This article contains SPOILERS forParadiseseason 1, episode 8, “The Man Who Kept the Secrets”Paradiseseason 2 gets an encouraging update from creator Dan Fogelman. The first installment of Hulu’s sci-fi thriller concluded recently, offering definitive answers to several lingering questions.Paradise’s season 1 endingpulled back the curtain on the identity of President Bradford’s murderer, offering a stirring scene for actor James Marsden, but it also temporarily put the billionaire Samantha Redmond (Julianne Nicholson) on ice, and sent Xavier Collins (Sterling K. Brown) out into an uncertain world.
In an interview withDeadline, Fogelman was asked about the progress ofParadiseseason 2, which was renewed in February. Fogelman, who is known for creatingThis Is Us, sharesthat production is set to begin in four weeks. He added, optimistically, that the plan for season 2 is todebut in early 2026which would follow the same pattern as season 1:
Scripts are written. We go into production in four weeks. I’m becoming increasingly frustrated with shows that are off the air for a very long time in which people get invested in and then it takes a long time to get it back on television. We’re ready to go right now and hoping to get this show back on TV in a normal span of time, hopefully the same time as it came out this past year as opposed to waiting multiple years.So if we came out in early 2025, hopefully the next season’s out by early 2026.
What Fogelman’s Paradise Season 2 Update Means For The Show
Regular TV Schedules Are Fighting Their Way Back
The sci-fi thriller largely clears the deck with theParadisecast of charactersprior to the debut of season 2. Bradford was killed, it turns out, by the disgruntled librarian (played by Ian Merrigan) who has a history with the construction of the underground city. Samantha loses her dangerous ally, Agent Jane Driscoll (Nicole Brydon Bloom), and gets shot in the throat. And after reuniting with his children, Xavier ventures outside the underground city to reunite with his wife.
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It’s a traditional TV finale. Like other producers and creators,Fogelman seems to advocate the return of a familiar TV schedule. This would mean roughly a year between new episodes, which would allow audiences to build relationships and traditions with their favorite comedies and dramas. More to the point,it reduces the risk that audiences will gradually shrinkbecause of long hiatuses and the lack of a clear release schedule.
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It’s Good News
The finale, written by Nadra Widatalla, with Glenn Ficarra and John Requa directing, isn’t an absolute game-changer. If anything, it ties up all the biggest loose ends and could serve as a farewell to the series. But by sticking to a yearly release plan, which a similar show like Hulu’sOnly Murders in the Buildinghas done, it may be the case thatParadiseseason 2sees further success and awards love in its future thanks to consistency.
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Paradise is a crime drama set in an affluent community where prominent residents' lives upend after a shocking murder.
