Rhea Seehorn Kept the Bonkers ‘Pluribus’ Plot a Secret for Three Years

When Vince Gilligan sold Apple TV on his Better Call Saul follow-up in 2022, we knew it was a genre drama with a two-season order and that Rhea Seehorn attached. And that’s pretty much all anybody knew until the first two episodes of Pluribus dropped last week.

Turns out, Seehorn isn’t just the star of Pluribus. She plays practically the only character, the bulk of whose interactions are with the survivors of a global event that now share a single, cheery consciousness. They’re terribly polite, albeit a little perturbed as to why Carol (Seehorn) didn’t join the party. As the cryptic teaser states, “The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.” Seehorn recently guested on The Hollywood Reporter‘s new podcast, I’m Having an Episode (Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple), to talk about her new showcase, the tonal tightrope walk it requires and…