‘Pluribus’ Ups Samba Schutte to Series Regular in Season 2

A key guest star from season one of Pluribus is getting a bigger role in season two.

Samba Schutte, who appeared in two episodes of the Emmy-winning Apple TV series’ first season, will be a series regular in the coming season. Pluribus is in production on season two, though Apple TV has yet to announce a premiere date.

Schutte plays Mr. Diabaté in Pluribus, one of the handful of humans who — like lead character Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn) — have not had their consciousness subsumed to an extraterrestrial collective mind. Unlike Carol, Mr. Diabaté is very much enjoying the new status quo on Earth, living in luxury in a Las Vegas casino hotel and having his every whim catered to.

Schutte earned a Saturn Award nomination for best guest star for his work in season one. He joins Seehorn, Karolina Wydra and Carlos-Manuel Vesga in the show’s regular cast.

Season one of Pluribus won six Emmys, including lead actress honors for Seehorn and a writing win for creator Vince Gilligan. It also earned a Peabody Award.

Sony Pictures TV, Gilligan’s long-time home, produces the series. Gilligan executive produces with Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock, Diane Mercer, Jeff Frost, Jenn Carroll and Trina Siopy.

Schutte’s credits also include HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death, NBC’s Sunnyside and voice work on Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, several Call of Duty: Black Ops games and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, among others. He was also a writer and correspondent on the Dutch version of The Daily Show. He is repped by Innovative Artists and Established Artists.