The Showrunner Shares He Has a Plan for How The Apple TV+ Show Will End... For Now.
The creative mastermind never anticipated that his new science-fiction series would emerge as a cultural phenomenon. “God bless the fans,” he remarks. “It was unexpected the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me thrilled beyond words.”
Now that Season 1 of the popular program coming to an end—and the next chapter already in development—the writers' room opened up about the viewer reception and whether it will influence the future direction of Pluribus.
About the Incredible Viewer Reception
One could easily to get distracted by the widespread acclaim and audience predictions about Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is doing his best to avoid both.
“It's like being force fed something incredibly sweet and being tickled to death,” he describes. “It's amazing, but I hear about it from others, and that's by design. I have never looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever plan to. It's not a lack of interest. It's a bottomless pit I know I would get lost in and then I'd be never leaving the house from the hardware store and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”
Regardless of his concerted efforts, there’s no escaping the immensely favorable response to the series. The best he and his team can do is to take it in stride and try not to let it alter the course of the show.
“We make no attempt to change the plot,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not changed by audience chatter.”
“We prefer to keep our heads down and working,” Gilligan concludes.
The Central Mystery: Will Vince Gilligan Know the Ending of Pluribus?
Considering the creative staff aren't taking cues by public opinion, can we assume they have already decided how Pluribus will reach its endpoint? Essentially yes… with some caveats.
“We've developed some interesting ideas about how the story could conclude,” Gilligan says. “yet we stand ready to throw out a solid concept for a better idea. This approach has served us in excellent shape on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We change course when we get a better idea and I suspect we'll be doing that.”
On the other hand, if they hit a wall, director and writer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to use as a backup.
“I constantly suggest that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and the characters are inside it,” Smith quips, “but no one is buying it.”
Alternatively, why mess with the classics?
“I want Carol to open her eyes with Bob Newhart there,” he jokes.
Pluribus is currently available on the streaming service.
