US EditionThe New Sci-Fi Series From the Creator of Breaking Bad Premieres Today on Apple TV
Vince Gilligan created Pluribus to explore hero stories, featuring a virus that makes people happy except one immune character, streaming now on Apple TV.
- On November 7, Pluribus premieres on Apple TV with a two-episode opening starring Rhea Seehorn as Carol Sturka, the lone unhappy person resisting a world-wide transformation.
- Seeking a change from antiheroes, Vince Gilligan said earlier this year at the Writers Guild Awards he was weary of writing bad guys and returned to sci‑fi, drawing on The X‑Files.
- A radio signal from 600 light‑years sets the mystery in motion, as scientists detect a repeated radio signal every 78 seconds while lab teams trace the contagion to a rat spreading via saliva and kisses.
- Apple greenlit Pluribus with an upfront two-season order and a premium budget reportedly in the $15m per episode range, and early critical reception has been positive.
- Season one will roll out nine episodes on Fridays with the finale on December 26, and The Verge will host a book‑club chat on Monday, November 10th after the first two episodes.
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