secret service
noun
1
: a governmental service of a secret nature
2
Secret Service
: a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chiefly in charge of stopping crimes against the nation's financial system and protecting the president and other national officials and visiting world leaders
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On the action thriller series based on Matthew Quirk’s novel, Evans-Akingbola plays secret service agent Chelsea Arrington, with Horton as Governor Richard Hagan, and Jones as Deputy Director Aiden Mosely.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Comments Before beginning his tenure as a secret service agent on Paradise, a young Sterling K. Brown had a run-in with the law.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The world of Paradise feels like Pleasantville, with Black Mirror vibes, when the series opens on Brown, a secret service agent and perhaps single father of two who enjoys a pre-dawn jog before checking in to protect a former president, played by James Marsden.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
Paradise is a new thriller starring Brown, a secret service agent, and James Marsden, who stars as the United States president.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Comments Before beginning his tenure as a secret service agent on Paradise, a young Sterling K. Brown had a run-in with the law.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The world of Paradise feels like Pleasantville, with Black Mirror vibes, when the series opens on Brown, a secret service agent and perhaps single father of two who enjoys a pre-dawn jog before checking in to protect a former president, played by James Marsden.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
Paradise is a new thriller starring Brown, a secret service agent, and James Marsden, who stars as the United States president.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Secret service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20service. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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