Screen Choreography
Charissa-Lee Barton is the choreographer behind the popular opening title sequence for HBOMax’s PEACEMAKER, written and directed by James Gunn.
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
"The Streaming Era of television has also proved to be the Skip Intro era, where binge-watchers are encouraged to jump past the opening credits of their shows and get right into the plot…Then there are the intros that you will never, ever want to skip, like the awesomely cheesy title sequence for HBO Max’s Peacemaker."
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HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"…many are calling the sequence one of the greatest opening credits in TV history.”
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COMICBOOK
"Charissa really helped me to put that together, she was the one that designed it, and she did an amazing job," Gunn added of the opening dance number
"…fans have called it one of the greatest credits ever put on TV" and "unskippable."
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Behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the Peacemaker opening title sequence.
VARIETY
…the Creative team had one goal: to make it so interesting, engaging and funny that people wouldn’t want to skip it. And they succeeded — the show’s opening sequence is a viral sensation.
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WASHINGTON POST
“It could even be argued that the scene — which has 5 million views on YouTube — is what fans have been talking about most when it comes to “Peacemaker.”
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NEWSWEEK
“…probably the most memorable opening credits sequence of any superhero show in recent years”
"Charissa Barton did the choreography for it. She was fantastic...it was one of the high points of the whole series for me."
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