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Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus Opens With 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, Leads Apple TV+ Charts

Critics praise Rhea Seehorn’s lead turn, citing a sci‑fi meditation on freedom and happiness.

Overview

  • Apple TV+ premiered Pluribus on November 7, with Vince Gilligan creating, writing, and directing the series.
  • The first season holds a 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 66 reviews, with an 84% audience rating.
  • Coverage reports the show topping Apple TV+ charts and outperforming hits such as Ted Lasso and Severance.
  • The drama centers on a society altered by an alien-borne blissful hive mind, with Rhea Seehorn starring as Carol Sturka.
  • Reviewers note echoes of Brave New World and AlbuquerqueRoswell lore, while some viewers cite deliberate pacing.