“Pluribus” has set a record for the biggest Apple TV drama series launch so far, reports Deadline. 

According to the Apple, the series from “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan broke the record previously held by “Severance” season 2 for the biggest global drama series launch cross Apple TV’s more than 100 territories, led by the U.S., UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Germany, Mexico, India and France.

In the U.S., the top delivery has been corroborated by the Nielsen Streaming Content Ratings, measuring minutes for Episodes 1 and 2 of drama originals over premiere weekend. Pluribus, starring Rhea Seehorn, debuted with two episodes Friday, Nov. 7, notes Deadline.

Luminate reported earlier this week that Pluribus logged 6.4M hours with its first two episodes over the first seven days of release in the U.S. Deadline says that’s a strong showing that landed the series at #4 for the week behind shows that all had significantly more episodes available.

About ‘Pluribus’

Starring Rhea Seehorn, who earned two Emmy nominations for her acclaimed performance in “Better Call Saul,” the nine-episode drama series made its global debut on Apple TV with its first two episodes on November 7. There are new episodes every Friday through December 26. 

Picked up in a two-season order, “Pluribus” is a described as “genre-bending original in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.” In addition to Seehorn, the series stars Karolina Wydra (“Sneaky Pete”) and Carlos-Manuel Vesga (“The Hijacking of Flight 601”), and guest stars Miriam Shor (“American Fiction”) and Samba Schutte (“Our Flag Means Death”).

About Apple TV

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