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. Brown, showrunner Dan Fogelman’s Hulu series, premiering Jan. 28, is a tale about government duplicity, authoritarian villainy, and traumatic isolation that blends the realistic and the fantastical to moving and unnerving effect.
Balancing large-scale government conspiracies with nuanced character drama, it’s a long-form affair that improves with each chapter, peaking near the end of its maiden season with a heart-stopping episode that elevates it to must-see TV status.