With the number of sci-fi shows released each year — both new and returning — not all are worthy of being called masterpieces. Over the past few years alone, the genre has seen a flood of ambitious series that seem promising at first but often struggle to leave a lasting impression on audiences. That’s certainly not the case for this Hulu gem, which debuted a little over a year ago and can be aptly described as one of the best sci-fi series of the 2020s.
Having premiered on Hulu on January 26, 2025, the series quickly dominated streaming charts — a feat that continued when its second season launched two months ago. Paradise, which has already been renewed for a third season, continues to garner positive attention even though it has been almost a month since its Season 2 finale aired. The post-apocalyptic thriller has now passed a major streaming milestone, adding to its growing list of achievements and further cementing its status as one of Hulu’s standout productions in recent years.
FlixPatrol data confirms that Paradise has spent over 100 days on the streaming charts. This comes shortly after reports showed that the Season 2 finale landed an impressive 4.3 million viewers during its first three days on the platform. Additionally, production on Season 3 is currently underway, with a premiere most likely sometime next year. The series was created by Dan Fogelman and stars Sterling K. Brownas the leading man, Xavier Collins, who has a new mission heading into the upcoming season.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
What’s Ahead in ‘Paradise’ Season 3?
Speaking of Xavier’s mission, executive producer and Paradise Season 2 finale co-writer John Hoberg recently teased the connection to last season’s ending. Without giving too much away, the episode’s final moments see Sinatra (Julianne Nicholson) sacrifice herself to shut down the bunker while everyone else escapes its destruction. However, before then, she tells Xavier he has to be the one to go to Alex and save them all, because she thinks he has already done so in the future. The million-dollar question now, according to Hoberg, is “Will Xavier answer the call to do what she wants?” Still, if he does or doesn’t, what could be the consequences? Viewers will have to find out when the show returns.
