Pluribus creator Vince Gilligan has shared an update on the eagerly anticipated second season of his acclaimed Apple TV sci-fi drama – and it sounds as though fans shouldn’t expect new episodes imminently.

The series, which stars Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn as author Carol Sturka, became one of the most talked-about sci-fi shows of 2025.

Pluribus follows Carol after a mysterious event links most of humanity into a blissful hive mind, leaving her as one of the few people still seemingly immune – and, by extension, one of the only people capable of resisting.

While season 2 was already confirmed before the first run had even aired, Gilligan has now indicated that the writing process is still ongoing.

Speaking to Deadline, the Breaking Bad creator said: “We’re about a little past the halfway point. My writers and I have figured out the episodes, and it always – every season on every show – starts out hard.

“And then you just stay with it long enough. I’m starting to get to the point where I’m thinking, I’m looking forward to shooting this, and people seeing it, because I’m kind of digging it.”

While Gilligan’s enthusiasm will be welcome news to fans, the fact that the season is only “a little past the halfway point” at the writing stage suggests it could still be some time before Carol returns to our screens.

Seehorn previously offered her own season 2 update in an exclusive Radio Times interview, saying the writers were “working their butts off” and admitting they were “sweating it” as they attempted to follow up the acclaimed first run.

For now, plot details for season 2 remain firmly under wraps – though after the show’s first run left fans with no shortage of questions about Carol, the hive mind and the wider world of Pluribus, expectations are understandably high.

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