Where was Pluribus season 1 filmed? Complete guide to all filming locations and other production details

Pluribus season 1 (Custom cover edited by Sportskeeda, Original Image [Apple TV/YouTube])
Pluribus season 1 (Custom cover edited by Sportskeeda, Original Image [Apple TV/YouTube])

Pluribus season 1 is Apple TV's newest original show from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan. This science fiction drama series follows miserable author Carol Sturka, played by Rhea Seehorn, who also starred in Gilligan's Better Call Saul as Kim Wexler.

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However, in Pluribus, Seehorn is no longer a retired business lawyer and public defender but a best-selling romantacy novel author and one of the few people immune to the virus in the show's apocalyptic plot. She's an author-turned-hero trying to save humankind from an alien-induced mystery virus that makes people blissfully optimistic and obedient.

Like Gilligan's previous projects, Pluribus season 1 was filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It has been the same place where he filmed some parts of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.

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Every major filming location where Pluribus season 1 was shot

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Pluribus season 1 was primarily filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Vince Gilligan went back to Albuquerque to film the new Apple TV sci-fi series. It served as the primary hub for shooting scenes for the show and also the central location for the unfolding events in the show. The production team utilized various filming locations in the city to provide the story with varied and versatile backdrops, depending on the scene's requirements.

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They filmed along real city streets and featured local exteriors, but also utilized the downtown production facility. For Carol's house in the series, production built a fictional cul-de-sac and seven real houses as part of the neighborhood on the outskirts of Albuquerque. The decision was made due to previous incidents and issues, such as vandalism in Walter White's neighborhood, as seen in Breaking Bad.

According to the Albuquerque Journal, Gilligan stated that choosing to set and film Pluribus season 1 in the city was deliberate due to his positive experiences there. He said:

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"I've worked with stellar crews. Some of these folks [in Albuquerque] I've worked with for nearly 20 years."

The show reportedly filmed in town for nearly eight months and employed more than 1,400 New Mexicans. Seehorn also called it a "pretty special thing" to have been able to film in the city for nearly a decade.


Other filming locations of the series

A still from the series (Image via Apple TV)
A still from the series (Image via Apple TV)

Besides filming in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Apple TV series also filmed outside of the US. The production brought Gilligan to Spain for the first time, and according to the series creator, they shot some scenes in the Canary Islands and La Palma. The Norwegian ice hotel scenes and the hillside of Tangier, Morocco, in the series were reportedly filmed in the Spanish islands.

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Pluribus also filmed additional portions in Helena, Montana, which mirrors the diverse landscape of Albuquerque.


What is Pluribus all about?

Apple TV's Pluribus season 1 synopsis teases the mystery of the plot and Rhea Seehorn's character. It simply states:

"The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness."

That miserable person is Seehorn's Carol Sturka. The series follows her as a person immune to the widespread virus that forces people into a happy, obedient hive mind. In other words, she's the only remaining unhappy person on the planet. Her mission is to fight the psychological effects of the virus, find the truth about it, and save the world.

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Catch Pluribus season 1 streaming on Apple TV+. New episodes arrive on the streaming platform every Friday at 12 am ET.

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