What’s next for Almost Paradise? Recently, executive producer Dean Devlin spoke with TV Tango about the future of the TV show.
The crime drama, which previously aired on WGN America, revolves around a former DEA agent, Alex Walker (Christian Kane), who’s been forced into retirement. He moves to the Filipino island of Cebu and purchases a hotel gift shop, planning to live a tranquil and less stressful life. Unfortunately, the island’s luxury resorts attract rich, powerful, and sometimes criminal elite from around the world, often on a collision course with Alex. The cast also includes Samantha Richelle, Arthur Acuña, Nonie Buencamino, and Ces Quesada.
Last month, we reported WGN America was not picking Almost Paradise up for a second season. However, EP Dean Devlin says he has plans for another season of the series:
The big police bureau in Manila, mentioned a lot particularly by Ocampo, will become a presence in Season 2. And you’ll see Ocampo’s ambition go up. He has ambition but he is a seeker of justice. Ocampo wants to do good but he has a delicate ego. He’s not a villain; he’s just complicated. But you can rest assured if things aren’t going his way he’s going to put pressure on his officers. Alex’s reason for going to the island is to heal. In the finale, we see that he’s made progress, both with the friends he’s made and healing from the betrayal of his old partner. Alex doesn’t need the DEA.”
Additionally, Devlin says there will be more development for the side characters in Almost Paradise:
We’ll also see more of our already established side characters. As I said before about Filipino actors showing their talent, there are characters we wanted to expand because of their actors’ performances. Like Cory (Ces Quesada) and Rita (Sophia Reola)A – they’ve made quite an impact in front of the camera with the main cast so we feel they’re deserving of more story in the second season.”
So will there officially be a second season? Devlin says they should know more by October:
We should know more about Season 2 by October. If we get a second season, we would probably start shooting again sometime in February 2021.”
What do you think? Have you seen Almost Paradise? Will you watch season two?
Pleeeeease Renew! It was my favorite show last season!
Please renew. I enjoyed it very much
Please do not cancel everytime a good show comes on it’s cancelled love the story line and cast
Please season 2 love this show love love love Kristian Kane and the whole cast
We love this show. I can’t believe it was canceled. Netflix or Amazon has to pick this up. All the fun, healthy shows are gone. I miss Librarians too. Hoping that another network renews this show. Meanwhile, won’t be watching WGN any more.
Will watch 2nd season, loved the way the show progressed…..
LOVED, LOVED THIS SHOW!!! Thank goodness I taped all 10 shows!!! Love the strong women on the show also on the beaches the beauty of the islands. Need to keep going lots of seasons!!! Don’t leave us with one season! The actors are great. I have never gone to the Philippines, so its like a vc when I watch the show. PLEASE KEEP WRITING I enjoy going to Almost Paradise even if its only an hour.
Thanks
Diane Nokelby WGN fan
This is a great show. Characters are well done cast chemistry is excellent well written and just a very good and entertaining show,, their should be a second season and if the powers that make the decision don’t see the potential of this show they need to find another job as this is one of the best shows I have watched
Please renew it best show in a long time . Don’t think it gave it enough time to catch on.
Please, please, please renew Almost Paradise. We have really enjoyed Season 1, it is hard to find a good show like this to watch.
Love this show. Watchng the character ter development. Definitely want a season 2
We watched the show every week and LOVED IT!! We are a multi-geratioal household and our daughter- in -law is from the Philippines. They fly into Cebu when they go to visit her family!
I thought it was a Great show. I do hope you bring it back. I only started watching it because of Christain Kane but loved the other characters as well. You need to believe in your show. Give it a chance before you pull the plug on it.
I thought it was cancelled before I watched it, but glad there’s still hope. I just finished S1, that I started 2 days ago. It took me a couple eps to really get into it, but the more I seen, the more I loved it. Generally I don’t care much for fight scenes, but I’m finding Christian Kane beating people up is damn hot! So please keep this show going, but make sure this & the Leverage continuation don’t clash with their shooting schedules as I want to see as much CK as I can in BOTH shows. (since I… Read more »
I hope they can bring it back. It’s a really good show with a great cast.