Vince Gilligan says Apple TV+’s Pluribus is moving ahead on Season 2, yet he is warning viewers to brace for a long gap between seasons even after the show’s breakout first run last fall. Speaking during an Apple TV press day this week, Gilligan said the writers are “plugging away,” then added that the team is “deeper into the process” than he expected while still having “how few episodes we have figured out.”
Gilligan drew a pointed comparison to HBO Max’s The Pitt, a series built on an annual schedule and a bigger episode count. “It ain’t gonna be The Pitt, coming back every year,” he said, praising that show’s pace and calling it “old-school.” He said Pluribus will return “the same month,” then joked that “the question is what year.”
The remark lands at a moment when streaming audiences have grown accustomed to multi-year waits for premium dramas, even for hits. Industry watchers have flagged Apple TV+ in particular for long pauses between seasons on flagship series, driven by heavy postproduction and a development process that often stretches deep into the calendar.
Apple commissioned Pluribus on a two-season order and rolled out Season 1 beginning Nov. 7, 2025, with new episodes weekly through late December. The series stars Rhea Seehorn as Carol, described in Apple’s early materials as “the most miserable person on Earth,” set against a story that treats “happiness” like a contagion.
By contrast, The Pitt returned for Season 2 on Jan. 8, 2026, one year after its debut, and continues to release episodes weekly on Thursdays. The show’s momentum carried into awards season Saturday when the Directors Guild of America gave its dramatic series directing prize to Amanda Marsalis for The Pitt episode “6:00 P.M.”
