Season 2 of Hulu’s Paradise will look very completely different — particularly with the addition of recent faces equivalent to Shailene Woodley and Thomas Doherty.
Star Julianne Nicholson teased the modifications whereas talking solely to Us Weekly on the BAFTA TV Tea occasion on September 13, saying, “Probably the most thrilling factor about Paradise is that it begins within the outdoors world.”
Getting outdoors of the bunker will broaden the story. “The primary three episodes are about discovering a complete new world and a complete new solid of characters,” Nicholson, 54, who performs Sinatra, shared. “It’s fairly thrilling the place they discover themselves.”
Nicholson was excited to share the display with new solid members, including, “It’s been superb to have some recent blood [with Shailene and Thomas].”
Hulu’s political thriller Paradise, which premiered in January, took the web by storm as viewers theorized in regards to the numerous plot twists. Creator Dan Fogelman‘s Hulu sequence initially gave the impression to be set in a serene and rich neighborhood pressured to face the realities of a stunning homicide. In typical Fogelman vogue, nonetheless, there was a twist on the finish of the premiere, when Paradise was revealed to be an underground bunker housing the world’s most outstanding people after an apocalyptic occasion destroyed the remainder of humanity.

“The most important lengths [we had to go through to keep the twist secret] are taking place now after we’re truly speaking to individuals about it,” Nicholson advised Us in February about maintaining the onscreen surprises a secret. “Once we had been on set, all people is aware of what’s up, so we don’t should be that secretive.”
She continued: “However now the trick is how do you seize individuals’s consideration and guarantee them that that is one thing completely different with out making a gift of any of the main points? However we’re very excited for individuals to get on the journey with us.”
A number of the bigger reveals embody details about survivors on the surface — along with an even bigger thriller about who was chargeable for killing James Marsden‘s presidential character minutes into the premiere. (Season 1 additionally starred Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Aliyah Mastin and Percy Daggs IV.)
“I’m at all times blissful for me — the actor — to have as a lot data because the character does as a result of it’s simply nicer to not should faux it typically,” Nicholson famous. “We knew pretty quickly after filming.”
Paradise has been renewed for season 2 and is at the moment streaming on Hulu.
With reporting by Olivia Bria