Paradise Lost is an American television series created by Rodes Fishburne. It premiered on April 13, 2020, on Spectrum Originals. On July 30, 2020, lead cast member Josh Hartnett 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 Josh Hartnett as Yates Forsythe Bridget Regan as Frances Forsythe, a psychiatrist and Yates's wife Nick Nolte as Judge Forsythe, Yates's father Barbara Hershey as Byrd Forsythe, Yates's mother Gail Bean as Gynnifer Green Danielle Deadwyler as Nicque Green Autry Haydon-Wilson as Janus Forsythe Elaine Hendrix as Devoe Shifflet John Marshall Jones as Uncle Ronny Shane McRae as Dickie Barrett Silas Weir Mitchell as Boyd Suttree Brett Rice as Uncle BB Lori Campbell as Nurse

Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date 1 Down the Rabbit Hole John Lee Hancock Rodes Fishburne April 13, 2020 2 Them Damn Beetles from Japan Romeo Tirone Rodes Fishburne April 13, 2020 3 Mississippi Ophelia Neema Barnette Mac Marshall April 13, 2020 4 Ghost on the Tracks Neema Barnette John Romano April 13, 2020 5 Danger to Yourself Karen Moncrieff Jada Nation April 13, 2020 6 When There is No Wind, Row Karen Moncrieff Arika Lisanne Mittman April 13, 2020 7 Polishing the Mirror Elodie Keene Cortney Norris April 13, 2020 8 Getting to the Other Side Elodie Keene Mac Marshall and Jada Nation April 13, 2020 9 The Black Dog Barked Romeo Tirone Arika Lisanne Mittman and Jada Nation April 13, 2020 10 The Magnolia Curtain Romeo Tirone Rodes Fishburne April 13, 2020

Production

Casting On June 11, 2019, it was announced that Josh Hartnett and Bridget Regan were to portray the lead characters of the show. In addition to Hartnett and Regan, actors Barbara Hershey, Nick Nolte, Gail Bean, Danielle Deadwyler and Shane McRae were cast in supporting roles. On December 16, 2019, it was announced that Matt Battaglia 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."

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