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Why Vince Gilligan’s Latest Update on ‘Pluribus’ Season 2 Is Actually a Good Thing
Every week, when Apple TV‘s hit sci-fi show Pluribus released a new episode, it answered many questions while posing even more. From Manousos’ (Carlos-Manuel Vesga) exploration of radio frequencies and how they tie into how the Others communicate to just how much of humanity’s former selves remain in the hivemind, Vince Gilligan‘s series is filled with unique and fascinating mysteries. This intrigue can be both a blessing and a curse, as viewers are eager to continue the journey with Carol (Rhea Seehorn) following the events of the Season 1 finale.
Recent comments from Gilligan, however, imply that fans will need to be extra patient as the show’s writing team constructs the future narrative. Rather than seeing this as a disappointment, fans should appreciate the writers taking their time with a project like this. Even if it conflicts with the desire to return to the traditional TV format of a season every year, it’s far better for Pluribus to be well-executed than rushed.
‘Pluribus’ Won’t Be Returning With a New Season Every Year, Says Vince Gilligan
One of the most impressive things about Gilligan’s storytelling is a minute attention to detail. In Pluribus, on the heels of Gilligan’s two biggest shows, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, there are Easter eggs and subtle foreshadowing throughout that eagle-eyed viewers delight in spotting, but this kind of detail doesn’t come easily, requiring multiple rewrites and brainstorming sessions to create.
At Apple TV’s recent press day, where Collider was in attendance, Gilligan confirmed as much, explaining that while the show’s writers are “deeper into the process at this moment” than he expected, there are still only “[a] few episodes we have figured out.” Gilligan compared the “patience” required by fans to how the show’s release schedule won’t take a page from “The Pitt coming back every year.” While some may be disappointed that Gilligan and his team won’t be bringing Pluribus back to our screens anytime soon, viewers should respect the writers’ desire to maintain their meticulous approach to the narrative, choosing to get it right rather than simply get it done.
Fans Should Trust Vince Gilligan and Be Patient About the Wait for ‘Pluribus’ Season 2
One of the recent developments in the television landscape has been the pace at which shows are released, with the streaming model becoming dominant and leading to longer wait times between seasons. More recent series, however, have seen a return to the traditional format of releasing a season every year, like The Pitt, which Gilligan emphasized as an “old school” method that parallels his own previous experience writing for The X-Files. There’s no doubt that critics will use Noah Wyle‘s hit HBO medical drama or even the soon-to-be returning Daredevil: Born Again as proof that Pluribus is taking too long to deliver a second season, which exemplifies one of streaming TV’s most frustrating trends.
However, no two shows are the same, and a release strategy that works for one series wouldn’t necessarily fit another. The Pitt and Daredevil: Born Again have clear throughlines with more grounded worlds, which likely makes the writing process easier. In contrast, Pluribus is unique; the Others, and their mysterious origins and mechanisms of assimilation, require far more mapping out in the writers’ room to figure out what is and isn’t possible in this sci-fi world.
This is not to say that viewers should rejoice that they will have to wait longer for another season of Pluribus, as even Gilligan acknowledges that he “[wishes] it would be” possible for his creative team to release a new season every year. Instead, these comments serve as a message to fans to sit tight and have faith that progress is being made. Pluribus Season 2 may not premiere next year, but it will come, and when it does, it will be more than worth it because of the time that went into crafting its story, not despite it.
- 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