In Pluribus Vince Gilligan explores a world where happiness spreads like a virus. Carol (Rhea Seehorn) is the only one not smiling. The series debuts on Apple TV on November 7, 2025.
Leaving the house and finding everyone constantly smiling and euphoricunable to feel sadness or frustration. There is the colleague who lost his job, but laughs out loud, and the neighbor who just got divorced who sing cheerful on the street, and again, the supermarket cashier who emanates joy even after an eight-hour shift. It seems like an ideal world but it quickly turns into a nightmarebecause constant happiness isn’t as good as it seems. It starts precisely from this premise Pluribusthe new series of Gilligan wins produced by Sony Pictures Television.
An eagerly awaited return
Vince Gilligan, the creator of breaking Bad and co-creator of the spin-off Better Call Saulfinally returns, with a sci-fi series that will debut on Apple TV The November 7, 2025. THE first two episodes they will be available at the same time, while the remaining ones will follow a weekly release every Fridayfor a total of nine episodes.
Pluribus is defined sci-fi dramedyfusing different genres, from comedy to sci-fi through drama. It is set in Albuquerquethat of Walter White And Saul Goodman Of breaking Bad And Better Call Saulbut in a world where happiness has spread like a virus and at the center of it all is the unhappiest person on the face of the Earth, theunique who doesn’t rejoice. The protagonist Carolplayed by Rhea Seehornrepresents aanomaly: Carol fails to be happy and, in fact, actively tries to make the world less joyful, more sensible. Meanwhile, the people around her try, from their point of view, to heal her to bring her to live in a state of euphoria constant.
The cast
Rhea Seehorn then leads the cast, after playing the memorable Kim Wexler in the series Better Call Saulwhich earned her two nominations for the Emmy. At his side they act Karolina Wydraknown for her role in Sneaky PeteAnd Carlos-Manuel VesgaThe series also features the special participation of Miriam Shor Of American FictionAnd Samba Schutteknown for his presence in the series Our Flag Means Death of HBO Max, still unreleased in Italy.
The secrets of the series
Expectations for the return of Gilligan wins in seriality they are very high. So much so that it created strong interest the moment it was announced Pluribuswithout even knowing the plot, with fans analyzing every frame of the trailer looking for hidden clues or signs.
The title itself of the series hides a meaning: written as PLUR1BUSwith the number 1 instead of the letter “i”, represents a reinterpretation of the Latin motto “and pluribus unum”Meaning what “from the many, one”, and contained in Great Seal with the United States eagle.
Weeks of in-depth analysis and analysis will begin on November 7th theories of fans looking for every hidden detail or callback between episodes, as is commonhabit in the works of Gilligan. And above all to understand what is hidden behind it pandemic of happiness which has infected the whole world.
