{"id":339146,"date":"2026-03-20T12:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/339146\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:44:13","slug":"pluribus-creator-says-the-pitt-is-kicking-our-butts-in-brutally-honest-season-2-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/339146\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Pluribus’ Creator Says ‘The Pitt’ Is “Kicking Our Butts” in Brutally Honest Season 2 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a show as carefully built as Pluribus<\/a>, you might assume Vince Gilligan<\/a> had every single move mapped out long ago. Apparently not. The Apple TV sci-fi drama ended its first season with a pretty huge escalation, and now Gilligan is admitting that even he and his writers are still feeling their way through what comes next. That does not mean Season 2 is in trouble, but it does mean the creator of one of TV\u2019s most talked-about new dramas<\/a> is being very honest about the fact that figuring this show out is not exactly easy.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a new interview at SXSW alongside star Rhea Seehorn<\/a>, Gilligan said the writers\u2019 room thought it had a handle on Carol Sturka\u2019s big Season 1 cliffhanger<\/a>, only to start second-guessing itself once the real work began. \u201cWe thought we knew what we were gonna do. And then you get into it and you\u2019re like: Do we? Do we really know?\u201d Seehorn then added that the writers should perhaps just ignore the gigantic weapon of mass destruction<\/a> that was left on her drive at the end of Season 1. As for Season 2? Don’t expect it any time soon.<\/p>\n

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When Will Season 2 of Pluribus Be Released?<\/p>\n

Gilligan said the writers have been working on Season 2 for months, but progress has been slower than he would like, and a previously floated late-2027 return may not be realistic after all<\/a>. In one of the interview\u2019s funniest moments, he compared Pluribus\u2019 pace to The Pitt and sounded genuinely annoyed that another show could move so much faster.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Pitt kicking our butts in every award show. They managed to make a great show and bring it in one year later, on the day, for the new season.\u2026 How frigging long is this gonna take? I don\u2019t know. We\u2019re doing our best. It takes forever, making this thing. I wish it was faster. We appreciate everybody\u2019s patience very much, more and more as the months drag on. But thank you, anyone who likes the show. We are honest to God doing our best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gilligan also pushed back on the idea that Pluribus is some giant puzzle-box series headed toward a massive gotcha reveal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re waiting for everyone to pull their faces off and magically it\u2019ll be reptilian evil, don\u2019t hold your breath. You might already know everything you need to know. If you\u2019re really into those [mystery-box shows], watch something else other than Pluribus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pluribus Season 1 is streaming now on Apple TV.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 6, 2025<\/p>\n

Network<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApple TV<\/p>\n

Directors<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdam Bernstein, Zetna Fuentes, Melissa Bernstein<\/p>\n


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