A-List Actress’ Next Role Has an Odd Connection to Elvis Presley originally appeared on Parade.
Paradise viewers have been clamoring for more information about Shailene Woodley’s role on season 2 of the Hulu series. While most of the details remain under wraps, there is one thing that’s been confirmed about her character: she’s an Elvis Presley superfan.
During the Paradise panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 26, the show’s creator, Dan Fogelman, debuted footage from the season 2 premiere featuring Woodley’s character, who is a tour guide at Presley’s Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee.
In the clip, the Big Little Lies alum, 33, delivered fun facts and jokes about the late rock legend to visitors on the day the world ended in the fictional Paradise universe. When disaster ultimately struck, she gathered supplies — including Presley’s old revolver — to wait out the ordeal in the basement of the home.
After the video played, Woodley joined Fogelman and Paradise lead Sterling K. Brown — who portrays Secret Service agent Xavier Collins — on stage at Comic-Con.
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“I’m sweating,” she said of watching the footage from backstage. “I did it, and I’m sweating! That was crazy!”
While Fogelman has kept additional tidbits about Woodley’s character secret, he had nothing but kind words about working with her.
“It’s a real performance tour de force kind of thing, and I don’t say that lightly,” he told the audience. “She hasn’t seen it yet, but everyone backstage that works in this keeps coming up there. It’s really special.”
Season 1 of Paradise, which aired from January to March, followed Xavier as he navigated the end of the world from an underground city while also attempting to solve the president’s (James Marsden) murder.
As for Graceland, Presley purchased the estate for $100,000 in 1957. After his 1977 death, Graceland was opened to the public for tours in 1982, and it presently remains a top tourist destination.
A-List Actress’ Next Role Has an Odd Connection to Elvis Presley first appeared on Parade on Jul 26, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
