'Breaking Bad' creator's new show on Apple TV+ is 'Pluribus'

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Writer/producer Vince Gilligan has revealed the first show in his deal with Apple TV+, a new science fiction drama starring Rhea Seehorn, best known for her role in Gilligan's "Better Call Saul."

Yellow background with 'PLUR1BUS' text; a smiley face drawn in a petri dish of yellow fluid using a cotton swab.
Vince Gilligan is launching his new Apple TV+ series. Image source: Apple



Gilligan's deal with Apple TV+ was announced in 2022, with the detail that it was to provide an original drama series. Apple reportedly gave Gilligan a straight-to-series order, skipping any pilot presentation, and also made it a two season deal.

What's only now known is that the show is called "Pluribus," and Apple TV+ has released a teaser trailer for it. The teaser comes ahead of Apple also promoting it with events at the forthcoming San Diego Comic Con.

Little is known yet of the plot, with the teaser being just a 30-second taster of its slightly dark tone. But it is confirmed to be starring Seehorn and arrives on November 7.



It was also first reported that Apple TV+ won the show in a bidding war between at least eight networks or streamers. The interest was based on both Gilligan's reputation and the script for the show.

But it may also have helped that the people at Apple TV+ were the same ones who commissioned "Breaking Bad" at AMC.

"And what nice symmetry to be reunited with Zack Van Amburg, Jamie Erlicht and Chris Parnell!" Gilligan told Deadline magazine in 2022. "Jamie and Zack were the first two people to say yes to Breaking Bad all those years ago."

"They've built a great team at Apple, and my wonderful, long-time partners at Sony Pictures Television," he continued, "and I are excited to be in business with them."

Reportedly, each episode is expected to cost more than $15 million to produce, though it's not clear yet how many episodes where will be per season.

A two-season order is actually quite common for all networks and streamers, but announcing it at the start of the deal is more unusual.

Normally that detail is held back until just before a show starts, in order to promote Apple's confidence in it. Or Apple will wait until the season is almost over, in order to imply that it's a hit.



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  • Reply 1 of 11
    ecarlseenecarlseen Posts: 55member
    I watched that teaser and I'm sitting here trying to figure out if it's even possible to make me not want to watch a show more than that. Kind of impressive, but probably not in the way they were hoping for.
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  • Reply 2 of 11
    anthogaganthogag Posts: 145member
    Rhea Seehorn was good in Breaking Bad. They were all good. 

    This licking donut teaser is disturbing.
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  • Reply 3 of 11
    22july201322july2013 Posts: 3,844member
    ecarlseen said:
    I watched that teaser and I'm sitting here trying to figure out if it's even possible to make me not want to watch a show more than that. Kind of impressive, but probably not in the way they were hoping for.
    It might even make me cancel Apple TV+.
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  • Reply 4 of 11
    citpekscitpeks Posts: 271member
    anthogag said:
    Rhea Seehorn was good in Breaking Bad. They were all good. 

    This licking donut teaser is disturbing.

    Yes, she was fantastic playing Kim Wexler.

    But I think you meant Better Call Saul, as that character didn't appear on Breaking Bad.

    However, she did appear on screen with Walt and Jesse during their cameos on the final season of Saul.

    We can only hope that the new series carries on the same level of quality.  Gilligan is flying without his old wingman, Peter Gould, on this one.
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  • Reply 5 of 11
    anthogaganthogag Posts: 145member
    citpeks said:
    anthogag said:
    Rhea Seehorn was good in Breaking Bad. They were all good. 

    This licking donut teaser is disturbing.

    Yes, she was fantastic playing Kim Wexler.

    But I think you meant Better Call Saul, as that character didn't appear on Breaking Bad.

    However, she did appear on screen with Walt and Jesse during their cameos on the final season of Saul.

    We can only hope that the new series carries on the same level of quality.  Gilligan is flying without his old wingman, Peter Gould, on this one.
    Yes, I made a mistake. I watched both, Breaking Bad and then the following Better Call Saul. Right, the Kim Wexler character was in Better Call Saul. 
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  • Reply 6 of 11
    humbug1873humbug1873 Posts: 226member
    Breaking Bad was excellent ... Better call Saul had a few good episodes ... if that trend continues Plur1bus will be nothing but a giant wast of money.
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  • Reply 7 of 11
    avidthinkeravidthinker Posts: 120member
    anthogag said:
    Rhea Seehorn was good in Breaking Bad. They were all good. 

    This licking donut teaser is disturbing.
    It's what I do at all work events  :D
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  • Reply 8 of 11
    williamlondonwilliamlondon Posts: 1,553member
    humbug1873 said:
    Breaking Bad was excellent ... Better call Saul had a few good episodes ... if that trend continues Plur1bus will be nothing but a giant wast of money.
    What a ridiculous thing to say, perhaps read what you write before hitting Post Comment from now on.

    The two franchises are purported to have earned more than $2B, plus lots of critical accolades. Seems they’ve figured out the formula for success, but internet yahoos claim “Giant wast of money” indeed. FFS.
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  • Reply 9 of 11
    StrangeDaysstrangedays Posts: 13,220member
    ecarlseen said:
    I watched that teaser and I'm sitting here trying to figure out if it's even possible to make me not want to watch a show more than that. Kind of impressive, but probably not in the way they were hoping for.
    Interesting perspective. Myself, having loved Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul (even more), I certainly have reason to believe it will be good and high interest. 
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  • Reply 10 of 11
    StrangeDaysstrangedays Posts: 13,220member
    humbug1873 said:
    Breaking Bad was excellent ... Better call Saul had a few good episodes ... if that trend continues Plur1bus will be nothing but a giant wast of money.
    biiiig disagree here. BCS was an amazing series of top-notch writing, acting, character development, and plot. truly fantastic. We enjoyed it even more than BB after doing a rewatch. 
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  • Reply 11 of 11
    williamlondonwilliamlondon Posts: 1,553member
    StrangeDays said:
    humbug1873 said:
    Breaking Bad was excellent ... Better call Saul had a few good episodes ... if that trend continues Plur1bus will be nothing but a giant wast of money.
    biiiig disagree here. BCS was an amazing series of top-notch writing, acting, character development, and plot. truly fantastic. We enjoyed it even more than BB after doing a rewatch. 
    Agreed, watching some of the episodes was amazing, I kept thinking “this is how episodes in a series should be written,” the way they’d start a thread and allow it to loop back at the end of an episode, truly great writing, production and acting.
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