''Paradise Lost'' is an American television series created by Rodes Fishburne. It premiered on April 13, 2020, on

Spectrum Originals Spectrum is a trade name of Charter Communications, used to market consumer and commercial cable television, internet, telephone, and wireless services provided by the company. The brand was first introduced in 2014; prior to that, these serv ...

. On July 30, 2020, lead cast member

Josh Hartnett Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He first came to attention in 1997 for his role as Michael Fitzgerald in the television crime drama series '' Cracker''. He made his feature film debut in 1998 in th ...

confirmed that the show will not be renewed for a second season.

Premise

Yates Forsythe returns to his hometown in Mississippi with his psychiatrist wife Frances and their two children, only to uncover secrets that change the lives of everyone involved.

Cast

as Yates Forsythe *

Bridget Regan Bridget Catherine Regan (born February 3, 1982) is an American actress known for portrayals such as Kahlan Amnell in the television series '' Legend of the Seeker'', Rebecca Lowe / Rachel Turner in '' White Collar'', Rose Solano in '' Jane th ...

as Frances Forsythe *

Nick Nolte Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1991 film ''The Prince of Tides''. He received ...

as Judge Forsythe *

Barbara Hershey Barbara Lynn Herzstein, better known as Barbara Hershey (born February 5, 1948), is an American actress. In a career spanning more than 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema in several genres, including weste ...

as Byrd Forsythe * Gail Bean as Gynnifer Green * Danielle Deadwyler as Nicque Green * Autry Haydon-Wilson as Janus Forsythe *

Elaine Hendrix Katherine Elaine Hendrix (born December 28, 1970) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in ''Superstar'', ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'', the 1995 ''Get Smart'' series, the 1998 remake of '' The Parent Trap'', ''Dynasty' ...

as Devoe Shifflet *

John Marshall Jones John Marshall Jones is an American actor, best known for portraying Floyd Henderson on The WB sitcom ''Smart Guy''. He is currently the spokesperson for Pizza Hut. Career Since 2021, Jones has had a recurring role as U.S. Air Force General Nel ...

as Uncle Ronny * Shane McRae as Dickie Barrett * Silas Weir Mitchell as Boyd Suttree *

Brett Rice James Brett Rice (born April 20, 1954) is an American film, television, and theater actor. He is perhaps known for his roles in the films ''Forrest Gump'' (1994), '' Remember the Titans'' (2000), ''Monster'' (2003), '' Super 8'' (2011), '' Foxc ...

as Uncle BB * Lori Campbell as Nurse

Episodes

Production

Casting

On June 11, 2019, it was announced that

and

were to portray the lead characters of the show. In addition to Hartnett and Regan, actors

, Gail Bean, Danielle Deadwyler and Shane McRae were cast in supporting roles. On December 16, 2019, it was announced that

Matt Battaglia Matteo Martin "Matt" Battaglia (born September 25, 1965) is an American producer, actor and former American football linebacker. Football career Battaglia played college football at the University of Louisville. Battaglia played at Louisville a ...

will appear in the series.

Filming

Principal photography occurred in Baton Rouge.

Reception

Josh Bell of CBR gave the series a negative review and wrote, "The details of the mysteries in Spectrum's ''Paradise Lost'' are mostly unclear and the dialogue is full of portentous-sounding nonsense."

References

External links

* {{Charter Communications 2020s American drama television series 2020 American television series debuts English-language television shows Spectrum Originals original programming Television series by Anonymous Content Television series by Paramount Television Television shows filmed in Louisiana Television shows set in Mississippi