Almost Paradise (2020–2023)
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Plot
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.
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- 01
Pistol WhipWhen a crew for a reality TV show exploring sunken WWII battlegrounds arrives at the resort, Alex's need for rent-money ensnares him in an illicit dive operation with potentially catastrophic consequences. - 02
Uncle DannyAlex's con-artist Uncle Danny comes for a visit to make amends and Alex finds himself caught between protecting the world from his Uncle and protecting his Uncle from Kai and Ernesto... and a very pissed off mafia leg breaker. - 03
Reef Eel Soup for the SoulWhen Alex discovers that a group of mobsters are shaking down local street-food vendors, he goes undercover as a Spanish crime lord to bring the criminals to justice. But when he learns that a murderous international businessman is pulling the strings, he realizes that the implications for the future of Cebu are far worse than he ever imagined.
Episodes by season
Season01Best season
- S01E01
Finding MabuhayMarch 30, 2020When an ex-DEA agent retires to a tranquil, out-of-the-way resort in the Philippines, he finds himself falling back into his undercover oper - S01E02
It's PersonalApril 6, 2020When the body of a friend of Detective Alamares washes up on a beach, Alex suspects the international smugglers who just checked in at the r - S01E03Reef Eel Soup for the SoulApril 13, 2020When Alex discovers that a group of mobsters are shaking down local street-food vendors, he goes undercover as a Spanish crime lord to bring
- S01E04Season's bestPistol WhipApril 20, 2020When a crew for a reality TV show exploring sunken WWII battlegrounds arrives at the resort, Alex's need for rent-money ensnares him in an i
- S01E05
UnbecalmingApril 27, 2020When a typhoon hits the Island, criminals and their hostages are trapped inside the police station. Alex must find a way to save his friends - S01E06
Rise of the KalangayMay 4, 2020Alex, feeling competitive, races to solve a murder before a celebrated detective can find the killer. Things take a turn for the personal wh - S01E07Uncle DannyMay 11, 2020Alex's con-artist Uncle Danny comes for a visit to make amends and Alex finds himself caught between protecting the world from his Uncle and
- S01E08
Lone WolfMay 18, 2020When Alex takes a job protecting a country singer he idolizes; he quickly learns that you should never meet your heroes. But when the singer - S01E09
A Wedding to Die ForMay 25, 2020Kai is assigned to a clandestine intelligence operation during the wedding of Tommy Chow aka the Scorpion, the boss of the Qin Xiong Di, Hon - S01E10
Something Walker This Way ComesJune 1, 2020The partner who betrayed Alex shows up on the island, and Alex's long-absent daughter shows up on his doorstep to tell him she's joined the
Season02
- S02E01
The Magellan CrossJuly 20, 2023A local priest is murdered over a long-lost ancient cross, the cross which Magellan held in his hand the day he was killed by Lapu-Lapu in t - S02E02
Breaking BadmintonJuly 20, 2023When Alex’s friend from the local gym is found murdered, Alex investigates and discovers his friend was involved in an underground badminton - S02E03
Season's bestA Fisherfolk TaleJuly 20, 2023Alex befriends a boat mechanic wrongfully accused of murder in a remote fishing village, and, along with Kai and Ernesto, unravels an intern - S02E04
Bahala NaJuly 20, 2023When Alex temporarily moves in with Ernesto, he is drawn into a family drama that transcends generations, spans decades, and proves that, in - S02E05
Deus Ex-Wife MachinaJuly 20, 2023Alex’s ex-wife shows up with her new fiancé asking Alex to sign their divorce papers, but when the fiancé is mistaken for Alex and kidnapped - S02E06
Ghost MonthJuly 20, 2023During the traditional “Ghost Month” in the Philippines, Alex seems to be visited by the spirit of a dead man, wrongly accused of a crime, w - S02E07
All InJuly 20, 2023Before the grand opening of Mactan’s new resort casino owned and operated by the Villegas family, Ann Villegas recruits Alex to test the cas - S02E08
UncoupledJuly 20, 2023Kai and Alex go undercover as a New Age-y couple at a self-help retreat in order to extract a naïve young woman from the clutches of a dange - S02E09
Old TimesJuly 20, 2023When Alex entangles himself in a homicide investigation on behalf of his love interest, Ann Villegas, he is forced to befriend a geriatric c - S02E10
BrigadeJuly 20, 2023Alex goes undercover as a prisoner and, with the help of Kai and Ernesto, figures out how The Waterboarder has been running his criminal emp
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