Paradise – Season One [2025] on Hulu / Disney Plus

Hulu’s Paradise is not perfect. But Dan Fogelman masterfully uses its twist to tell a story about humanity and empathy. As well as greed.

Starring Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson, Krys Marshall, and others, Paradise is a disaster show as much as a psychological study on what happens when humans are faced with the end of the world. Or is it?

While the whodunnit elements create the series’ initial hook, it’s the unravelling of the two main characters, Brown’s and James Marsden‘s President Bradford, as complex individuals that holds the attention, that kept me hooked.

Don’t believe everything you see, especially in the trailer. I delayed watching the show because i assumed it’s another “world is ending and we need to focus on the president of the USA”. Boy I was wrong. Kinda. I can’t recall the last time, or any time, a show pulled such a rope-a-dope in its opening ep. But, boy, what a fantastic surprise and a great payoff for anyone who took a punt on this series.

Definitely gives This Is Us vibes. It’s Fogelman after all. However, I hope that the show fully ditches its initial premise in season two and goes more like Twisted Metal of Last of Us. The season’s main plot conceit is indeed a mirage, a fake-out trick that crumbles upon closer inspection and isn’t developed enough. Just focus on the second and seventh episodes.

Should you watch it?

There are only so many ways to tell a story we’ve already seen. But I give Paradise credit for finding a unique and compelling way into it. I’m definitely watching the second season.

Where can I watch it?

You can stream Paradise exclusively on Disney Plus.