Rhea Seehorn Revealed She Agreed To Pluribus Before Reading The Script

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Carol holding mysterious milk carton fluid in Pluribus episode 5

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Rhea Seehorn opened up about how she ended up starring in Pluribus after she won the Best Actress in a Drama Series category at the Critics' Choice Awards.

According to People, the actor revealed that she signed on for the lead role before ever reading the script for Apple TV+’s Pluribus. She said that the reason why she took the part so willingly was that she trusted Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad and its spinoff Better Call Saul, which Seehorn starred in. "Honestly, I’ll go wherever Vince wants me to go," she explained.

When Gilligan first approached Seehorn about Pluribus, he told her he had written a role specifically for her but wasn’t ready to share the script yet. Despite not seeing the material, the actor immediately agreed to take on the part, trusting his vision and their long-standing professional relationship.

In the science fiction series, Seehorn stars as Carol Sturka, a romance writer who is immune to a virus that transformed billions into eerily happy and unreasonably positive people. Pluribus was summarized by Apple TV+ as "The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness."

Gilligan described Carol as "a troubled and imperfect hero." He added that the character was trying her best to save the world from the alien virus despite her personal struggles.

Seehorn recalled the first day she and the creator worked together on Pluribus. Gilligan mused about how the two of them had been working together for 10 years at that point. She said that at first she didn't believe him or thought that he was just exaggerating. However, shortly after, she realized that, including their time together on Better Call Saul, they had been working together for over a decade. She mentioned that it was a lot to take in.

Seehorn added that having a role specifically written for her by one of the most celebrated writers of her generation was overwhelming in a positive way. She says she's still processing the fact that Gilligan trusted her enough to create something just for her.

[Gilligan said] 'we’ve been working together for 10 years.' And I was like, ‘No, we haven’t.’ Then, I did the math because of Better Call Saul, and it has been that long. And for somebody who I think is one of the best writers, television writers, probably just writers of all time in our generation, to say that they want to create a role for me — that’s a lot. I’m still working on taking that one in.

Pluribus season 1 is available to stream on Apple TV+.