Paradiseis traveling up above in season two.

Thetwisty postapocalyptichit dramafromDan Fogelmanended on a major cliffhangerand when season two returns, the series will be trekking ahead with the This Is Uscreators three-season master plan to expand the world of Paradise.

When the mystery show returns Feb. 23 with three episodes, followed by new episodes weekly onHuluand Hulu on Disney+ Sterling K. Browns starring character, Xavier Collins, will have ventured outside of the shows central bunker to whats left of the world above, where hes on a mission to find the wife who he thought had died, Teri (Enuka Okuma). The shows villain Sinatra(Julianne Nicholson) informed Xavier in season one that when the world wentnearly extinct and forced his surviving family and others into the bunker city called Paradise his wife was actually not among the victims, despite what he had thought. The news that anyone could have survived season ones apparent nuclear blast sends Xavier out on a mission in season two, where he connects with another survivor played by new castmember Shailene Woodley.

Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Krys Marshall, Aliyah Mastin, Percy Daggs IV, Charlie Evans and Thomas Doherty round out the cast. Meanwhile, James Marsden, who played the deceased president of the United States Cal Bradford, returns, along with thedeceased Billy, played by Jon Beavers, in guest roles.

Heres the season two synopsis: Xavier searches for Teri out in the world and learns how people survived the three years since The Day. Back in Paradise, the social fabric frays as the bunker deals with the aftermath of season one, and new secrets are uncovered about the citys origins.

When speaking toThe Hollywood Reporterafter the season one finale,Fogelman explained of the series, We have this very precise three-year plan, and this next season coming is kind of the middle episode of our trilogy with also its own beginning, middle and end. We have a three-season story thats bigger than what people think it is right now, and its going to span a couple of genres.

Paradiseis created and executive produced by Fogelman. Jess Rosenthal, John Hoberg, Brown, Steve Beers, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. The series is a 20th Television production.