The Showrunner Shares He Has an Idea of How Pluribus Will End... Currently.

The acclaimed writer-producer never anticipated that the Apple TV+ show would become a massive hit. “God bless the fans,” he remarks. “It was unexpected the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”

Now that Season 1 of the hit series coming to an end—and a second season already in development—the writers' room opened up about the fan response and whether it will influence the storyline of Pluribus.

On the Tremendous Audience Reaction

It would be easy to get distracted by the constant speculation and fan theories surrounding Pluribus. He is doing his best to ignore the noise.

“It feels like force fed something incredibly sweet and being in a state of bliss,” he says. “It's wonderful, but I get wind of it through word of mouth, and that's on purpose. I have never Googled myself, nor do I ever plan to. It's not a lack of interest. It's a bottomless pit I know I would fall into and then I'd be living in squalor from the hardware store and I'd never leave my living room.”

In spite of Gilligan’s best intentions, there’s no escaping the overwhelmingly positive response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to take it in stride and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.

“We don't try to change the plot,” says Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not changed by online forums.”

“We prefer to keep our focus on the work,” Gilligan adds.

A Pressing Query: Does the creator Know the Conclusion of Pluribus?

Considering Gilligan and his team aren’t being guided by fan response, does it imply they already know how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? In short yes… sort of.

“There are some potential directions about the ultimate destination,” he states. “but we are always ready to discard a decent plan for a more brilliant plan. That philosophy has guided us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We throw stuff out when we find a more perfect path and I imagine we will be doing that.”

On the other hand, if plans fall through, executive producer Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to fall back on.

“I keep pitching that it's all in a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and the characters are inside it,” Smith jokes, “but no one is buying it.”

Then again, why not reference the classics?

“My dream is Carol to open her eyes next to Bob Newhart,” Gilligan adds, smiling.

Pluribus is streaming now on the streaming service.