The hotly anticipated new series from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan is finally here, and so far, Pluribus is a hit with both audiences and critics. The quirky sci-fi mystery, which debuted its first two episodes on November 7, stars Better Call Saul alum Rhea Seehorn as a jaded romance novelist who learns she is one of just a handful of people who have not been affected by a mysterious, otherworldly virus that breaks out across the planet.
Gilligan, Seehorn, and co-star Karolina Wydra sat down with RT correspondent Mark Ellis ahead of the show’s premiere to talk about working on Pluribus, from Gilligan returning to his X-Files roots and end-of-the-world workouts to a breakdown of the inaugural episodes, including that wild bar scene from episode 1.
Watch the first two episodes of Pluribus: Season 1 on Apple TV now, then check out the full, spoiler-filled Watch List interview!
Mark Ellis for Rotten Tomatoes: What made you want to jump back into the world of sci-fi? Was it the show? Was it the concept? Was it just a desire to tell those kinds of stories again?
Vince Gilligan: It was the character. The character led to the concept. Well, it was a concept first, I guess, technically, which led to a character. The character originally was a male protagonist, but then I was getting to know Rhea Seehorn. All of us were making Better Call Saul, and she was just so wonderful on that show that I said, “I need to stretch a little and create a show about a female protagonist.” And who better than Rhea?
So yeah, I wasn’t looking to get back into sci-fi, exactly. I just kind of go where the ideas take me.
Pluribus: Season 1 is now streaming on Apple TV.
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