Vince Gilligan's Pluribus debuts on Apple TV+ with two-episode launch

A new science fiction drama from Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad, debuts on Apple TV on Friday, November 7, with the first two episodes available that day and the remainder released weekly through December 26. The nine-episode first season stars Emmy nominated actor Rhea Seehorn as Carol Sturka, a novelist who awakens to find the world transformed into one that seeks to make her happy, a premise Apple TV describes as "the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness."

Apple TV confirmed the release schedule and timing for the series. Episodes 1 and 2 will arrive on November 7, followed by one episode each Friday through episode 9 on December 26. New episodes will be available from 8 a.m. British time on Fridays, 3 a.m. Eastern and midnight Pacific in the United States, and 9 a.m. Central European Summer Time in Europe.

The cast includes Seehorn in the lead role, with Karolina Wydra, Carlos Manuel Vesga and guest appearances from Miriam Shor and Samba Schutte among others. Gilligan serves as creator and showrunner; Apple ordered two seasons when it acquired the series. Apple has described Pluribus as a genre bending drama, and production and...