Vince Gilligan does it again! PLURIBUS breaks records and overthrows SEVERANCE on Apple TV

Apple TV took to its social media accounts to announce that To manythe highly anticipated new drama from writer-director Vince Gilligan, the creator of Break the bad and co-creator of You better call Saulis now the most watched show in Apple TV history.

The record was previously held by Breakup season 2.

In 2022, Apple emerged victorious from an intense bidding war for Pluribus, outpacing (i.e. outspending) major rivals such as HBO, Amazon, and Netflix.

According to reports, Apple was able to seal the deal by committing to a very rare two-season straight-to-series order, along with a substantial budget of around $15 million per episode.

As for the creative motivation behind the series, Gilligan previously explained that after years of creating morally corrupt characters, he wanted to change direction, saying he “got tired of writing villains, so I created Pluribus.”

Gillian also said he didn’t want to do another spin-off or reboot, explaining: “We live in a world of intellectual property, where the safest thing to do is reboot something that has an audience. I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t a one-trick pony… Every generation deserves their own stories, instead of just their grandparents’ stories.

The show stars Rhea Seehorn, who earned two Emmy nominations for her acclaimed performance in You better call Saul.

The nine-episode drama series made its global debut on Apple TV, premiering two episodes on Friday, November 7, 2025. New episodes air weekly, Fridays through December 26.

Retrieved in a two-season order, “To many” is a genre-bending original in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.

Despite its recent debut, the series has already garnered several high-profile nominations, including Best Drama Series and Best Actress in a Drama Series at the upcoming 83rd Golden Globe Awards and similarly Best Drama Series and Best Actress in a Drama Series at the upcoming Critics’ Choice Television Awards.

In addition to Seehorn, the series stars Karolina Wydra (“Sneaky Pete”) and Carlos-Manuel Vesga (“The Hijacking of Flight 601”), as well as guests Miriam Shor (“American Fiction”) and Samba Schutte (“Our Flag Means Death”).

“To many” is produced by Sony Pictures Television and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Gilligan alongside Emmy Award winners Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock, Diane Mercer, Allyce Ozarski and Jeff Frost. Jenn Carroll and Trina Siopy serve as co-executive producers.