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If you don’t have a subscription to Apple TV, get one now! The best TV series of the year has just come out and it’s amazing! PLURIBUS.

From the moment I hit “play” on the premiere of Pluribus, I knew I was watching something special. Created by Vince Gilligan (yes, that Vince Gilligan) and starring Rhea Seehorn as Carol Sturka, a bestselling yet deeply dissatisfied fantasy novelist, the show leaps off the usual sci-fi shelf into territory both bold and deeply human.

The plot: the world has been transformed by a mysterious virus (with extraterrestrial RNA origins) that renders humanity into a hyper-optimistic, hive-minded mass. Everyone is blissfully content—except Carol. Immune for reasons we’ll gradually uncover, she is, incredibly, tasked with saving the world from happiness.

What makes this so thrilling? First, the contrast: Carol’s cynicism, her anger, her messiness—seen through Rhea Seehorn’s magnetic performance—stands out as both a mirror of our doubts and a bold counterpoint to the sanitized utopia around her. Then there’s the story craft: Gilligan shifts gears into science fiction with the same precision that made his past work legendary, but here he’s exploring identity, freedom, collective joy, and what it means to be truly human.

I’m incredibly excited for Pluribus. Already, critical reaction has been stellar (it holds a 100 % approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes).  This show feels like it’s poised to be the top TV experience of the year—so fresh, so daring, so emotionally resonant. Mark my words: Pluribus is going to be the breakout series everyone talks about.