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[Editor’s note: The follow article contains spoilers for “Paradise” Season 1, including the finale.]

This might be controversial: the best mysteries can’t be solved.

Maybe it’s the job — consuming and analyzing too many TV shows to count and not really having the time or vantage point to play detective — but I’ve realized that I don’t theorize and try to get ahead of shows the way I used to. Even when I did (during the heyday of “Lost”), I derived as much (if not more) enjoyment from seeing how a show, book, or movie would ultimately answer burning questions, instead of placing too much weight on whether it lined up with my guesswork.

Sometimes being surprised — whether that’s tinged with joy, anger, disappointment, or another feeling — is more emotionally satisfying than just being right.

When Dan Fogelman told IndieWire in January that he didn’t think fans would really be able to predict the larger arc of “Paradise,...

The following contains spoilers about the Paradise Season 1 finale, “The Man Who Kept the Secrets.”

Who killed President Cal Bradford (James Marsden)?

Paradise answered that question during the show’s season finale, “The Man Who Kept the Secrets,” with a perpetrator few likely saw coming. The killer was Trent, the mild-mannered librarian played by Ian Milligan, a character revealed to be neither mild-mannered nor a librarian. For much of the show's first season, Trent has been hiding in plain sight; he’s the failed assassin who attempted to kill Cal in the flashback in the show’s pilot episode.

However, as shown through other flashbacks in the finale, Trent was previously a construction foreman working on the Paradise excavation and build in Colorado, organized by Sam, aka Sinatra (Julianne Nicholson). As Trent develops seemingly romantic feelings for one of the construction workers, a tragedy occurs: the mountain where Paradise will...

Quick LinksThe Identity of the Killer RevealedBecoming Trent the LibrarianCatching the KillerSinatra Gets Her ComeuppanceWhat Happens Next?

Paradise has proven to be one of Hulu’s most exciting new shows so far this year. The political thriller takes a sci-fi turn that catches viewers off guard, the story moving into a different direction than some might have expected. But this makes it even more intriguing than imagined.

In the penultimate episode, Xavier (Sterling K. Brown) has Sinatra (Julianne Nicholson) at the end of his gun, and he is demanding answers. But Sinatra, cool as a cucumber, knows she has serious leverage. She arranged to have Xavier’s daughter Presley (Aliyah Mastin) kidnapped and held as collateral. She also has irrefutable proof that there’s still life above, and that one of the survivors is Xavier’s wife Teri (Enuka Okuma).

In exchange for Presley, Sinatra needs Xavier to stop his plan,...

Dan Fogelman’s drama series Paradise is not all that it seems on the surface, as suggested by the show’s summary.

The show has a few more episodes ahead of its sure-to-be-twisty finale, so for the Paradise release schedule and other details, read on.

When did Paradise premiere on Hulu?

The show was advertised to premiere Jan. 28, but the first episode was released two days earlier on Jan. 26 as a surprise. The next two episodes came out Jan. 28, as the first three total were originally set for that date on Hulu.

How many episodes are in Paradise on Hulu?

There are eight episodes in the first season of the drama series.

When do new episodes of Paradise come out on Hulu?

Each new episode lands Tuesdays weekly. The full Paradise episode release schedule can be seen below:

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Hulu has made the first episode of its new drama series Paradise available on the platform. The surprise drop comes two days before the thriller, which reunites This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman and star Sterling K. Brown, was supposed to premiere with the first three episodes. Episodes 2 and 3 will still debut on Hulu Jan. 28 as scheduled.

The reviews for Paradise are already out and have been largely positive, which may have encouraged the early release. What’s more, Episode 1 ends with one of the series’ many jaw-dropping twists, so the hope is likely that the cliffhanger would hook viewers in.

The official logline reflects only one side of the genre-mixing drama: “Paradise is set in a serene, wealthy 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.”

As the trailer for the series already revealed,...

Updated, 1/16: Hulu has released a second trailer for Paradise, Dan Fogelman’s upcoming drama series that stars Sterling K. Brown as the lead of the Secret Service detail charged with protecting the President (James Marsden).

The new spot offers more detail about the drama that begins with a dead Commander in Chief. There’s also the addition of a mysterious black box.

The series drops Jan. 28.

Previous: Hulu has dropped the first trailer for Paradise, Dan Fogelman’s upcoming drama series that stars Sterling K. Brown as the lead of the Secret Service detail charged with protecting the President (James Marsden).

Up until this point, the premise of Fogelman’s new drama has not been revealed. Hulu is finally sharing a logline, but it doesn’t represent what you’ll see in the trailer, which is a dead Commander in Chief whose chief protector may or may not have murdered him.

This Is Us and Black Panther star Sterling K. Brown finds himself at the center of a political conspiracy on Hulu. Titled Paradise, the plot of the new series has been a big mystery...until now. The streaming platform has finally unveiled the official trailer for the political thriller series, and it promises to be a gripping ride from start to finish, with the footage shrouding the narrative in mystery and intrigue. Created by Dan Fogelman, the TV series is set to premiere on January 28, and it centers around a presidential murder. You can check out the trailer below, with the official synopsis for the series reading:

Paradise is set in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the worlds most prominent individuals. But this tranquility explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds.

In the trailer, we see Brown portraying Xavier Collins, a Secret...

