Paradise star believes Jane Driscoll was “born a psychopath”

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Nicole Brydon Bloom, who plays Jane Driscoll on the show Paradise, has shared her belief that her character was inherently a psychopath from birth.

In the first season of Paradise, Jane Driscoll was presented as a Secret Service agent who was both inexperienced and trusting.

As the investigation continued, it became obvious she was a ruthless murderer, even going so far as to kill her boyfriend, Billy Pace, and disguise it as a suicide.

Driscoll remains a key villain in the second season of the show. Episode 6 delved into her past, revealing her origins and prompting viewers to consider whether she’s a product of her upbringing or innate tendencies.

Paradise star believes Jane is a psychopath and narcissist

The sixth episode of Paradise Season 2 opens with a man receiving a cryptic message predicting the birth of a killer and instructing him to share this information with a specific woman. He follows through, telling Jane’s mother this unsettling news shortly after Jane is born. This revelation appears to significantly affect how Jane’s mother interacts with her as she grows up.

On the Paradise podcast, actress Nicole Brydon Bloom discussed the character Jane, suggesting she may have been born with inherent traits that explain her behavior. Initially, Bloom wondered if something had happened to Jane to cause her issues, but now believes she was likely born with a predisposition towards psychopathy, which could manifest as sociopathic traits.

She explained that we often desire what we lacked during childhood. In the episode, Jane watches Frank Sinatra and his daughter, feeling a sense of envy, likely stemming from seeing other mothers and daughters when she was growing up. She believes the relationship between Stacy and Jane on the show represents Jane’s first potential mother figure, and Jane becomes quite fixated on her.

It starts like a normal friendship, but then it develops into an obsession, and I believe the same thing is happening with Sinatra as well.

Later in the interview, Brydon Bloom mentioned that Jane likely has some narcissistic tendencies, believing herself to be unbeatable.

How Nicole Brydon Bloom got the Paradise gig

Brydon Bloom described how she landed the role: she originally auditioned thinking it was a straightforward part of an optimistic, new Secret Service agent. She felt she could easily play that type of character, as they hadn’t revealed the story’s surprising turn at that point.

During one of the show’s feedback sessions, the creator, Dan Fogelman, asked me to perform a scene as if my character were a psychopath. I was completely surprised and asked him to repeat himself.

I remember being asked if the character was a psychopath, and I said I wouldn’t change my approach even if she was. I figured someone like that would recognize a normal performance, and I think that’s what helped me land the role.

Brydon Bloom describes the character as someone who has experienced past hurt. He adds that she may not fully understand her own feelings or the connections she forms with others.

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2026-03-16 16:19