WARNING! There are major spoilers ahead for the first two seasons of Paradise in this story. If you’re not caught up, now’s your chance to use your Hulu subscription before diving into Season 3.
It’s always nice to finish what you start, and for Paradise, that means one more season to conclude the story of what started as a murder mystery but has evolved into a sprawling story about time, physics, and the importance of family. Season 2 ended dramatically with the self-sacrifice of Sinatra (Julianne Nicholson), locking herself in the bunker to prevent nuclear fallout after the power system went into meltdown. Xavier (Sterling K. Brown) and the rest of the people living in the bunker are on the outside now, with Xavier presumably headed to the second bunker, where Alex is, to save the world.
The good news is that Paradise has stuck to a pretty traditional time table, and it probably won’t be an extended wait before Season 3 is upon us. Here’s everything we know about the show's future, including when production is planned to start, and who will likely be back for the conclusion of creator Dan Fogelman’s story.
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With production scheduled to start this month, we’re still a ways away from Season 3. There is currently no scheduled release date for Paradise Season 3. However, unlike the laborious waits necessary for some streaming shows (ahem, Stranger Things), there’s a good chance this sci-fi show will be back sometime in early 2027. Season 2's episodes hit the 2026 TV schedule on February 23, 13 months after Season 1 debuted, so there's good reason to expect the break will be about the same between Seasons 2 and 3.
In fact, in the last week of March 2026, just as the season finale hit both Hulu and Disney+ (yep, you can watch with a Disney+ subscription, too), Sterling K. Brown took to Instagram to celebrate not only the conclusion of the most recent season, but also to update fans on the filming of Season 3. Brown told his IG followers on March 31st, 2026:
Let me tell y’all something. We start shooting in…just over a week. Nine days. I’m very excited with what we have to bring you to finish the series.
That, of course, is great news. We’ll be sure to keep an eye out for an official premiere date, but it’ll be a few months before anyone knows for sure.
Who Will Be In Season 3?
It’s still too early for an official cast list, but it’s pretty safe to assume that all (or many) of the surviving characters will be back. Here’s who we expect will return, and which characters, though no longer living, could return in flashbacks, or… well, who knows what kind of power the quantum computer Alex has.
Sterling K. Bown As Xavier Collins
We know Brown will be back, as he explained in his IG post. It would be pretty weird if he weren’t returning, as he’s the lead in the show and an executive producer of it, right? Season 2 ended with Sinatra explaining to Collins that it was up to him to get to the second bunker under the Denver airport and save the world using Alex. How he gets there, and what it means, well, who knows, but I can’t wait to find out.
Sarah Shahi As Gabriela Torabi
Dr. Gabriela Torabi (Sarah Shahi) survived the bunker’s destruction and had a pretty awkward moment with Xavier’s wife, Teri, on the outside. Torabi and Collins had been in a pretty steaming relationship prior to Xavier learning Teri was still alive. Where that leaves her on the outside is anyone’s guess, but as one of the smartest people in the bunker, she’ll likely play a big role in wherever the survivors end up.
Enuka Okuma As Teri Rogers-Collins
Season 2’s emotional high-water mark came when Xavier (after coming close to disaster) finally reunited with his wife Teri (Enuka Okuma) in Episodes 6 and 7. Along with Xavier, Teri made it back to the bunker, and the whole family reunited as chaos unfolded just before it all came crashing down. Teri and the kids made it out alive and are on the road with the other refugees.
Thomas Doherty As Link/Dylan
Link (or Dylan, maybe?), played by Thomas Doherty, was a key new character in Season 2, and his story is certain to continue in Season 3 of Paradise. He is the original inventor of the machine who eventually became Alex, so it’s likely he will help Xavier reach the second bunker and use Alex in some way to save the world.
Additionally, most of the kids will probably be back, like Aliyah Mastin as Presley Collins, Percy Daggs IV as James Collins, Charlie Evans as Jeremy Bradford, and Kate Godfrey as Hadley Redmond.
Deceased Characters Who We Could See Again
Of course, in a Dan Fogelman show, no character is really gone forever, even after they die. In Seasons 1 and 2, we saw quite a lot of President Cal Bradford (James Marsden) despite his being murdered in the very first episode. That said, here is a list of deceased characters who I think we’ll see more of, either in flashbacks or possibly in alternate timelines (or both):
- Julianne Nicholson as Samantha "Sinatra" Redmond
- James Marsden as Cal Bradford
- Nicole Brydon Bloom as Jane Driscoll
- Krys Marshall as Nicole Robinson
- Jon Beavers as Billy Pace
- Shailene Woodley as Annie Clay
- Michael McGrady as Geiger
It would be wonderful see all of these characters at least one more time.
Dan Fogelman Will Continue As The Writer And Showrunner
Showrunner Dan Fogelman, who also created the Sterling K. Brown-starring This Is Us, will of course remain with the show to see out its conclusion. Since the beginning, Fogelman has said that he intends the show to have a three-season arc, and it looks like that’s what he’ll get. That is exciting news, as hopefully it means Paradise doesn’t suffer the same fate as Lost or Game of Thrones and ends strongly.
Could There Be A Season 4 After This?
The answer to this question is probably no; however, in that same IG post, Brown, perhaps jokingly, said:
Two [seasons] down. One more to go. Hulu may ask for more. Who knows if we’ll give more, but I know we’re gonna give you three.
Obviously, that opens up the door for a fourth season, but let’s be real, it’s pretty unlikely, and Brown was probably just joking around. One thing we know for sure is he (and Fogelman) are “gonna give us three,” so let’s celebrate that. I can’t wait to see how it all ends.
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