Vince Gilligan’s new sci-fi masterpiece Pluribus is his latest collaboration with actor Rhea Seehorn, who starred in Gilligan's previous TV series Better Call Saul . This time around, Seehorn plays the central hero of Gilligan’s show, Carol Sturka, who is one of just 13 people immune from joining the hive mind at the heart of its unsettling premise.

The reasons for Carol’s immunity to the apocalyptic virus in Pluribus become increasingly clear throughout season 1, although we’re bound to find out more in subsequent episodes of the show. However, there’s no mistaking the reason why Vince Gilligan named his latest protagonist Carol Sturka, in particular.

In a recent interview alongside Rhea Seehorn on Apple TV , Gilligan revealed that his inspiration for the character’s first

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