Paradise Season 2 on Hulu: Premiere, Cast, Thomas Doherty, and Everything to Know
Paradise Season 2 has officially arrived on Hulu, and the Emmy-nominated post-apocalyptic political thriller is already generating major buzz for its explosive new direction. The Paradise Hulu Season 2 premiere dropped its first three episodes on Monday, February 23, 2026, bringing back Sterling K. Brown alongside a star-studded new cast that includes Thomas Doherty and Shailene Woodley.
Paradise Season 2 Premiere Date and Episode Schedule
Hulu launched Paradise Season 2 with a three-episode premiere, then shifted to a weekly Monday release format for the remaining five episodes.
| Episodes | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Episodes 1, 2 & 3 | Mon, Feb. 23, 2026 ✅ |
| Episode 4 | Mon, Mar. 2, 2026 |
| Episode 5 | Mon, Mar. 9, 2026 |
| Episode 6 | Mon, Mar. 16, 2026 |
| Episode 7 | Mon, Mar. 23, 2026 |
| Episode 8 (Finale) | Mon, Mar. 30, 2026 |
Paradise Season 2 consists of 8 total episodes — two more than the six-episode first season. It is available to stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S., and on Disney+ internationally.
Paradise Season 2 Cast: Thomas Doherty Leads New Additions
Paradise Season 2 brings back the full core ensemble while adding major new faces to the story above ground and below.
Returning Cast
- Sterling K. Brown as Xavier Collins, Secret Service agent
- Julianne Nicholson as Sinatra
- Sarah Shahi
- Nicole Brydon Bloom
- Krys Marshall
- Enuka Okuma as Teri, Xavier's wife
- Aliyah Mastin, Percy Daggs IV, Charlie Evans
- James Marsden as President Cal Bradford (recurring/flashbacks)
- Jon Beavers (recurring)
New Season 2 Cast Members
- Shailene Woodley as Annie — a prominent surface survivor who crosses paths with Xavier
- Thomas Doherty as Link — the charismatic, dangerous leader of a biker gang
- Michael McGrady and Timothy Omundson — members of Link's gang
- Patrick Fischler — recurring role
- Ryan Michelle Bathe — guest capacity
Thomas Doherty in Paradise Season 2: Who Is Link?
Thomas Doherty makes his most high-profile American television appearance yet in Paradise Season 2, playing Link — the tattooed, calculating leader of a biker gang operating in the post-apocalyptic surface world. Doherty described Link as a man who has built up heavy emotional armor over the three years since the catastrophe — armor that begins to crack when he encounters Woodley's character Annie. "He's definitely built up this protective mechanism and wall, and it's when he meets Annie that falls apart," Doherty explained.
Paradise Season 2 Plot: What Happens?
Paradise Season 2 picks up directly from the Season 1 finale, splitting its story between two worlds. Xavier ventures above ground searching for his wife Teri, while back inside the bunker, the social fabric unravels and explosive new secrets about the city's origins come to light.
Sinatra's true motivations come under fresh scrutiny in Season 2. "It's much bigger than what we first imagined it to be in season one," Nicholson revealed, adding that each answer only raises more questions.
Paradise Season 3: Is It Happening?
Season 3 renewal news is already circulating just as Season 2 launches. The first season of Paradise Hulu earned an Outstanding Drama Series Emmy nomination and racked up 97.4 million streaming hours in its first year — making a third-season pickup appear very likely as Season 2 numbers roll in.
Paradise Season 2 is streaming now on Hulu, with new episodes dropping every Monday through March 30, 2026.
