Marcus Mendes, 9to5Mac:
Now, on the same day that F1 The Movie debuted at the top of
Apple TV’s movie rankings, the company confirmed that Pluribus
has reached another, even more impressive milestone: it is the
most watched show in the service’s history. Busy day. […]Apple doesn’t share viewership numbers, so it is hard to quantify
what exactly this means.However, considering that Apple TV has had quite a few hit
shows, including Ted Lasso, Severance, The Morning Show,
Slow Horses, and, more recently, The Studio, it is still
notable that Pluribus has managed to top them all in just a few
short weeks.
I love Pluribus. I’d rank it behind Severance and Slow Horses, but it’s a close call behind Pluribus and The Studio for third place on my Apple TV favorites list. Great shows all four of them. I don’t think there’s any question that when it comes to prestige series, Apple TV had the best 2025. Which other streamer had four shows of that caliber this year?
Jason Kottke is iffy on it, though, because he’s not seeing the appeal of Rhea Seehorn’s protagonist Carol Sturka. Count me with Max Roberts — I find Carol very compelling, and uncomfortably realistic. She feels to me like a real person, not a “character”. It’s one of the best cinematic explorations of loneliness since Tom Hanks in Cast Away.
