Actress Aliyah Mastin takes us inside the mountain and into “Paradise”!
It’s been a week since the jaw dropping Hulu hit series Paradise aired its thrilling season 1 finale which left audiences in awe, begging for more episodes, and already voicing online how eager they are for season 2!
Paradise, the multi-genre show from creator Dan Fogelman took viewers on an apocalyptic journey inside of a mountain where 25,000 hand chosen survivors have been living for a few years since the collapse of earth. This peaceful and safe community that was developed by societies elite, rich, and powerful is known as “Paradise”.
However, in “Paradise” things soon begin to go haywire. The community is rocked when the President is mysteriously murdered. Solving his murder is the basis of the plot from episode 1 up until the big reveal of who committed the murder in the season 1 finale that aired March 4, 2025 on Hulu.
The top Secret Service Agent, Xavier Collins (played by Sterling K. Brown) along with his teenage daughter named Presley (played by Aliyah Mastin and young son named James (played by Percy Daggs IV) have just began to hit a smooth patch in their life when the President’s murder upends everything. Since the day that the Collins family arrived in “Paradise”, they have been trying to put the pieces of their life back together. Due to unfortunate circumstances, their world was shattered when the kids mother, Dr. Teri Rogers-Collins (played by Enuka Okuma) did not make it the community of “Paradise” on the day that mass evacuations took place.
President Bradford’s murder set off a series of unpredictable events that unfold in intense and thrilling fashion throughout the entirety of the season. This violent murder has had huge ramifications. Each event that unfolded after President Bradford was killed has set up the story nicely for what is sure to be an exhilarating second season.
The long term fall out from his murder along with the big season 1 finale reveal will continue to have an immense impact on all 25,000 residents inside of the private mountain community known as “Paradise”.
Scenes In Color was able to go inside the mountain with talented young Actress Aliyah Mastin!
We discuss working with actor Sterling K. Brown (TV’s favorite dad), Presley’s journey throughout season 1, black women in cinema, and we even tease a possible duet between emerging young lovers Jeremy and Presley in season 2!
Listen to the interview below!
Although there isnt any news about a potential premiere date for Season 2 just yet, there is no doubt that the next season of Paradise will have viewers just as drawn in and engaged as before! This emotional and tantalizing story is set to take audiences to new heights with the Collins family as they face even more unforeseen and perilous situations!
THE ENTIRE SEASON 1 OF PARADISE STARRING STERLING K. BROWN, JULIANNE NICHOLSON, ALIYAH MASTIN, JON BEAVERS, KRYS MARSHALL, SARAH SHAHI, JAMES MARSDEN, NICOLE BRYDON BLOOM, CHARLIE EVANS AND PERCY DAGGS IV IS STREAMING RIGHT NOW ON HULU!