Breaking Bad Creator Vince Gilligan Knows How Pluribus Ends — Unless He Finds a Better One
Apple TV bets big on Pluribus, greenlighting a two-season run right from the start.
Two episodes in and we are already talking about how Pluribus might end. That sounds early, sure, but when the show is from Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul), endgames are part of the fun.
Gilligan has an ending in mind... but he is not married to it
Gilligan says he and the team have a destination sketched out, but he is keeping it loose enough to change if the story demands it. He told Variety he wants the writers room to feel free to beat whatever is on the board right now.
"I think we have a pretty good idea of where it should end," he tells Variety.
"One of the most important things I can do in the writers' room is not be too precious about the ideas. If we come up with a better way to end this thing, we will."
That is classic Gilligan: plan the landing, but do not lock it until the plane is actually coming down. Early days, but it is nice to know there is a map and also a possible scenic route.
What the show is actually about
Rhea Seehorn (yes, Kim Wexler herself) leads the series as a romance-fantasy novelist who sidesteps assimilation into a hive mind when pretty much everyone else does not. Pluribus blends sci-fi, drama, and black comedy as her character processes the end-of-the-world-scale event and tries to figure out what living looks like after that.
Early reception and the road ahead
The first two episodes have landed really well. I called it one of the year's best dramas, and I do not throw that around lightly. Apple TV+ already picked it up for two seasons, which currently feels like money well spent.
- Creator: Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul)
- Star: Rhea Seehorn
- Premise: a novelist survives a hive-mind takeover and deals with the aftermath
- Tone: sci-fi + drama + black comedy
- Status: 2 episodes out; Apple TV+ has ordered 2 seasons
If you are watching week to week, keep an eye on the release schedule so an episode does not sneak past you. And if you want more on the service, I have a running list of the best Apple TV+ shows worth your time.