Check out our chat with Executive Producers Sterling K. Brown & Dan Fogelman along with stars of Hulu's new series "Paradise".
Hulu surprises viewers with a special premiere release of political thriller "Paradise" a day early!
It isn't just another day in Paradise with this tantalizing new series on Hulu. Paradise isn’t your traditional apocalyptic saga. Paradise follows Secret Service Agent Xavier Collins (Sterling K. Brown) who is assigned to protect President Cal Bradford (James Marsden). A series of events lead to the surviving inhabitants of earth living in a sheltered, upscale community called “Paradise” where daily life is comfortable, pristine, and orderly….or so it seems?
Through a series of twists and intense sequences, audiences will find out that the community tranquility will soon explode when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds.
Paradise was set to premiere on January 28, 2025 on Hulu with a 3 episode release.
Paradise is written by Dan Fogelman. The series stars Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Aliyah Mastin and Percy Daggs IV.
Our Senior Editor Morgan, along with Variety panel host Emily Longeretta, sat down with executive producers Dan Fogelman and Sterling K. Brown (also series lead), and a few of the series stars, James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson to find out what sets this apocalyptic murder mystery apart from other highly suspenseful shows.
Morgan: There are an abundance of twists and turns in this series with so many potential suspects. What was it like to create that balance between revealing information and intrigue while still maintaining a mystery?
Find out the answers on the video below!
Words like satisfying, titillated, and enjoyable entertainment experience were all thrown around.
Paradise is all of the above and more! Nail biting suspense and exhilarating action scenes make this story, that has a story within a story a must see and engaging TV experience!
Viewers will find themselves immersed in the story and locked in to the stellar acting performance from first time executive producer and star Sterling K. Brown as Secret Agent Xavier Collins.
James Marsden charms as President Bradford and Julianne Nicholson is effortlessly fierce in this role. Politically thrilling and riveting, “Paradise” is anything but it’s namesake.






Paradise was originally set to release with a 3 episode premiere on January 28, 2025 on Hulu. In a surprise, yet fitting twist, given the shows context, Hulu dropped the first episode of Paradise a day early in a special event release.
The next 2 episodes will air January 28, 2025 on Hulu and then weekly on Tuesdays up until the finale on March 2025!