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Bryan Cranston and Rhea Seehorn are key players in the crime-ridden, “Breaking Bad” universe created by Vince Gilligan. Cranston’s portrayal of Walter White, the science teacher turned meth kingpin, won the actor four Emmys as he became a villain for the ages. And after “Breaking Bad” (and Walter!) came to a bloody end in 2013, Seehorn’s Kim Wexler became a fan favorite in 2015’s “Better Call Saul,” the “Breaking Bad” prequel that revolved around Walter’s lawyer, Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk). By the end of that series, Kim had forsaken her lawless life in Albuquerque and moved to a Florida suburb, giving up her legal career to work in peace at a sprinkler company.
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But Gilligan wasn’t finished with Seehorn: He enlisted her to lead “Pluribus,” his Apple TV sci-fi series. On the show, Seehorn plays Carol Sturka, a miserable romance novelist who’s one of only 13 people who haven’t become possessed during “the Joining” — a global event that’s taken over the minds of nearly all humans on earth, transforming them into seemingly happy, always optimistic people. (Carol hates that.)
