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

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

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.

Paradise stars Brown as Xavier Collins, the lead secret service agent assigned to the President of the United States, Cal Bradford ( James Marsden ). Xavier reports for work in the first episode to discover that the president is dead and an important tablet is missing from the commander-in-chief's personal safe.

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,

"Paradise" brings lots of mystery and plenty of twists. The new series starring Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi will stream on Hulu.

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. “I got a chance to hire people that I am a fan of,

Julianne Nicholson told UPI the big twist at the end of "Paradise" Episode 1 was one of the reasons she signed on to star in the new genre-bending drama.

In Paradise, nothing is how it appears, a fact that becomes increasingly obvious as the first episode plays out on Hulu. If you have yet to tune into the series from creator Dan Fogelman ( This Is Us ), now would be the time to stop reading as we dive into major spoilers.

The actor and creator tried something much less weepy this time: a sci-fi thriller. Still it was “a homecoming on so many levels,” Brown said.

Dan Fogelman created the eight-episode drama, which co-stars James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson and isn't exactly the series it initially seems to be.

Paradise stars Sarah Shahi and Juliana Nicholson spoke with us about the series, working with Dan Fogelman and Sterling K. Brown, and more.