How Director Hanelle M. Culpepper Turned “Paradise” Finale “Exodus” Into an Emmy-Worthy Epic

In responding to directing a massive episode like the Paradise finale, Hanelle Culpepper says, “…With “Exodus,” my goal was to do something that took the audience on a ride as great as that one, and it was bigger than my others. Episode 106 had suspenseful moments, but this took it to a whole new level. Paradise hits my sweet spot because I’m a director who is strong at building these immersive worlds that genre requires, but always keeping the emotional journeys of the characters as important as the suspenseful pieces, because ultimately that’s what keeps the audience invested and wanting to keep watching. “