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Graceland's Role in Dystopian Future Revealed
17 Jun
Summary
- Hulu's 'Paradise' Season 2 features Graceland before global catastrophe.
- A medical student's breakdown leads to a job at Elvis Presley's mansion.
- Unique Elvis covers were selected to enhance the show's familiar yet strange tone.
The second season of Hulu's "Paradise" transports viewers to Memphis, Tennessee, prior to a world-altering extinction event. The narrative follows Annie Clay, a determined medical student whose life takes an unexpected turn after a mental breakdown. She finds employment giving tours at the iconic Graceland mansion.
Annie forms a friendship with a security guard, Gayle, and they are together at Graceland when a mysterious black cloud engulfs the world. The show's music supervisors selected a collection of Elvis covers to complement the dystopian setting. These renditions aimed to create a sense of familiarity while underscoring the show's altered reality.
Reimagined and faithful covers of Elvis Presley's songs were used, easily licensed as Elvis did not write his own music. The selection process involved finding versions that resonated emotionally and added dramatic color. Covers of Phil Collins and Counting Crows songs were also explored, with unique versions created specifically for the show's narrative.
