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Paradise fans are likely wondering whether the new drama will return to Hulu following the first season’s immense success. The finale episode alone garnered 6.3 million viewers on the streaming platform; and according to Deadline, the show’s first season will begin airing on ABC weekly on Monday nights starting on April 7. With this kind of reception, can we expect from another season of Paradise? The answer is a resounding yes.
Here’s everything we know about what’s to expect next season.
Has Paradise been renewed for season 2?
On Feb. 20, 2025, the show’s official Instagram account announced that the series was renewed with a video featuring its star, Sterling K. Brown. In the brief clip, Brown responds to a comment saying that one season is “not enough.” Seems like he agrees:
What will season 2 of Paradise be about?
The first season followed Brown’s character, Secret Service Agent Xavier Collins. The political thriller created by Dan Fogelman is set after an apocalyptic event that sent survivors to live in an underground bunker the size of a city. Collins is tasked with protecting President Cal Bradford (James Marsden), before Bradford’s murder upsets not only Collins’s life, but also the seemingly perfect community as a whole. As he hunts for the perpetrator, his detective work uncovers more and more secrets that destroy the image of the world he knows.
Who is in the Paradise season 2 cast?
Along with Brown as Agent Xavier Collins, Paradise season 1 introduced James Marsden as President Bradford. They’re joined by Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Aliyah Mastin, and Percy Daggs IV.
Fogelman is also the creator of This Is Us, the origin of one of Brown’s biggest roles. The actor said this year on Late Night with Seth Meyers that Fogelman asked him to star in Paradise back in 2022.
“I’ve read 106 scripts of his, loved every one. This was 107, and I loved that one, too,” the Brown said. “He said, ‘If you like it, let me know.’ I called him back and I said, ‘I’m in.’”
As for new additions, Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies, Divergent) is set to join the cast. She’ll reportedly play a “major recurring role” as a “prominent survivor” tied to Agent Xavier’s mission in the season 1 finale, Deadline reports.
Thomas Doherty (Tell Me Lies) is also reportedly joining the season 2 cast as a “major recurring character,” Deadline reports. He’s said to play Link, “the leader of a biker gang,” who is tied to Xavier’s arc which kicks off in the season 1 finale. He has the potential of sticking around if the show is renewed for a third season, according to the outlet. Hulu has yet to comment.
Has production started on Paradise season 2?
An official timeline has not yet been released, but on March 4, Fogelman responded to a fan on X, formerly Twitter, about production plans.
“Please don’t wait two years to give us season 2 of Paradise @hulu,” the concerned viewer wrote.
Fogelman quote-tweeted them, responding, “We start shooting in just a few weeks. It won’t be 2 years I promise! #Paradise.”
