The best shows like Pluribus are Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, The Leftovers, Station Eleven, Silo, Dark, Severance, Maniac, Devs, Mr. Robot, Black Mirror, and Westworld. Two come from Vince Gilligan, and the rest are sci-fi and mystery series where the world isn't what it seems.
Pluribus follows Carol Sturka, a novelist in Albuquerque who's left isolated after an alien virus turns the rest of humanity into a peaceful, content hive mind that wants her to join. Vince Gilligan created it for Apple TV, and Rhea Seehorn won lead actress in a drama for it at the 2026 Emmys. A second season is on the way, so start here while you wait.
More from Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould created this legal crime drama for AMC as a prequel to Breaking Bad. Bob Odenkirk stars, and Rhea Seehorn co-stars. It's the best place to see more of Seehorn's work.
A high school chemistry teacher starts making meth with a former student after a cancer diagnosis. Vince Gilligan created it for AMC, and Bryan Cranston stars. It's set in the same Albuquerque as Pluribus.
When the world changes overnight
Three years after 2% of the world's population vanished, a police chief and his family try to go on living. Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta created it for HBO, from Perrotta's novel, and Justin Theroux stars. It asks the same questions about grief and belonging.
Patrick Somerville created this post-apocalyptic miniseries for HBO Max, from Emily St. John Mandel's 2014 novel. Mackenzie Davis and Himesh Patel star. It's ten episodes, so you can finish it in a weekend.
A community lives in a giant underground silo, and an engineer, played by Rebecca Ferguson, starts digging into its secrets. Graham Yost created it for Apple TV, from Hugh Howey's novels. It has the same slow reveal of what's really going on.
In a German town called Winden, a child's disappearance pulls four families into a time travel conspiracy that spans generations. Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese created it for Netflix. Pay attention, because every detail matters.
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Minds, memories, and control
Employees at Lumon Industries have had their memories split between work and home, so their office selves know nothing about their outside lives. Dan Erickson created it for Apple TV, and Ben Stiller directs most episodes. It has the same quiet dread as Pluribus.
Two strangers, played by Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, connect during a mind-bending drug trial in a retro-future New York. Patrick Somerville created it for Netflix, and Cary Joji Fukunaga directed. It's ten episodes.
Alex Garland created, wrote, and directed this sci-fi thriller miniseries for FX on Hulu. Sonoya Mizuno and Nick Offerman star. It's the pick if you want something short and unsettling.
Rami Malek plays Elliot, a hacker who joins a group that wants to erase everyone's debt by hacking the world's largest company. Sam Esmail created it for USA Network. Nothing is quite what it seems.
Technology gone strange
Each episode is its own story, most set in a near future where technology has gone somewhere dark. Charlie Brooker created the British anthology series. Watch it one episode at a time.
Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy created this sci-fi Western for HBO, based on Michael Crichton's 1973 film. Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, and Jeffrey Wright star. It's a big, twisty mystery about who's really in control.
Where to start
If you want more of Rhea Seehorn, start with Better Call Saul. For another world that changed overnight, watch The Leftovers. For a mystery about control, go with Severance, and for something you can finish fast, try Station Eleven.
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Frequently asked questions
Better Call Saul is the closest match, from the same creator and with Rhea Seehorn. For another world that changed overnight, watch The Leftovers or Station Eleven. For a mystery about control, try Severance.
Vince Gilligan created Pluribus for Apple TV. He also created Breaking Bad and co-created Better Call Saul.
Yes. Rhea Seehorn won lead actress in a drama for Pluribus at the 2026 Emmys.
Yes. Pluribus is coming back for a second season on Apple TV. In August 2026, Vince Gilligan said it would start shooting in a couple of months.
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