Vince Gilligan Shares He Has an Idea of How His Sci-Fi Series Will End... For Now.

The acclaimed writer-producer did not foresee that Pluribus would emerge as a massive hit. “The viewers have been incredible,” he remarks. “I was surprised by the show being as passionately debated as it is, and it makes me deliriously happy.”

Now that Season 1 of the hit series coming to an end—and the next chapter already in development—the creative team reflected on the viewer reception and whether it will influence the future direction of Pluribus.

About the Incredible Viewer Reception

Anyone might to get swayed by the rampant praise and fan theories surrounding Pluribus. He is making a conscious effort to ignore the noise.

“The experience is akin to force fed something incredibly sweet and being in a state of bliss,” he says. “It's amazing, but I hear about it anecdotally, and that's on purpose. Not once have I searched for my own name online, nor do I ever intend to. Not because I don't care. It's a rabbit hole I know I would disappear down and then I'd be living in squalor from Home Depot and I'd never leave my living room.”

Despite trying to stay away, there’s it's impossible to ignore the extremely enthusiastic response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to accept it graciously and try not to let it dictate the story of the show.

“We make no attempt to tailor anything,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “Our storytelling is not influenced by audience chatter.”

“We prefer to keep our noses to the grindstone,” he chimes in.

The Big Question: Will the showrunner See the Finale of Pluribus?

Considering Gilligan and his team are not listening by fan response, does that mean they have already decided how Pluribus will ultimately end? Essentially yes… in a way.

“We have some potential directions about where the show might end up,” he states. “however, we remain prepared to throw out a solid concept for a superior concept. This approach has served us in well on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we get a better idea and I imagine we will be doing that.”

Alternatively, if plans fall through, executive producer Gordon Smith has a pretty funny idea to serve as a last resort.

“I keep pitching that the entire story is inside a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and that's where they've been all along,” Smith quips, “but nobody's taking me up on that.”

Then again, why not reference the legendary finales?

“My dream is Carol to open her eyes with Bob Newhart there,” Gilligan adds, smiling.

Pluribus is currently available on Apple TV.