Hulu’s twisty post-apocalyptic drama Paradise is expanding its world in Season 2 — literally.
The Dan Fogelman-created series will return February 23, 2026, with the first three episodes dropping at launch, followed by weekly installments on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. The new season pushes beyond the bunker that defined Season 1, sending Xavier Collins (Sterling K. Brown) into the dangerous world above in search of his wife, Teri (Enuka Okuma) — whom he learned survived the apocalypse.
Season 1 ended on a major cliffhanger after villain Sinatra (Julianne Nicholson) revealed that Teri was not among the casualties of “The Day,” the catastrophic event that forced survivors underground into the bunker city known as Paradise. Believing the surface to be uninhabitable, Xavier steals a plane and heads out anyway — a journey that quickly goes sideways, as teased in the newly released Season 2 trailer.
Once outside, Xavier encounters other survivors, including a new character played by Shailene Woodley, and begins to uncover how people managed to survive the three years since civilization collapsed. Meanwhile, back in Paradise, tensions escalate as the bunker grapples with the fallout of Season 1, and long-buried secrets about the city’s origins threaten to unravel everything.
The Season 2 synopsis reads:
“Xavier searches for Teri out in the world and learns how people survived the three years since The Day. Back in Paradise, the social fabric frays as the bunker deals with the aftermath of season one, and new secrets are uncovered about the city’s origins.”
The cast also includes Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Krys Marshall, Aliyah Mastin, Percy Daggs IV, Charlie Evans, with Thomas Doherty joining as the leader of a biker gang on the surface. James Marsden and Jon Beavers return in guest roles, reprising their deceased Season 1 characters through flashbacks.
Produced by 20th Television, Paradise is executive produced by Fogelman alongside Sterling K. Brown, Jess Rosenthal, John Hoberg, Steve Beers, Glenn Ficarra, and John Requa.
Season 2 promises higher stakes, broader world-building, and deeper conspiracies — proving that Paradise was never as safe as it seemed.