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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.
- Cast:
- Christian Kane, Samantha Richelle, Art Acuña, Nonie Buencamino
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- Philippines, United States of America
- Network:
- WGN America, Amazon Freevee
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 2
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 8.5The Magellan Cross
2023-07-20 · 50mA 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 the Battle of Mactan. Alex, Kai, and Ernesto must solve the priest’s murder and find the lost relic before it can land in the wrong hands.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.5Breaking Badminton
2023-07-20 · 43mWhen Alex’s friend from the local gym is found murdered, Alex investigates and discovers his friend was involved in an underground badminton competition. Alex and Ernesto must go undercover as badminton players to solve the murder, and in the process, end up exposing a drug smuggling ring.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 9.0A Fisherfolk Tale
2023-07-20 · 44mAlex befriends a boat mechanic wrongfully accused of murder in a remote fishing village, and, along with Kai and Ernesto, unravels an international smuggling operation and resolves a local blood feud in order to prove the man’s innocence.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.5Bahala Na
2023-07-20 · 48mWhen Alex temporarily moves in with Ernesto, he is drawn into a family drama that transcends generations, spans decades, and proves that, indeed, “the past is never dead; it is not even past.”
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E05
Episode 5
★ 8.0Deus Ex-Wife Machina
2023-07-20 · 45mAlex’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 by an old enemy, Alex finds himself racing to rescue the man.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 8.5Ghost Month
2023-07-20 · 47mDuring the traditional “Ghost Month” in the Philippines, Alex seems to be visited by the spirit of a dead man, wrongly accused of a crime, who seeks justice from the afterlife.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 8.0All In
2023-07-20 · 46mBefore the grand opening of Mactan’s new resort casino owned and operated by the Villegas family, Ann Villegas recruits Alex to test the casino’s security designed by the great Barton Coyne. Alex assembles a team - including Kai, Ernesto, and Ernesto’s cousin Angelo - to pull off a mock heist.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 8.5Uncoupled
2023-07-20 · 47mKai 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 dangerous cult.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 9.0Old Times
2023-07-20 · 45mWhen Alex entangles himself in a homicide investigation on behalf of his love interest, Ann Villegas, he is forced to befriend a geriatric couple with peculiar personality traits, coming to terms with the fact that life - and people - are often more complicated than they appear.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 8.5Brigade
2023-07-20 · 45mAlex goes undercover as a prisoner and, with the help of Kai and Ernesto, figures out how The Waterboarder has been running his criminal empire from behind bars.
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Christian Kane
Alex Walker
Samantha Richelle
Kai Mendoza
Art Acuña
Ernesto Alamares
Nonie Buencamino
Ike Ocampo
