Pluribus - Apple TV Series (No Spoilers)

[Supersam83]

Pluribus

Apple TV said:

The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.

In a world overtaken by a mysterious wave of forced happiness, Carol Sturka, the only person immune, must uncover what's really going on - and save humanity from it's own bliss.

Created and produced by Vince Gilligan of "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" fame.

Watched Episode 1 and 2 which was released together on the 7th November 2025. Each episode will be released every Friday.

From the opening scene and first episode, I'm just hooked in.

Rhea Seehorn is an amazing actress and was great in Better Call Saul.

The 2nd episode is great as well.

Currently 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes!

[JSP440]

Really enjoyed this, and cant really tell where its going.

Something different to what's been out currently. Both me and the GF are excited for ep 3 tonight when we get home!

[WrekinCrew]

There's an "official podcast" on the making of the series (as there was for BB and BCS).

Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn and various crew members discuss each episode.

[steveatesh]

I’ve watched both episodes released up to now and enjoyed them, episode 2 picked up on some human behaviours and added to the whole story very well in my view. The premise is unusual and I’m looking forward to seeing how it pans out….

[Speed Badger]

Was going to start a thread for this, I'm not sure it's possible to spoil this at the moment, no idea what's going on! Intriguing, although I'm struggling with the tone a little, is it supposed to be fully serious or tongue in cheek/satire etc?

[DSLiverpool]

Speed Badger said:

Was going to start a thread for this, I'm not sure it's possible to spoil this at the moment, no idea what's going on! Intriguing, although I'm struggling with the tone a little, is it supposed to be fully serious or tongue in cheek/satire etc?

It’s a bit Good Place / Last Man on earth and that’s not a good thing, I hope it shines through.

[The Rotrex Kid]

Just watched episode 1, it was gripping, I was gripped!

[Mars]

I'm looking for some critical questions from Carol about what the experience is like for the others. Instead, we're just listening to her sulking for three episodes.

I think it still could be interesting but if the single idea the writers had has already been explored, and all we're going to get now is different ways that Carol can be grumpy as they string it out for 4+ series, then it's not going to be much of a classic TV show.

It might still work. I can see Carol starting some sort of relationship with Zosia. She has already rescued her from AirForceOne chap, and shown she cares about her in ep3 too, so maybe it'll work. It's Apple's way to drip-feed stories.