Finally, with the finale that released on Tuesday - and as Fogelman and star/executive producer Sterling K. Brown had promised - Paradise revealed who killed Cal. When speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about the ending and how it sets up the already renewed second season,

Hulu’s latest hit “Paradise” is taking the streaming world by storm. This political thriller has everyone hooked, with a star-studded

While we may live in a world where it's now normal to wait two years for a beloved show to return, Paradise is expected to be back much sooner. According to Variety, Fogelman assembled a writers' room and started work on the season 2 scripts in January 2025, long before the series became a hit.