Vince Gilligan says Pluribus is different from ‘anything he has ever done before’ - Here’s how

The latest Vince Gilligan series, Pluribus, premiered on November 7, 2025, and narrates the story of Carol, an author, played by Rhea Seehorn, who is among a group of people who are immune to the hive mind virus that has infected every other human on Earth and made them happy and content.

While talking to Collider, Gilligan, who is known for giving us acclaimed shows such as Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, revealed how this sci-fi series with a unique premise was different from his earlier works. Especially due to the scale and technical difficulties that were faced in creating the show. He stated:

"This show has been very challenging. It's got a bigger scope than anything I've ever done before. It literally globe trots."

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Vince Gilligan talks about the bigger scope of Pluribus that his other shows

In the first two episodes of Apple TV's Pluribus, it was depicted that all human beings on Earth had been infected by a terrestrial virus that had connected all of their minds to create a hive mind, and also that they had become happy and content in their lives. However, there were 12 people, among them Carol, who did not get connected to the hive mind and were immune to the virus.

The upcoming episodes will further reveal why Carol and several other people were immune, and they will be connected to the hive mind. In the Collider interview, Vince Gilligan talked about the technical aspects of the series.

While he has been part of sci-fi series before with writing episodes for the acclaimed series The X-Files, created by Chris Carter, Gilligan revealed that Pluribus was different from any of his earlier projects due to the scope of it. He shared that they had shot the series in various locations and that they also had to hire a choreographer or a movement co-ordinator to depict the hivemind through the activities of the characters.

To add to his previous comment, he stated:

"We shot a big chunk of Season 1 in Spain and in the Canary Islands. We went to Las Vegas, Nevada. We went all around. The concept of the others being in sync telepathically led to us hiring our first-time choreographer, ever. Technically, I think he's billed as a movement coordinator or a movement designer."

Gilligan further called movement co-ordinator Nito Larioza the secret weapon and stated:

"Nito [Larioza], our movement designer, is really brilliant. He was one of our secret weapons on this show. It was easier for me to write “everybody starts shaking,” or “people working in lockstep."

Giving an example of the "swabbing scene" from episode 1 of Pluribus, Gilligan shared that it was easier for him to write but difficult to execute the scenes. But Nito did it perfectly. He also stated that creating Pluribus was a collaborative effort and required not a village but a "small city" to be made.

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