It’s hard to classify the genre for Hulu’s hit series “Paradise,” which started off as a political thriller and evolved into a post-apocalyptic series that then revealed science fiction elements. It’s a series we regrettably haven’t covered much here on BD for the first two seasons, but since it’s a personal favorite of mine, we’ll be changing that for the upcoming third season.
“Paradise” will indeed be returning for a third season at Hulu, and Deadline reports today that small screen veteran Julianna Margulies (“ER”) has joined the cast of Season 3.
“Details regarding who Margulies will play and the plot of the third season are under wraps,” Deadline notes. The Emmy winner is the latest high profile actress to come on board Hulu’s “Paradise,” with Shailene Woodley joining the series for its second season.
While perhaps best known for her role in “ER,” Julianna Margulies has made a few stops in the horror genre over the years. She appeared in both Ghost Ship and Snakes on a Plane, while more recently she’s starred in the TV shows “Dietland” and “The Morning Show.”
Sterling K. Brown leads the cast of “Paradise,” which was created by Dan Fogelman.
The title of the series refers to a underground bunker where humanity’s survivors have been living after a doomsday event ravaged the planet, and we won’t spoil anything further for those who haven’t yet checked it out. Both seasons are now streaming on Hulu and Disney+, and I highly recommend you dive in and use this time between seasons to play catch-up.
How many people are watching, you might be wondering?
Deadline notes in today’s report, “The Season 2 finale (March 30) [of “Paradise”] scored 4.3 million views globally in three days across Disney+ and Hulu, the company said. That’s up 35% over the premiere to a season-best audience for the sci-fi series.”
