Paradise (2025)

If you only watch episode 1, you’ll be forgiven if it feels a little like the Gerard Butler series of films about protecting the President. But this one has a twist, and it requires a huge suspension of belief.

The title is the clue, but it’s not as if we’ve never seen this idea before. I can’t reveal what that twist is, but the show I’d seen before has a person realize that not all is as it seems when he hears the record of birdsong repeat itself too frequently. Do you remember that show? Also, if I’m being perfectly honest, this place should be on Mars, not here on Earth.

What I will say for this show is the use of 1980’s and 1990’s music in the soundtrack. Each episode so far has a least one hit that strikes a chord of recognition.

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The music alone might be worth the price of admission. “Paradise” airs on Disney+.