Max has renewed DC animated series Creature Commandos for a second season.Creature Commandos kickstarted James Gunn and Peter Safrans rebooted DC Universe when Season 1 of the adult animated series launched earlier this month. Its written and executive produced by Gunn himself, with the Season 1 finale out January 9.Creature Commandos follows a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. It features a number of characters who are voiced by actors who will reprise their roles in subsequent live-action DCU projects. For example, Frank Grillo plays Rick Flag Sr. in Creature Commandos and the upcoming Superman movie.Creature Commandos Season 2 is confirmed.Its certainly been well-received, with IGNs Creature Commandos review returning an 8/10. We said: Creature Commandos introduces the new DCU with a story only James Gunn could cook up, balanced by high-energy animated action, outrageous humor, and strong, emotional character arcs.Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO & Max Comedy Programming, commented: Only James Gunn could have conjured this wild band of misfit monsters who tug at your heart and force you to root passionately for them. We couldnt be more delighted to continue their stories with James, Dean Lorey, Peter Safran and our fantastic partners at DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. James Gunn and Peter Safran also offered a quote: We're thrilled to team up with Max for another season of Creature Commandos mayhem. From our spectacular first season of Peacemaker to the astonishing run of The Penguin to the record-breaking launch of Creature Commandos, Max has consistently delivered above industry expectations and beyond our wildest imaginings. Thank you, Casey, Sarah, Pia, Sono and the entire team for your tremendous support of DC Studios. We are proud to call Max home. Season 1 stars Steve Agee as Economos, Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana, Anya Chalotra as Circe, Zoe Chao as Nina Mazursky, the aforementioned Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Sean Gunn as GI Robot & Weasel, David Harbour as Frankenstein, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Phosphorus, Indira Varma as The Bride, and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller.Before Creature Commandos Season 2 comes out, the DCU continues with July 2025s hotly anticipated Superman movie. IGN has an explainer on all the DC Heroes and Villains in the new Superman trailer, comments from James Gunn on Krypto actually being a pretty terrible dog in the movie, thoughts on how Superman is about hope, and more.Photograph by Courtesy of Max.Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.