“It’s about human nature”: Pluribus’ ‘Zosia’ Karolina Wydra reveals what the show is actually about

People, or "they," as they are addressed in the latest Vince Gilligan sci-fi TV show Pluribus, have succumbed to a 'happiness virus.' Following a mysterious transformation from space, it spread faster than COVID-19 spread in the world and to a wider radius. Covering about the entire population, actually.

However, a few individuals are still immune to this virus, and Rhea Seehorn's character, Carol Sturka, is one of them. While she was alone initially, she now has, sort of, a companion in Zosia, played by Polish-American actress Karolina Wydra. Recently, she gave an interview to The Hollywood Reporter, where she discussed what the show is about. She explained the publication while also keeping Vince Gilligan at the center of the conversation, that,

"To be honest, when we asked him those questions, he just said that an idea came to him and he ran with it. He wasn’t trying to think of all these political topics to write about; he just had an idea. So, for me, it’s about human nature. That’s why I love sci-fi. It brings up questions: “How would people behave if this happened, and what would the world look like?”

Zosia is one of the people who have succumbed to the 'happiness virus' and is currently accompanying Carol, whom Koumba Diabaté (Samba Schutte), another individual immune to the virus in Pluribus, addressed Zosia as Carol's "chaperon."

Is Pluribus about AI?

One of the questions that popped up during this interview was whether the show is about artificial intelligence. To that, Karolina says,

"Are there similarities to AI? Are there similarities to what’s happening politically? Even if the intention is not there, great art brings up these questions for us to go, “Huh, isn’t it interesting how this is on par with what’s happening [in real life]?” Life is imitating art, and art is imitating life."

Artificial intelligence is currently one of the most talked-about topics on the internet. While the technology has simplified several tasks, making lives easier for some, it has also become the source of evil.

There are deepfakes floating all over the internet, people generating rubbish videos and images in the name of art, and people using it to automate processes that should be done by humans themselves.

All in all, it's not really helping humanity like it should be.

And that is why the Pluribus creator is so brilliant

Continuing to answer The Hollywood Reporter, Karolina concluded the interview by pointing out why Pluribus is so brilliant here. She said,

"So that’s why Vince is so brilliant because he’s created something that brings up so many questions, and they’re all valid questions and interpretations of the show. So all of them are going to be talked about, and you’ll have these conversations just like we had all these conversations on set."

As of this writing, two episodes of Pluribus are available on Apple TV+, and the third episode will be released on November 14, 2025. All in all, nine episodes are scheduled to be released for the season, with the final one to be aired on December 26, 2025.

There isn't any talk of another season of the show, but by the looks of it, as in how it is being received by the audiences, there is a chance for that to happen. For now, let us just see where this story goes.

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