Scripted series · Apple TV
Pluribus
Happiness is a state of mind.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Rhea Seehorn
Carol Sturka
9 eps
Karolina Wydra
Zosia
9 eps
Carlos-Manuel Vesga
Manousos Oviedo
9 eps
Miriam Shor
Helen
3 eps
Peter Bergman
Davis Taffler
1 eps
Karan Soni
Deshpande
1 eps
Allan McLeod
Bob
1 eps
Jack Mikesell
Ray
1 eps
Woody Fu
Dave
1 eps
Blair Beeken
Jenn
1 eps
Eric Steinig
Mel
1 eps
Bernadette Guckin
Maureen
1 eps
Monique Lott
Monique
1 eps
Monae Lott
Monae
1 eps
Sam Quinn
Craig
1 eps
Dennis W. Milliken
Driver
1 eps
Adam Harvey
Hippie Astronomer
1 eps
Kacie LaCombe
Redhead Astronomer
1 eps
Nazneen Akhtar Rahim
Laptop Astronomer
1 eps
Michael Toby Sanchez
Janitor
1 eps
Teagan Sucherman
Neighbor Girl
1 eps
Isak Tufic
Neighbor Boy
1 eps
Pat Reyes
Singer / Rhythm Guitarist
1 eps
Alexandra Robnett
Fiddle Player
1 eps
Brandon Krawic
Bass Player
1 eps
Harold Montoya
Drummer
1 eps
Joe Sena
Lead Guitarist
1 eps
Samba Schutte
Mr. Diabaté
2 eps
Menik Gooneratne
Laxmi
2 eps
Darinka Arones
Kusimayu
2 eps
Anna Mhairi
Vesper
2 eps
Max Reeves
Margaux
2 eps
Olivia Rouyre
Genevieve
2 eps
Amaraa Sanjid
Otgonbayar
1 eps
Khaliun Amarburen
Byamba
1 eps
Rayaan Kamal Khan
Ravi
2 eps
Piyush Gupta
Aarush
1 eps
Viji Nathan
Padma
1 eps
Sharon Gee
Xiu Mei
1 eps
David Niu
Neu Xiansheng
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Pluribus actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Pluribus reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 9 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20259 episodes
7.8IMDbAlbuquerque author Carol Sturka is one of only 13 people in the world immune to the effects of the "Joining", an event in which an extraterrestrial virus transformed the rest of humanity into a peaceful and content hive mind known as the "Others". The hive mind happily accommodates the wishes of those who remain unaffected, but admits that it will ultimately seek to assimilate them when it learns how to do so. Carol is adamantly against their efforts as she searches for a way to reverse the Joining.
Best episode · S01E01 We Is Us
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
We Is Us
An astronomer's discovery turns the planet upside down. Carol Sturka, a curmudgeonly novelist, is terrified by this strange new world.
- Directed by Vince Gilligan
- Written by Vince Gilligan
S01E02
Pirate Lady
A curiously familiar face introduces Carol to the bizarre new normal. A gathering in Europe brings strangers together...and causes friction.
- Directed by Vince Gilligan
- Written by Vince Gilligan
S01E08
Charm Offensive
Carol takes a different tack with The Others and discovers more than she anticipated. Manousos awakens in unfamiliar surroundings.
- Directed by Melissa Bernstein
- Written by Jonny Gomez
S01E09
La Chica o El Mundo
Manousos arrives in Albuquerque and complications ensue. Carol visits the last best place on Earth.
- Directed by Gordon Smith
- Written by Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock
S01E05
Got Milk
Carol doubles down on her investigation—loneliness be damned. Meanwhile, howls in the night reveal a new source of danger.
- Directed by Gordon Smith
- Written by Ariel Levine
S01E06
HDP
Carol shares a horrific discovery and learns new truths in the process. Mr. Diabaté lives life to the fullest in Sin City.
- Directed by Gandja Monteiro
- Written by Vera Blasi
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E09
La Chica o El Mundo
- Directed by Gordon Smith
- Written by Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock
S01E08
Charm Offensive
- Directed by Melissa Bernstein
- Written by Jonny Gomez
S01E04
Please, Carol
- Directed by Zetna Fuentes
- Written by Alison Tatlock
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Vince Gilligan
Showrunner
Gordon Smith
Executive producer
Allyce Ozarski
Executive producer
Jeff Frost
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Diane Mercer
Executive producer
Alison Tatlock
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jenn Carroll
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Jonny Gomez
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Vera Blasi
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Ariel Levine
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Juan Antonio Cano TrujilloProducer
- Gordon SmithExecutive Producer
- Julie HartleyProducer
- Allyce OzarskiExecutive Producer
- Vince GilliganExecutive Producer
- Jeff FrostExecutive Producer
Writing
- Gordon SmithWriter
- Jenn CarrollWriter
- Vince GilliganWriter
- Jonny GomezWriter
- Vera BlasiWriter
- Ariel LevineWriter
Direction
- Adam BernsteinDirector
- Melissa BernsteinDirector
- Gordon SmithDirector
- Vince GilliganDirector
- Zetna FuentesDirector
- Gandja MonteiroDirector
Cinematography
- Marshall AdamsDirector of Photography
- Paul DonachieDirector of Photography
Music
- Dave PorterOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Apple TVStreaming
- Apple TV Amazon ChannelStreaming
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