The Showrunner Reveals He Knows How Pluribus Might Finish... For Now.

The acclaimed writer-producer could not have predicted that the Apple TV+ show would emerge as a breakout success. “I am so grateful to the audience,” he states. “I was surprised by the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me thrilled beyond words.”

As the debut season of the hit program coming to an end—and a second season officially in the works—the creative team opened up about the viewer reception and whether it will impact the narrative path of Pluribus.

On the Tremendous Audience Reaction

It would be easy to get swayed by the constant speculation and audience predictions about Pluribus. The creator is making a conscious effort to ignore the noise.

“It feels like an endless supply of something incredibly sweet and being tickled to death,” he explains. “It's the greatest thing, but I hear about it from others, and that's on purpose. Not once have I searched for my own name online, nor do I ever plan to. It's quite the opposite. It's a deep trap I know I would fall into and then I'd be living in squalor from the hardware store and I'd be stuck in my living room.”

Despite trying to stay away, there’s no escaping the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to acknowledge it humbly and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.

“We make no attempt to tailor anything,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not changed by online forums.”

“We prefer to keep our noses to the grindstone,” Gilligan adds.

The Central Mystery: Does the showrunner See the Ending of Pluribus?

So if Gilligan and his team are not listening by public opinion, can we assume they already know how Pluribus will finally conclude? Essentially yes… in a way.

“We have some interesting ideas about where the show might end up,” Gilligan says. “but we are always ready to discard a decent plan for a more brilliant plan. That philosophy has guided us in excellent shape on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we get a better idea and I expect we'll continue doing that.”

Alternatively, if plans fall through, Gordon Smith has a humorous idea to serve as a last resort.

“I constantly suggest that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and that's where they've been all along,” he says humorously, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”

Alternatively, why not reference the classics?

“I'd love for Carol to wake up in bed with Bob Newhart there,” Gilligan says with a smile.

Pluribus is currently available on Apple TV+.