Who killed the president? The U.S. commander in chief is found dead in the first episode of Paradise, a new series by Dan Fogelman, the creator of This Is Us and Crazy, Stupid, Love. The murder complicates life for Xavier, an emotionally reserved father of two and the security guard tasked with protecting the president. In the pilot, two questions emerge: Who did it and what is the current state of the world? James Marsden plays the president in flashbacks and Sterling K. Brown stars as Xavier. Reuniting with Fogelman after six seasons of This Is Us, Brown told The New York Times, “It’s an opportunity to work with somebody who I have a profound amount of trust in, who I know is going to do something that I find artistically exhilarating.” —Jeanne Malle