Eyes were on Hulu’s new drama Paradise so audiences could see if Fogelman’s reunion with This Is Us standout Sterling K. Brown could match the previous levels of entertainment. And another surprise was waiting at the end of Paradise Episode 1 – though it’s one that will have a quicker payoff in its explanation.

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.

James Marsden co-stars in this post-apocalyptic Hulu series that continues to raise more questions than it answers

Paradise is a science-fiction thriller that taps into contemporary fears from an indirect angle, and that shrewdness ultimately lends it much of its underlying power. Reuniting him with his This is Us star Sterling K.

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.

Paradise stars Sarah Shahi and Juliana Nicholson spoke with us about the series, working with Dan Fogelman and Sterling K. Brown, and more.

"Paradise" brings lots of mystery and plenty of twists. The new series starring Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi will stream on Hulu.

The actors star in Hulu's "Paradise," which reunites Brown with "This Is Us" creator Dan Fogelman and meditates on climate change and technology.

Paradise stars Brown as Xavier Collins, the lead secret service agent assigned to the President of the United States, Cal Bradford ( James Marsden ). Xavier reports for work in the first episode to discover that the president is dead and an important tablet is missing from the commander-in-chief's personal safe.

Julianne Nicholson told UPI the big twist at the end of "Paradise" Episode 1 was one of the reasons she signed on to star in the new genre-bending drama.

This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown is joined by James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson in Dan Fogelman's new show Paradise (on Disney+ in Canada, Hulu in the U.S.). But while the showrunner is the same,

In "Paradise," Sterling K. Brown plays Xavier Collins ... and belief in the world and it's such an exciting journey," Julianne Nicholson, who plays Samantha Redmond (code name, Sinatra) said.