While widely praised, there is one lingering critique of the early seasons of Breaking Bad — and some are wondering if Pluribus is suffering from the same problem. Pluribus is a new Apple TV sci-fi series from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, and while the premise is a departure from Gilligan's crime stories, his fingerprints on the show are evident.

The Pluribus cast is led by Better Call Saul 's Rhea Seehorn, who plays Carol Sturka, a disillusioned romantasy novelist based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose life is — as she sees it — ruined by a genetic mutation of alien origin. Carol proves to be one of 13 people worldwide immune to the virus that links the brains of everyone else on Earth, turning them into a hive-mind.

The pilot episode is tense and action-packed

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