The Showrunner Shares He Has an Idea of How The Apple TV+ Show Will Conclude... At the Moment.
The creative mastermind could not have predicted that his new science-fiction series would emerge as a cultural phenomenon. “God bless the fans,” he remarks. “I did not foresee the show being as talked about as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”
With the first season of the acclaimed program coming to an end—and the next chapter already in development—the creative team reflected on the audience reaction and whether it will shape the future direction of Pluribus.
About the Overwhelming Audience Reaction
One could easily to get distracted by the constant speculation and audience predictions regarding Pluribus. He is doing his best to steer clear of all that.
“The experience is akin to force fed hot fudge sundaes and being tickled to death,” he says. “It's wonderful, but I hear about it from others, and that's on purpose. Never in my life looked myself up on the internet, nor do I ever plan to. Not because I don't care. It's a deep trap I know I would disappear down and then I'd be never leaving the house from Home Depot and I'd rarely emerge from my living room.”
Despite trying to stay away, there’s no escaping the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to take it in stride and try not to let it influence the direction of the show.
“We make no attempt to change the plot,” says writer and executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The narrative we craft is not impacted by online forums.”
“It's wiser to keep our focus on the work,” Gilligan adds.
A Pressing Query: Will Vince Gilligan Know the Finale of Pluribus?
Considering the creative staff are not listening by audience theories, does that mean they have mapped out how Pluribus will finally conclude? The answer is yes… with some caveats.
“We have some compelling concepts about the ultimate destination,” Gilligan says. “but we are always ready to abandon a solid concept for a better idea. This approach has served us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we find a more perfect path and I imagine we will be doing that.”
On the other hand, if plans fall through, executive producer Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to fall back on.
“My recurring proposal is that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll zoom out in the finale and we're in there,” Smith jokes, “though the idea hasn't gained traction.”
Of course, why not reference the classics?
“I'd love for Carol to wake up in bed next to Bob Newhart,” Gilligan says with a smile.
Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV.
