Critic Peter Travers reviews "Paradise," created by Dan Fogelman and starring Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson and James Marsden.

As an executive producer and star of the new Hulu series “Paradise,” Sterling K. Brown put the hours of TV he watches to good use and cast actors he admires.

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.

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

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,

Hulu released the first episode of its new murder mystery/political thriller, "Paradise," on Sunday, two days ahead of its planned Tuesday night debut.

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

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