Almost Paradise: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Almost Paradise centers on Alex Walker, a former DEA agent who was forced into early retirement. Once the DEA's most resourceful undercover operative, the combination of his partner's betrayal and a life-threatening battle with hypertension has sent him as far from the madness as he can go — the small tropical island of Cebu in the Philippines. He now runs the gift shop in the island's luxury resort hotel, gets his disability payments at the U.S. Naval base and generally manages his transition from Jason Bourne to Jimmy Buffett.

But the island's luxury resort has attracted rich, powerful and sometimes criminal elite from around the world, often on a collision course with Alex. Despite his best efforts to begin a tranquil new life, he's pulled back into a world of dangerous people and deadly situations, either through his friends in the local police or running into people from his old life. And the problem is, he likes it.

Series details

• Title: Almost Paradise
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Action
• Premiere date: 2020-03-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-07-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Amazon Freevee
• Typical episode runtime: 53 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 44983
• IMDb ID: tt11266702
• TVDB ID: 374548

Cast and credited roles

• Christian Kane — Alex Walker
• Samantha Richelle — Detective Kai Mendoza
• Arthur Acuña — Ernesto Alamares
• Nonie Buencamino — Ike Ocampo
• Dante Basco — Jace Vargas

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-03-30; final listed air date 2020-06-01; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-07-21; final listed air date 2023-07-21; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Almost Paradise on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.