Apple TV's tense new thriller is a must-watch for Paradise fans as James Marsden steps into the role of a CIA agent

James Marsden as President Cal Bradford in Paradise. — (Image credit: Hulu)

Apple TV has greenlit Disavowed, a new action thriller series
James Marsden stars in the leading role as a CIA agent who is abruptly fired
A release date has not yet been confirmed

Disavowed is an exciting new Apple TV series, and as soon as I saw the news, I knew Paradise fans would be all over this. We've already seen James Marsden as the President in the hit Hulu thriller, and now he's switching sides to play a CIA agent.

In Disavowed, Marsden will play a legendary CIA Case Officer, Brad Griffin, who finds himself abruptly fired in the middle of a global hunt for an elusive assassin responsible for killing his colleague, which derails his plans to take him down.

Now disgraced and outcast from the world of intelligence, Brad takes a huge risk and decides to go after the 15 million dollar federal bounty on the assassin’s head. This premise alone has got me hooked.

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James Marsden, Sterling K Brown and Julianne Nicholson in the TV show poster for Paradise — James Marsden's performance in *Paradise* received a lot of praise from fans. (Image credit: Hulu)

Disavowed is created by Uncharted's Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, based on an original concept by them. Marsden will also be executive producing, so he has a lot of involvement in the series.

Right now, beyond the initial synopsis, we don't know when the series is set to air or any further details about it. But my initial reaction is that it'll be one to watch. Marsden recently starred in Apple TV's Your Friends and Neighbors alongside Jon Hamm, too, so he's already been in a popular show for one of the best streaming services.

So far, so good. Even though there's not a lot of information out there, as someone who adored the thrills of Paradise, I'm looking forward to following Marsden again as he takes on another intriguing role that's different from President Cal Bradford.

I'm already on the edge of my seat waiting for a teaser trailer.

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Lucy is a long-time movie and television lover who is an approved critic on Rotten Tomatoes. She has written several reviews in her time, starting with a small self-ran blog called Lucy Goes to Hollywood before moving onto bigger websites such as What's on TV and What to Watch, with TechRadar being her most recent venture. Her interests primarily lie within horror and thriller, loving nothing more than a chilling story that keeps her thinking moments after the credits have rolled. Many of these creepy tales can be found on the streaming services she covers regularly.

When she’s not scaring herself half to death with the various shows and movies she watches, she likes to unwind by playing video games on Easy Mode and has no shame in admitting she’s terrible at them. She also quotes The Simpsons religiously and has a Blinky the Fish tattoo, solidifying her position as a complete nerd.

What else do we know about Disavowed?

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