Season 1 – Paradise

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Kyle P awesome show loved the twists now I can see why so many people said this is a must to watch! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/08/25 Full Review K F I found it an unwatchable hammy melodrama. Not sure if it's the ABC-style midweek night time soap writing/style or if it's bad acting, but most of the characters who have the most screen time are all 2 dimensional and over the top, shallow caricatures: the main, played by Sterling K. Brown--only has intense mode. Julianne Nicholson--only has the over-compensating woman in power trope mode. James Marsden--only has sad goof mode. And Sarah Shahi--is just a bad actress and the character is one of the most annoying on tv. The show spends so much time in flashbacks and characters talking about what they miss, that the setting is absolutely irrelevant. Who wants to listen (not see) a character we have known for 1 pine for a wife we have never even met... while a "real wife of Beverly Hills" actress psychologist analysis him with sarcasm, interruptions and too cute jibes... for an entire episode. A real wasted opportunity. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/07/25 Full Review Noble N I absolutely loved Paradise 2025! I’ve watched the first season three times already, that’s how good it is. The storytelling, the pacing, and the performances were all top-notch. Sterling K. Brown once again proves why he’s one of the best in the business, he delivers pure greatness every time he’s on screen. I can’t wait to see what more excitement and brilliance the next season brings! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/23/25 Full Review Matt L Paradise Season 1 really does stand out as one of the stronger new dramas in recent years. The premise feels original yet emotionally grounded, and Sterling K. Brown delivers one of his most layered performances since This Is Us. His ability to balance moral complexity with genuine vulnerability elevates the entire series. The supporting cast deserves equal praise — their chemistry and restrained tension give the show a believable, lived-in quality. The plot unfolds with a rare balance of intrigue and character study, weaving philosophical and ethical questions into a genuinely thrilling arc. Overall, it’s one of those rare first seasons that manages to be both thought-provoking and entertaining — the kind of show that reminds audiences what prestige television can still accomplish when writing, casting, and direction align perfectly. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/14/25 Full Review S D Completely unrealistic and boring story. Stopped watching after the first episode. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/14/25 Full Review John W Problems with Paradise I watched the first episode of Paradise by myself, and it was so intriguing that I watched the second one, and then even told my wife to watch it and see what she thinks. She liked it, and so we began watching the third and fourth. This is where I started to run into some problems with the show. It has nothing to do with the way the show is presented, in a series of flashbacks often explaining character drive and relationships. I like that. My problem starts when the show starts to pull the characters into the baser instinct of the hook-up, sex, kiss, shower stuff. Wait…what? I’m supposed to believe that Xavier, who was solely chosen because of his strong moral compass. Who even turned in his own dad after a Parkinson's diagnosis, and made him quit flying is going to sleep with the psychiatrist who picked him because of his strong moral compass. I mean four episodes in, and we know that the President was sleeping with the Head of his security, Billy was sleeping with a co-worker, and now Xavier's daughter is interested in the President's son. How long until they are involved with some scene of passion hidden in some room of the library, listening to an 80’s song? Probably not too long. Also, the language has skyrocketed from a very mild episode one, into a festival of profanity with all characters now throwing around F-bombs like they are nothing. I’m sorry, I thought the show was going to be about Xavier doing what he said he was going to do in the first episode, and find the person who killed the president, but it’s not. He’s doing things, but he’s not actually doing any kind of investigating. What about when he told Billy to search the grounds and make mental notes of anything unusual. What happened to that? Did he ever ask Billy? Seems not. I have a feeling that this show is just going to evolve into a show where all the information that Xavier needs to know is just going to remain out of reach because everyone is lying to everyone. He won’t actually do any physical investigation, but simply be at the mercy of the writers as they slowly allow the show to open up into a search for the hidden info that resides in each other's brains. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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