Vince Gilligan has been transparent about the fact that fans of his latest show, Pluribus, may have to wait a good long while before the show returns for season 2. While Apple picked up the science fiction series for a two-season deal (with the possibility of more), Gilligan and his writers didn’t start working on that second season until after the season 1 finale aired in December 2025. In interviews since, he’s made it clear we shouldn’t expect the show to return until 2027 at the soonest.
So when Polygon spoke to Gilligan for an article about the 25th anniversary of his X-Files spin-off The Lone Gunmen, we couldn’t resist asking for an update on Pluribus season 2. Turns out, Gilligan was taking a break from the writing process to talk to us. (Sorry, folks.)
“I can tell you you’re catching me here in our offices,” Gilligan said. “We’re plugging away on it. I’m taking a little bit longer lunch break than usual to talk to you, which I’m enjoying doing. We are breaking the season. It is not going quite as fast as I would hope, but we’re hoping there’s lots more excitement and twists and turns. And I think we got some dramatic stuff coming up in season 2.”
While he couldn’t reveal any plot details, he did offer a few hints at which characters from season 1 could get an even bigger role in season 2, particularly fan-favorite Koumba Diabaté (Samba Schutte).
“Obviously, I can’t give away any details, but we’re looking forward to spending more time with some characters that we’ve met and didn’t get to spend a whole lot of time with. I’d love to see more of Mr. Diabaté, for instance, and seeing more of Zosia [Karolina Wydra] and Manousos [Carlos Manuel Vesga] is always going to be a treat for us and for the audience. And of course, Carol remains front and center in our show, played by the great Rhea Seehorn.”
Finally, Gilligan offered a tongue-in-cheek prediction for when Pluribus season 2 might actually arrive.
“We’ve got plenty of fun stuff coming up for all four of [these characters], and we’re looking forward to people seeing it in eight or nine years when we get season 2 finished.”
Ha ha, very funny. You’re joking, right, Vince? Right?!?
Pluribus season 1 is streaming on Apple TV.
