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Apple TV’s Biggest Sci-Fi Hit Officially Has a Full Season 2 Outline [Exclusive]
Last year, Apple TV debuted the buzziest science fiction TV show in years with Pluribus. Now, the wait is on for Season 2 of the mind-bending series, and creator Vince Gilligan has some tantalizing hints about where the show will go from its shocking season finale and how far the show is into production. Collider’s Meredith Loftus caught up with Gilligan on the red carpet for the Televerse festival in Los Angeles last weekend and got all the details.
In Season 1 of Pluribus, an alien virus links every human on Earth into an enormous hive mind, save for a handful of individuals. One such individual is romantasy author Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), whose wife was killed in the chaos of the hive mind’s activation. Now, she must deal with the hive mind, known as the Others, which desperately wants her to join it; it goes so far as to entice her with Zosia (Karolina Wydra), one of the Others who resembles an idealized version of Carol’s fictional creation. However, Carol seems to have found a compatriot in Manousos Oviedo (Carlos-Manuel Vesga), a Colombian man who inherently distrusts the Others…and may be willing to go to extremes to defeat them.
Gilligan hinted at some of the next season’s plot developments, as Carol and Manousos decide what to do about the Others…especially now that Carol has acquired a nuclear bomb. However, Gilligan’s excitement is less about actual pyrotechnics than the interpersonal fireworks that will fly as Carol and Manousos get to know each other, and explore the morality of their strange new world. As Gilligan says, “We’ve got some good stuff coming up.” He continued:
“I’m looking forward to seeing the character of Carol and the character of Manousos spend a little time together. That’s going to be fun. Carlos-Manuel Vesga is such a wonderful actor, as is this lady next to me, Rhea. Seeing them together is going to be great. Learning more about The Joining. Learning more about…watching Carol try to put the world right in her mind. And then asking the question, “Is she right or is she wrong?” in terms of “is the world is better this way?” Maybe it’s not. That’s fun stuff to play with for the writers and myself.”
Gilligan also gave an update on how season 2 is progressing; while a renewal was never in doubt, several of Apple TV’s biggest shows have had lengthy breaks between seasons. Cameras aren’t rolling on Pluribus yet, but Gilligan wants fans to know that he and the show’s writers are hard at work: “I’m really proud of this. We got all the episodes figured out. We got them all boarded and broken, we’ve got them plotted out. Now we’ve got to write them all. The plotting out is the hard part. But all of us writers know what the show is this year, this upcoming season, and I’m really excited about it. I can’t wait for people to see it,” said Gilligan. Pluribus‘ second season is in development; no release date has yet been announced.
What Awards Is ‘Pluribus’ Up For?
Pluribus has been nominated for 18 Emmy Awards this year, which is a record for Gilligan: the final season of Breaking Bad received 16 (and won six, including Outstanding Dramatic Series). Pluribus is up for Outstanding Drama Series this year, while Gilligan has nominations for both writing and directing: stars Seehorn, Wydra, and Vesga are all up for acting trophies, as well.
Season 1 of Pluribus is now streaming on Apple TV. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
- Release Date
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November 6, 2025
- Network
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Apple TV
- Directors
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Adam Bernstein, Zetna Fuentes, Melissa Bernstein
- Writers
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Ariel Levine
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