“Pluribus” is the highly anticipated drama hailing from writer and director Vince Gilligan, the creator of “Breaking Bad” and co-creator of “Better Call Saul.” Starring Rhea Seehorn, who earned two Emmy nominations for her acclaimed performance in “Better Call Saul,” the nine-episode drama series makes its global debut today on Apple TV with its first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through December 26th.
Picked up in a two-season order, “Pluribus” is a genre-bending original in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
Daniel Fienberg for The Hollywood Reporter:
Like several of my peers, I had concerns about the kind of parts that Seehorn might be offered once Better Call Saul ended. When Gilligan announced that she would be the star of his follow-up series, his first creation or co-creation outside of that television universe since The Lone Gunman in 2001 (unless you count CBS’ Battle Creek, which you probably shouldn’t), it was cause for celebration. If anybody knew how to make a Rhea Seehorn vehicle, it would be Gilligan. Right?
That question can be answered simply: Correct!
Pluribus, which premieres its nine-episode first season (a second was part of the original pickup) Friday on Apple TV, is a Rhea Seehorn vehicle through-and-through. It’s a pure and, at times, solo showcase that might have worked to some degree with other actresses of a similar quality, but delivers its blend of emotional drama, broad comedy and unsettling horror thanks to Seehorn’s versatility…
It’s an extremely funny, somewhat unsettling, impressively odd show that gains in confidence across the seven episodes sent to critics; If you’ve ever wondered why critics have built a Cult of Rhea Seehorn, just watch the first half of Pluribus‘ seventh episode.
MacDailyNews Take: Pluribus is one of the year’s best series.
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