How many seasons would Pluribus last? Here’s what Vince Gilligan teased

Pluribus has landed on Apple TV, and as expected, has become the talk of the town. With just two episodes out, the series has already proven to be yet another success for Vince Gilligan after Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

The series has an unconventional story in which a virus-like thing infects the whole world, making everyone happy and content. Only 12 people remain immune to the virus and stay in their senses, and Carol Sturka, played by Rhea Seehorn, happens to be one of them.

Now that the series is off to a great start with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, audiences are wondering how many seasons Pluribus will last. While the show has already been renewed for a second season, Gilligan has suggested that he and his team have an idea of where it should end. As of now, Pluribus would last just for two greenlit seasons.

Vince Gilligan teases what's next for Pluribus

Apple TV had given a two-season order for Pluribus while picking up the series back in September 2022. In a recent interview with Variety, Vince Gilligan revealed that he has already envisioned an end to the series. Not just that, he is also open to changing the ending if the writers’ room comes up with a better idea. He stated:

“I think we have a pretty good idea of where it should end. 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.”

Pluribus has received rave reviews, making it a major success.

Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com, Gilligan shed light on Season 2 and the road ahead as he said:

"You get a good number of answers at the end of season 1. There's a character that we all love, all of us in the writers room, everybody on the set loves played by an outstanding Colombian actor named Carlos-Manuel Vesga. You'll only meet him glancingly throughout the season, but you'll get to know him a little better by the time the season or the series, I guess, as you say in the UK, is done."

He added:

"And then, yeah, we're lucky that we have a series 2 already in the offing. We're going to open the writers room for that next week, about a week from today, as we record this. And I'm excited about that, little nervous too.

"I don't have all the answers. My writers and I, we don't have all the answers. But then we never have, we never had them for Breaking Bad, for Better Call Saul, and that's probably the better way to go.

"I have some ideas. We have some ideas about how the show should wind up, but I think it's, it always behooves us to be ready to jettison a good idea for a better idea, so we're ready and willing to do that."

Apple TV had won the rights for the show after an intense bidding war. Thanks to Gilligan’s track record, various platforms participated in the bidding. The series creator talked about how it was the first time when studios were fighting to land his project and said:

“I enjoyed that experience very much, but then in a weird way I didn’t. It was great to be wanted, but I met with all these nice folks, and I had to say no to some of them, and that was not enjoyable.”

Gilligan is known for creating shows with slow-burn narratives, where characters' arcs are developed over multiple seasons. His previous works, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, ran for five and six seasons, respectively. Pluribus might also be following the same suit, though drama stirs up in the show right from the very first episode.

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The series stars Rhea Seehorn as Carol Sturka, along with Karolina Wydra as Zosia, and Carlos Manuel Vesga as Manousos. Guest stars include Samba Schutte as Koumba Diabaté, Peter Bergman as Davis Taffler, Miriam Shor as Helen, Anna Mhairi as Vesper, and Max Reeves as Margaux.

New episodes of Pluribus are released on Apple TV on Fridays.

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