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Apple TV+ Sets Nov. 7 Premiere for Pluribus, Gilligan’s Genre-Bending Sci-Fi Series

Reuniting Gilligan with Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn, the show will launch with two episodes on Nov. 7 before rolling out weekly installments through Dec. 26

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Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn in Better Call Saul

Overview

  • Pluribus, created by Vince Gilligan of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul fame, centers on the most miserable person on Earth who must save humanity from happiness
  • The nine-episode first season debuts with two episodes on November 7 and continues with weekly Friday releases through December 26, and a second season is already confirmed
  • Rhea Seehorn leads as Carol, marking her first collaboration with Gilligan since Better Call Saul
  • Karolina Wydra, Carlos-Manuel Vesga, Miriam Shor and Samba Schutte round out the cast, with Sony Pictures Television backing production under an executive team that includes Gordon Smith and Alison Tatlock
  • Apple TV+ kicked off marketing with a cryptic “Happiness Is Contagious” countdown and a first-look clip featuring a donut-licking scene that teases its unsettling tone