Brown certainly does not crumble when it comes to portraying Agent Xavier Collins, a Secret Service agent assigned to protect former President Cal Bradford (James Marsden), in Hulu’s drama “Paradise.” After his boss is found dead, he attempts to discover who is behind the murder.

Sterling K. Brown, the star of Hulu’s postapocalyptic drama “Paradise,” talks about that explosive “Day One” episode, and what’s next for this season.

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"Morality seems much clearer when you are not a decision-maker," Brown told IndieWire while breaking down the show's pivotal, penultimate episode.

"The stakes don't get any higher at this point," says the actor of his secret service agent heading into the season finale, which will reveal who killed James Marsden's president.