Thomas Doherty Tapped for 'Paradise' Season 2 as Production Begins

Thomas Doherty joins ‘Paradise’ Season 2 in a key role, as the hit thriller gears up for a return in early 2026.
Scottish actor and singer Thomas Doherty, known for playing Max Wolfe in the Gossip Girl reboot, has just landed a role in the political thriller TV series Paradise!
Deadline reports he’s joining the second season in a major recurring role as a character named Link, who is connected to Agent Xavier Collins’ mission from the first season. Also joining the cast as a newcomer is Big Little Lies actress Shailene Woodley.
At the end of Paradise Season 1, Xavier found out who really killed the president and discovered that his wife might still be alive outside the bunker. With things getting tense inside, he decided to leave and search for her. In Season 2, we’ll see what he finds out there, meet new people, and watch as trouble grows inside the bunker.
Doherty most recently starred as Leo in the drama series Tell Me Lies, as Gray Holland in the musical comedy Girls5eva, and as Casey in the drama film Dandelion alongside KiKi Layne.
Production on Season 2 began in March, so we can expect it to be released sometime in early 2026.