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?” “In our early conversations with Dan, we knew we wanted to protect the twist at the end of the first episode so viewers could experience it themselves,

Note: The following story contains spoilers from "Paradise" Episode 1. After "This Is Us" creator Dan Fogelman wrapped up the NBC drama in 2022 after six seasons, he didn't have an exact science for developing his next project,

Sterling K. Brown has reteamed with 'This Is Us' creator Dan Fogelman for 'Paradise,' and once again, he plays a man going through deep family loss and trauma.

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.

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

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.

Dan Fogelman and plot twists go hand in hand, and this time it is for his latest American political thriller Paradise.

Why the heck is the Paradise community living in a bunker?! Where is secret service agent Xavier Collins’ (Sterling K. Brown) wife?! How did President Cal Bradford (James Marsden) betray Xavier?! And crucially, who killed Cal?! And what was their motive?

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

When it comes to a television show, what’s the difference between a twist and a trick? Misdirection or deception? An effective mystery or a cheap one? Paradise, the new Hulu show from Dan Fogelman, might have you asking some of these questions.

In Paradise, nothing is how it appears, a fact that becomes increasingly obvious as the first episode plays out on Hulu. If you have yet to tune into the series from creator Dan Fogelman ( This Is Us ), now would be the time to stop reading as we dive into major spoilers.

The early episodes are slow going. Clues about the town’s origins are doled out sparingly, and the murder investigation stalls out once Collins is pulled off of it thanks to his strange behavior after finding the body.