“My Divorce Party” is a new comedy feature, written and directed by Heidi Weitzer starring Rumer Willis, Kimia Behpoornia, Michelle Meredith, Sarah Hollis, Desiree Staples, Dionne Gipson, Laith Ashley and Cap Peterson, releasing April 30, 2024:

“…on the weekend before finalizing her divorce, ‘Xan’ decides to gather her closest friends in Joshua Tree to relax, celebrate, and more appropriately, sulk.

“The gang arrives at an ‘Rv’ park , where they meet neighbours ‘Ezekiel’ and ‘Amara’. That evening, Xan drunkenly spirals out and reveals….

“…she’ll have to give up half of all of her assets to her soon-to-be ex in the divorce settlement come Monday, so she drained her bank account and brought $100K in cash to the desert…”

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It appears Vanessa Fisk has been born again, as well.

More than a year after it was leaked that Disney+‘s Daredevil: Born Again revival-of-sorts had quietly recast Wilson Fisk’s wife Vanessa with Sandrine Holt, a photo from the set of the New York-based production reveals that franchise vet Ayelet Zurer has reclaimed the role.

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Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to writer-director Heidi Weitzer’s comedy My Divorce Party, starring Rumer Willis, slating it for release on digital and cable VOD on April 30.

Pic watches as divorcee Xan (Desiree Staples) gathers her close friends to celebrate her impending split, only to reveal she intends to burn her divorce settlement money to start fresh. Chaos ensues as each friend has a wildly different opinion on what Xan should do.

Kimia Behpoornia, Michelle Meredith, Sarah Hollis, Desiree Staples, Dionne Gipson, Laith Ashley, and Cap Peterson also star. The film is produced by Adrienne Childress and Geenah Krisht. Gravitas Ventures’ VP of Acquisitions and International Sales, Danielle Gasher negotiated the deal with Film Mode Entertainment.

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Exclusive: Iqbal Theba (Green Book) will star alongside Sylvia Hoeks, Holly Hunter, Mark Duplass and Nicholas Hamilton in the Anna Nicole Smith biopic Hurricanna.

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Heidi Weitzer directed comedy starring Rumer Willis.

Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment is arriving on the Croisette with worldwide rights to comedy My Divorce Party and will be showing footage at the market.

Heidi Weitzer directed the film starring Rumer Willis, Michelle Meredith , Kimia Behpoornia, Sarah Hollis, and Desiree Staples.

My Divorce Party follows a woman as she gathers friends for a vacation to celebrate her impending break-up and gifts each of them $20,000 to spend so her soon-to-be ex cannot take her life savings.

The ensemble cast includes Dionne Gipson, Cap Peterson, and Laith Ashley. Adrienne Childress and Geenah Krisht...

The Screen Actors Guild Awards concluded with expected wins and lots of fanfare.

Earning the first award, Troy Kotsur (Coda) made history by becoming the first deaf actor to win an individual SAG Award.

First, the film categories!

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

**Winner** Coda — Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Durant, Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo

Belfast — Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan

Don’t Look Up — Cate Blanchett, Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ariana Grande, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Lawrence, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Mescudi, Rob Morgan, Himesh Patel, Ron Perlman, Tyler Perry, Mark Rylance, Meryl Streep

House of Gucci — Adam Driver, Lady Gaga, Salma Hayek, Jack Huston, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, Al Pacino

King Richard — Jon Bernthal, Aunjanue Ellis, Tony Goldwyn, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Will Smith

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

**Winner** Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye...

One of the hottest awards contenders of the year, Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show,” has just revealed to Gold Derby that a whopping 22 cast members will be eligible for the ensemble prize at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Lead actresses Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon serve as bookends of the alphabetical list (see below), which also includes recent SAG Award nominees Steve Carell and Billy Crudup, plus new cast member (and guild queen) Julianna Margulies.

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The last time “The Morning Show” contended at the 2020 SAG Awards, Aniston prevailed in the individual actress category, but the drama was shockingly snubbed in the ensemble race. That egregious oversight should be rectified this year, as the cast now comes in second place to win, according to Gold Derby predictions, behind only HBO’s “Succession.”

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Rumer Willis (Empire) and Michelle Meredith (The Morning Show) have joined Laith Ashley in My Divorce Party, the feature directorial debut of Heidi Weitzer.

The indie comedy, which has just wrapped production, chronicles future divorcee Xan, played by Desiree Staples, gathering her closest friends in Joshua Tree to celebrate her impending split, only to reveal she intends to burn her divorce settlement money to start fresh. Chaos ensues as each friend has a wildly different opinion on what Xan should do — blow it at a strip club, save it or use it for self-care.

The ensemble cast also includes Kimia Behpoornia,...

Rumer Willis and Michelle Meredith (The Morning Show) have joined Laith Ashley in My Divorce Party, the feature directorial debut for Heidi Weitzer.

Willis, who also starred in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, played the recurring role of Tory Ash, a brilliant but volatile singer-songwriter, on Empire. The indie comedy, which has just wrapped production, captures future divorcee Xan, played by Desiree Staples, gathering her closest friends in Joshua Tree to celebrate her impending split, only to reveal she intends to burn her divorce settlement money to start fresh.

Chaos ensues as each friend has a wildly different opinion on what Xan should do ...