Almost Paradise

A former DEA agent forced into early retirement runs a gift shop in in the Philippines. 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 department or running into people from his old life. And the problem is: he likes it.

Action & Adventure

Drama

Crime

Almost Paradise

Action & Adventure

Drama

Crime

Created By
First Aired on: Mar 30, 2020
Popularity: 23.1113: 70 votes
Networks: (US)
(US)
Production: Electric Entertainment (US)ABS-CBN Studios (PH)Arcade Film Factory (PH)
Status: Canceled: Show Canceled

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 20 episodes

Season 1

When hypertension forces DEA agent Alex Walker into early retirement, he decides to move to a tranquil beach he visited years ago. When he arrives, he discovers dozens of luxury resorts filling this once secluded island with vacationers...and the rich and famous criminals of the world. Despite his best efforts to begin a new life, he’s pulled back into a world of dangerous people and situations.

Aired 5 years ago

10 Episodes

Episode 1Finding Mabuhay45 min
When an ex-DEA agent retires to a tranquil, out-of-the-way resort in the Philippines, he finds himself falling back into his undercover operative ways when he's pulled into a drug sting run by the local police department.
Episode 2It's Personal45 min
When the body of a friend of Detective Alamares washes up on a beach, Alex suspects the international smugglers who just checked in at the resort may be involved. While Ernesto tracks down the murderer, Alex goes under cover with Detective Kai.
Episode 3Reef Eel Soup for the Soul45 min
When 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.
Episode 4Pistol Whip45 min
When 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.
Episode 5Unbecalming45 min
When a typhoon hits the Island, criminals and their hostages are trapped inside the police station. Alex must find a way to save his friends... as well as a sworn enemy – a US State Department bureaucrat there to “do a deal” with an arms dealer Alex had recently captured.