The wait for a new project from Vince Gilligan, the acclaimed creator behind Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is finally over. His latest series, the sci-fi mystery "Pluribus," is earning immediate and overwhelming praise from critics, who are already crowning it "one of 2025's smartest shows." The series, which reunites Gilligan with Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn, is a dark, funny, and deeply unsettling exploration of what happens when the entire world achieves forced, perpetual happiness.
Set largely in Gilligan's familiar setting of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Pluribus introduces a world radically transformed by an alien signal or virus. This phenomenon instantly unites the entire global population into a serene, perpetually contented hive mind, stripping away individuality, conflict, and independent thought.
The central narrative anchor is Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), a cynical, misanthropic author who, by strange circumstance, is one of the few people on Earth immune to the infection. For Carol, this sudden, enforced global bliss is an absolute nightmare, made worse by the loss of her partner, who did not survive the infection. As the smiling, helpful hordes gently try to "cure" Carol's misery and bring her into the fold, the series becomes a profound, blackly comedic, and increasingly tense interrogation of human autonomy, freedom, and the necessity of anger and individuality.
The series is built around the phenomenal talent of Rhea Seehorn, who masterfully shoulders the show's intense emotional weight. Critics note that the role of Carol, angry, vulnerable, and fiercely independent, is a refreshing change from Seehorn's cool, controlled role as Kim Wexler, allowing her to showcase a full spectrum of emotion.
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Streaming Platform |
Apple TV+ (Exclusive) |
Premiere Date |
Friday, November 7, 2025 |
Release Schedule |
The first two episodes ("We Is Us" and "Pirate Lady") premiered together, followed by weekly releases every Friday until December 26, 2025. |
According to IMDb, the movie’s gist reads, “Follows the most miserable person on Earth and the one who must save the world from happiness.”
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