Paradise' stars Julianne Nicholson and Sarah Shahi exclusively told Us Weekly their reaction when they found out who killed James Marsden's character

The Sterling K. Brown-starring political thriller is not what it seems. "There are a lot things in the ether right now that are in this show," says Fogelman.

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains plot points from the first three episodes of Paradise on Hulu. After dropping the first episode of Paradise on Sunday, Hulu has made episodes 2 and 3 of the thriller available to audiences that should have provided a bit more context to that mysterious twist at the end of the pilot.

This article contains spoilers from the series premiere of Hulu’s “Paradise.” In an overly saturated media market, it’s hard for any show to break through. And it becomes even harder when a network or streamer can’t truthfully answer this simple question regarding new TV series: “What’s it about?

The "This Is Us" showrunner spoke with IndieWire about his new Hulu thriller and reuniting with Sterling K. Brown (spoiler: "He's the best.")

In “Paradise,” Sterling K. Brown stars as Agent Xavier Collins, whose life is turned upside-down when he finds James Marsden’s President Cal Bradford dead during a routine morning. As the murder investigation for Cal kicks off, “Paradise” reveals a dystopian twist that altered the U.S. as the characters knew it.

The actor and creator tried something much less weepy this time: a sci-fi thriller. Still it was “a homecoming on so many levels,” Brown said.

Paradise stars Sarah Shahi and Juliana Nicholson spoke with us about the series, working with Dan Fogelman and Sterling K. Brown, and more.

Two IndieWire staffers unpack the twisty Hulu sci-fi mystery from Dan Fogelman ('This Is Us') starring Sterling K. Brown and James Marsden.

Dan Fogelman created the eight-episode drama, which co-stars James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson and isn't exactly the series it initially seems to be.

Julianne Nicholson told UPI the big twist at the end of "Paradise" Episode 1 was one of the reasons she signed on to star in the new genre-bending drama.

Disney/Brian Roedel Dan Fogelman's newest show, Paradise, shocked viewers — and the cast — by killing off James Marsden's character Cal during the first episode. During an exclusive interview with Us Weekly,