What can you expect from a series called “Paradise?” Anything but.
Hulu’s new drama from “This Is Us” writer Dan Fogelman stars Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden and Julianne Nicholsonthree people with access to society’s most protected and elite pockets — for whom all hell breaks loose.
The show’s first teaser revealed that Marsden plays US President Cal Bradford, who is found dead by Brown as Secret Service Agent Xavier Collins. When it turns out that the president has been assassinated, Xavier becomes a prime suspect. But as teasers and trailers suggests, there’s more going on here than an assassination attempt, and the show’s tagline “Read Between the Lies” points to a grand conspiracy.
The new trailer dives deeper; as soon as Xavier finds POTUS, he tells another agent (Nicole Brydon Bloom) “Call it in. Only our people.” He searches the area and looks horrified when he finds an empty case. Later, he’s locked in an interrogation room and wired to lie detectors, questioned by a character played by Krys Marshall, and pushed to lie about his feelings by another (Sarah Shahi) — who claims to have a message from Cal himself. There are plenty of scenes with Marsden’s president from before the assassination, including where he invites Xavier into the Oval Office to share “top secret national security information.” Nicholson is glimpsed in the trailer and speaks directly to Xavier after it’s revealed that he has a wife and two children – something to fight for.
“I see a man who loves his family. Children are worth protecting,” she says, over images of Brown loading a rifle and sharpening a knife.
Hulus official synopsis reads: “‘Paradise’ is set in a peaceful community inhabited by some of the world’s most prominent individuals. But this tranquility explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high-stakes investigation unfolds.” Produced by Fogelman, Brown, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, John Hoberg, Jess Rosenthal and Steve Beers, the series also stars Charlie Evans, John Beavers, Alivah Mastin and Percy Daggs IV.
“Paradise” premieres on January 28 on Hulu, with three episodes followed by weekly installments. Watch the latest full trailer below.
