Paradise' creator Dan Fogelman was 'devasted' when Julianne Nicholson couldn't join the cast as Sinatra, so he told a white lie.

Here, Nicholson talks about her character’s evolution on the drama from Dan Fogelman and whether it’s unfair to assume that her intentions are all bad. DEADLINE Let’s back up for a bit. What was it like when you first received the scripts for Paradise?

Paradise is a new political thriller from Hulu that is receiving rave reviews in its first season, which premiered in Jan. 2025. The series is led by Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson, and James Marsden,

"The stakes don't get any higher at this point," says the actor of his secret service agent heading into the season finale, which will reveal who killed James Marsden's president.

Hulu’s latest political thriller, Paradise, has been renewed for Season 2. The show, starring Sterling K. Brown has become one of Hulu’s big hits.

There are currently two episodes left in the show’s eight-episode first-season run. Following the Season 1 finale dropping March 4 on Hulu, “Paradise” will air its entire eight-episode first season ABC (owned by Hulu parent company Disney) beginning April 7 at 10 p.m. ET.