To everything, there is a season, and for a long time in television history, every show had its own season. Some were fall shows, some were spring shows, and either way, you could count on a brand-new batch of episodes every year. But with the larger budgets and production values of streaming, years between seasons (and no particular rhythm to their releases) has become the norm.
As fans wait for ages, some shows, like The Pitt, have tried to fast-track production with the goal of returning to an annual, predictable schedule. But that’s a lot to ask from certain shows, like Apple TV’s sci-fi hit Pluribus. At least Vince Gilligan’s mysterious sci-fi thriller is worth what will apparently be a long wait.
