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Mick Joest

I Can't Get Over How Paradise Is Like A Spookier Version Of This Is Us

A close up of Sterling K. Brown looking skeptical in Paradise.

After seeing the buzz earlier this year when Paradise Season 2 was airing on the 2026 TV schedule, I decided to fire up my Hulu subscription and see what the series was all about. While I knew there was an obvious connection to This Is Us via Sterling K. Brown, I was completely unaware at first that the series was also made by creator Dan Fogelman.

That said, I looked it up pretty early into Season 1, because I noticed a lot of similarities between the two shows. Basically, I feel like Paradise is a spookier version of This Is Us, which may seem wild to those who have seen both, but hear me out on this.

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