To give into the hive mind or not?
In “Pluribus,” book author Carol (Rhea Seehorn) and 11 other strangers are the only individuals left on Earth after everybody else mysteriously merges into what is called the hive mind – a collective joining of consciousness.
Six months since the acclaimed first season finished airing on Apple TV, cast members Seehorn, Karolina Wydra, Carlos Manuel Vesga and Samba Schutte are still debating their take — and their characters’ choices — when it comes to life in a world where almost everyone is a part of the same hive mind.
“I love how [Mr. Diabaté has] the valid counterpoints to Carol’s arguments,” Schutte told Variety‘s executive TV editor Michael Schneider during a recent “Pluribus” Variety x Apple TV screening and conversation. “It’s true, as annoying as he might be, he has valid counterpoints. There’s no racism in the world, there’s no discrimination, there’s no war, there’s no crime. We can have whatever we want, we can be whatever we want. Isn’t this the world we all wanted?”
“There’s no consent! It’s fine,” Seehorn added with a laugh.
