If you were hooked on the cult classic Lost,, with all its mystery, the twists, the constant feeling that something bigger was lurking beneath the surface, then Paradise Seasons 1 and 2 on Hulu are about to become your next obsession.

It’s early 2026 and there is so much excellent TV out there! Here are three of my favorites to kick off the year. All my favorites are multi-season shows, and I would recommend binging any and all seasons of each respective show. Brief synopsis below and a few book recommendations to match.

The hype is real. Heated Rivalry was so great. The story centers on two elite professional ice hockey players, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, who play for rival teams in a fictional hockey league. Shane is Canadian, careful, and calm. Illya is Russian, reckless, and rough around the edges. The series spans and jumps around from 2008 to 2017, through the ups and downs of Shane and Ilya’s story.

Watch if you like these series: Monk, Fisk, or Dexter these movies: Game Night or The Heat

Book recs based on Good Cop Bad Cop: The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz or The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman