two of the series. actor and ‘s are among the series newcomers to the show, which is currently in production. DC Studios co-chief will direct three episodes of season two of , which centers on John Cena’s Christopher Smith, the shiny helmeted anti-hero he first played in the Gunn-directed in 2022.
Rodriguez will play Sasha Bordeaux, who debuted in the comics in 2000’s No. 751 and is known as a Batman ally. Writer Greg Rucka and artist Shawn Martinbrough created the character.
Rodriguez, who hails from Argentina, played Doctor Teresa Ramirez on season two of and led the Netflix rom-com . She has the indie crime drama coming up, with previous credits including Freeform’s reboot and the ABC Signature/Lifetime series . Denman joins in an undisclosed role.
He is known for playing Roy on NBC’s , and previously worked in the Gunn-produced feature . The pair have known each other since Denman’s days, when Gunn was previously married to Denman’s onscreen fiancee Jenna Fischer (Pam). He has worked with big filmmakers such as Michael Bay ( ) and Tim Burton ( ), and on the TV side, he recently appeared in , and is currently on the small screen with the new Benedict Cumberbatch Netflix series Season one of bowed in 2022, and was praised for injecting a dose of humor, violence and cursing into a TV genre that is fighting to remain fresh.
Season two will be part of a new universe Gunn and his DC Studios partner James Safran are building, wit.