Pluribus Pluburius

Pluribus—which Duana called “Pluburius”, and I will never not think about that now—premiered in November 2025, making it one of the new shows on the block for this year’s Emmys. It came out of the gate fairly strong for its first round of Emmy nominations, bagging six wins total, including Rhea Seehorn for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and series creator Vince Gilligan for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.

For Rhea Seehorn, it was a well-deserved win, her first out of four nominations, two of which came for Better Call Saul – and many people think she should have won at least one of those. But now she finally has her Emmy, and it is for an equally rich role, also crafted by Vince Gilligan. She was adorably overwhelmed during her acceptance speech:

On a shallower note, that is a fantastic dress (it’s custom Louis Vuitton). The color is perfect, she’s styled well with Swarovski jewelry, her bob is great. This is a great look for a winning night, and it was one of the Emmys’ best moments: Rhea Seehorn finally getting her due.

Meanwhile, Vince Gilligan has won Emmys before, but he still found a way to make a great moment of TV. He won for writing, and one of his fellow nominees was Valerie Chu, a writer on The Pitt. Chu used to be a writer’s assistant on Better Call Saul, so she cut her teeth in Gilligan’s writer’s room.

This is the kind of career trajectory you hope for, a showrunner nurturing new talents, who then go on to become successful writers in their own right, all without a whiff of scandal. Gilligan is one of the most reliable showrunners working right now, churning out talented writers who graduate from his rooms to bigger and better things, and no one is traumatized. The bar is on the floor, I know, but it is nice to see that the television writer career ladder CAN work as intended.

As for Pluribus, Gilligan and the writers literally just finished scripts for season two, and they’re supposed to start filming in the first half of 2027. But that does mean we probably won’t see season two until 2028, which means a two-plus year wait, maybe even three years, putting Pluribus on the long end of television production (like Severance). I know this is a high-concept show and Gilligan isn’t known for pre-planning his seasons, but shows like The Pitt and Slow Horses remind us that you can produce prestige, hour-long dramas on a tighter timeline. I really would like to see more TV shows committing to more consistent turnarounds between seasons.