Danielle Brooks, who stars in "Peacemaker," a spinoff of James Gunn's film, "The Suicide Squad," reflects on the opportunity ahead of the show's second season and what she hopes her daughter sees in her.

The Emmy, Tony and Oscar-nominated actor plays Leota Adebayo, who develops a friendship with Peacemaker — also known as Chris Smith — played by John Cena.

Brooks explains Gunn, the director and creator of the show, reached out to her to see if she was interested in the role.

"When he was ready to do season one it was in the midst of the pandemic. I had just had my daughter, Freya. I had gained 60 lbs and now I'm being asked to be in an action TV show. I'm like, 'how does this work?' But I believed in myself. I knew it could happen," Brooks said.

In this role, Brooks had influence on h

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