{"id":1991455,"date":"2025-09-01T16:44:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T16:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1991455"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T16:44:16","slug":"vince-gilligan-may-have-hidden-some-better-call-saul-easter-eggs-in-his-new-sci-fi-drama-pluribus-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/vince-gilligan-may-have-hidden-some-better-call-saul-easter-eggs-in-his-new-sci-fi-drama-pluribus-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Vince Gilligan may have hidden some \u201cBetter Call Saul \u201dEaster eggs in his new sci-fi drama \u201cPluribus \u201d(exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vince Gilligan reunites with his <em>Better Call Saul<\/em> star Rhea Seehorn for <em>Pluribus<\/em>, a sci-fi drama that diverges from his previous works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The series creator and executive producer previews the &#8220;surprising twists and turns&#8221; in the debut season, premiering Nov. 7 on Apple TV+.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gilligan also teases potential Easter eggs that call back to <em>Breaking Bad <\/em>and <em>Better Call Saul.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/rhea-seehorn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rhea Seehorn;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rhea Seehorn<\/a> navigates a different kind of Albuquerque on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/better-call-saul-vince-gilligan-reteams-with-rhea-seehorn-apple-tv-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pluribus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Pluribus<\/em><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/vince-gilligan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vince Gilligan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Vince Gilligan<\/a>&#8216;s ambitious new Apple TV+ sci-fi drama set to crash land on Earth in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The creator of <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/breaking-bad\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Breaking Bad;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Breaking Bad<\/a> <\/em>and prequel spinoff <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/better-call-saul\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Better Call Saul;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Better Call Saul<\/a> <\/em>reteams with his <em>Saul <\/em>star for the genre-bending series about the most miserable person on Earth\u2019s pursuit to save humanity from happiness. In the drama, Seehorn trades formidable attorney Kim Wexler for the deadened Carol Sturka, a best-selling author of historical romance novels \u2014 or, as she affectionately calls her work, \u201cmindless crap\u201d \u2014 in the midst of a successful book tour to promote her latest book when a mysterious phenomena sweeps across the quiet New Mexico city: an apocalyptic (or perhaps not so apocalyptic, depending on who you ask) virus that has indoctrinated the world into optimism and content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Carol is immune to whatever has \u201cafflicted\u201d the world, navigating this <em>Twilight Zone<\/em>-esque altered reality with equal parts confusion and rage. (The latter emotion causes some problems, to say the least.) She sets out to find answers regarding the phenomena, though \u201cthere\u2019s going to be complications arising from that,\u201d Gilligan tells <em>Entertainment Weekly.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Apple TV+<\/p>\n<p> Rhea Seehorn as Carol on &#8216;Pluribus&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe drama of the show is that the world\u2019s most miserable person is desperately trying to save the planet from happiness,\u201d the series creator and executive producer says. \u201cThere&#8217;s a surprising amount of drama that we&#8217;re mining from that.\u201d But there\u2019s a \u201clot of humor to it\u201d too, Gilligan says, describing Seehorn\u2019s character as a \u201creluctant hero.\u201d \u201cShe doesn&#8217;t really want to be tasked with saving the world, but she more or less feels like it&#8217;s her duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for the circumstances surrounding Carol\u2019s immunity, Gilligan doesn\u2019t really have an answer for that at the moment. Or maybe ever. \u201cThat&#8217;s a question that several people have asked me starting back in the writers\u2019 room,\u201d he says. \u201cI don&#8217;t want to give too much away, but maybe we&#8217;ll find an answer to that, maybe we won&#8217;t. A better way for me to put it is that it never really occurred to me as a question. I just figured there&#8217;s always gotta be a one-in-a-billion person. And it&#8217;s Carol. As to the science of it, I don&#8217;t know. Maybe we&#8217;ll have an answer, maybe we won\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Pluribus<\/em> has been a long time coming, the idea first alchemizing in Gilligan\u2019s head maybe a decade ago while he was working on <em>Better Call Saul,<\/em> the acclaimed <em>Breaking Bad <\/em>prequel about how <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/bob-odenkirk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bob Odenkirk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bob Odenkirk<\/a>\u2019s crooked attorney Saul Goodman broke bad and came to represent the likes of chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-lord Walter White (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/bryan-cranston\/?srsltid=AfmBOoplzKO-dleLpifCewBkPqKlVm7j1Rt3RZMU4GUBI5wLVmWkuaWG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bryan Cranston;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bryan Cranston<\/a>). \u201cDuring our lunch breaks, I would take long walks around the neighborhood near our offices. My mind would wander and I got interested in the idea of a world in which everyone was nice,\u201d Gilligan says. \u201cThere was no way you could insult them. There was no way you could hurt their feelings. But they would do anything and everything for you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI didn&#8217;t know what it meant,\u201d he says of the idea, quipping, \u201cI\u2019m still not sure exactly what it means.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Apple TV+ Rhea Seehorn as Carol on 'Pluribus'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3yZ6hJTV6sc1g857SfudcQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/b335c7bdc78c578143887049f57e368c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Apple TV+<\/p>\n<p> Rhea Seehorn as Carol on &#8216;Pluribus&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Sign up for\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ew-tv-inline-offer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly&#8217;s<\/a><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ew-tv-inline-offer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s a fairly novel idea, kindness, considering the climate we currently find ourselves in. &#8220;There&#8217;s no denying that we live in a country that is very fractured,&#8221; Gilligan says. &#8220;What interests me about this show and the possibilities for it is that people, I hope, can watch it and say, &#8216;What would the world be like if everybody got along?&#8217; There\u2019s probably a bit of wish fulfillment in the idea of this show. I don&#8217;t know that I set out to create that, but I see the real benefit in it now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gilligan crafted the show with Seehorn in mind for the lead role, calling the actress a \u201crevelation.\u201d \u201cInitially I was thinking in terms of a male protagonist because that&#8217;s how I think being a guy,\u201d he admits. \u201cBut then I thought, well, what about Rhea? She&#8217;s so good. She&#8217;s so funny when she wants to be, but can also break your heart when she wants to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Starring alongside Seehorn in the nine-episode debut season are Karolina Wydra and Carlos Manuel Vesga, plus guest stars Miriam Shor and Samba Schutte. \u201cComplications will ensue,\u201d Gilligan says of what unfolds. \u201cIt\u2019s a show that takes a couple of surprising twists and turns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perhaps the most tantalizing tease of all? The show, though vastly disparate from Gilligan\u2019s previous works, just might feature callbacks to those iconic worlds beyond Seehorn\u2019s casting and the locale. \u201cThere might be a couple if you keep your eyes and ears peeled,\u201d Gilligan teases of potential Easter eggs. \u201cFans of <em>Breaking Bad<\/em> and <em>Better Call Saul,<\/em> if they pay close attention, they might come upon an Easter egg or two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Pluribus<\/em> premieres Nov. 7 on Apple TV+ with two episodes, followed by weekly drops every Friday through Dec. 26.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/vince-gilligan-pluribus-preview-rhea-seehorn-better-call-saul-easter-eggs-exclusive-photos-11798834\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Vince Gilligan reunites with his Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn for Pluribus, a sci-fi drama that diverges from his previous works. The series creator and executive producer previews the &#8220;surprising twists and turns&#8221; in the debut season, premiering Nov. 7 on Apple TV+. 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