Scripted series · Netflix
Paradise PD
With cops like these, who needs criminals?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Paradise PD actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Paradise PD reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
An eager young rookie joins the ragtag small-town police force led by his dad as they bumble, squabble and snort their way through a big drug case.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 40 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201810 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S01E02 Ass on the Line
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20208 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S02E03 Tucker Carlson Is a Huge D**k
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202112 episodes
6.6IMDbBest episode · S03E01 Fallout
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202210 episodes
5.0IMDbBest episode · S04E10 The Eternal Reckoning
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02 · Signature episode
Ass on the Line
Bullet finds fame and glory in an underground dogfighting ring, and Chief Crawford butts heads with his biggest rival on a maddening homicide case.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Welcome to Paradise
At 18, Kevin Crawford finally gets a shot at joining the police force run by his dad, just as a new drug dubbed "argyle meth" hits the streets.
S01E03 · Signature episode
Black & Blue
At Gina's insistence, Fitz starts carrying a gun -- and ignites a national media scandal. Shipped off to a nursing home, Hopson uncovers a conspiracy.
S01E08 · Signature episode
Task Force
The hunt for the argyle meth mastermind leads Kevin and his task force to the circus. A cash-strapped Dusty auctions off his virginity on the dark web.
S01E06 · Signature episode
Meet the Jabowskis
After finding a clue to her past, Gina sets out on a quest for revenge and bonds with her long-lost family -- leaving Paradise without a tough cop.
S01E04
Karla
When Kevin's mom buys him a sleek new talking police car, it's love at first sight. Bullet turns Dusty into a fried-chicken kingpin.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Waco O'GuinExecutive Producer
- Joel KuwaharaExecutive Producer
- Roger BlackExecutive Producer
- Marc ProvissieroExecutive Producer
Where to watch
Streaming
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