What’s next for Better Call Saul? Recently, co-creator Peter Gould spoke with EW about season five of the AMC TV show.
A spin-off of Breaking Bad, the drama stars Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill, a down-on-his-luck lawyer trying to negotiate the ethical dilemmas of the legal world, emerge from his older brother’s shadow, and make a name for himself. The cast also includes Jonathan Banks, Michael McKean, Patrick Fabian, Rhea Seehorn, Michael Mando, and Giancarlo Esposito.
In the interview, Gould revealed season five of Better Call Saul will explore the transition from Jimmy into Saul Goodman:
It seems like Jimmy’s first move is to try to leverage all the contacts he has in the world of selling drop phones. But don’t forget, he also knows the vet [Caldera, played by Joe DeRosa], and the vet is sort of Craig’s List for the underworld in Albuquerque. So he can get quite far. The question is: how does he establish a reputation as not just a criminal lawyer but a criminal lawyer? And what does that mean to him at this point? Because situations may require him to do things and turn a blind eye to things that Jimmy McGill would not be able to stomach.”
And how will Jimmy’s story end? Gould says:
My dream would be that this is somewhere in the same universe of satisfaction as Breaking Bad was. I was so proud to be part of the way we ended Breaking Bad, and that was actually one of the fears of doing this show — that we would tarnish that. Having said that, I think we are closer to the end than to the beginning.”
According to HNEntertainment, season five of the AMC series will begin shooting in April 2019.
What do you think? Do you watch Better Call Saul? How do you want the series to end?
I think that after you catch up to where we first met Saul in breaking bad, we should then fast forward to where braking bad ended and continue Saul’s life from there. Knowing what he did after he went on the run would be a very satisfying ending,
Love Better Call Saul! Loved Breaking Bad! If it has to end, it should be at the time he meets Walter White.
What’s scary about this show is how much real life drug stuff was in season 4. This show makes me want the wall plus the ability to stop any tunneling going on north or south of the border. Look how much fentanyl got seized coming into the country from Mexico. Money for special detection. Too many young dying from ods and look how many become suicidal. I think some of this might be from drug use.
All of that fentanyl was seized at a border crossing. Border crossings will still exist whether or not the wall is built. The wall will be useless.
I agree the wait for the new season is way too long. This is a fantastic show and Bob Odenkirk is an amazing talent. I LOVE Jimmy McGill! Let’s get this show on the road, AMC! Pretty please?? I’m dyin’ here.
Love this show. Even more than Breaking Bad. Hope it continues as a lot of my favorites have been canceled. Prefer shows that pique my intelligence. So tired of mindless shows on tv. They are all so similar. Love “Better Call Saul”! Not excited about it ending anytime soon.
WTH is taking so long AMC!? Yall should have BEEN shooting season 5 already. Why are you making BCS fans wait so dang long for S5? I sure hope you have a marathon of past seasons before S5 airs because I’m gonna need a refresher it’s been so freakin’ long. Not giving up on the show like it seems AMC has. Disappointed in AMC because it seems other shows are getting more priority over BCS. It’s a shame you take your dedicated fans for granted.
I think its ridiculous the amount of time there is between seasons now. Then you lucky if you receive 8 episodes. It shows they are running short on the writing even on a commercial network where each show is 40 minutes. Thank God for the dvr or i would never watch.
I’d like it end with the first meeting of Jesse or someone from BB to link the 2 shows. …itll be one long marathon.
I will be watching Saul till he is either killed off by Walt or drives off into the sunrise with Jesse! Please keep it coming and add the movie!!
This is a prequel to “Breaking Bad.” Saul will never be killed off. He was in the entire series of “Breaking Bad!”
I don’t want the series to end. I wish there were more episodes. I love the writing and the characters.
Please do Not end Better call Saul. One of the best shows on tv.
It has to end – its end is the beginning of “Breaking Bad!”
Better Call Saul should end with, with the blending and the back ground of Breaking Bad
I though all subsequent seasons after season 4 would be released around the same date. That means an early August release is in order.
Great series really enjoy it don’t know how you could end it hope it’s not too bad an ending for Jimmy McGill I really like the character.
I like the show, Breaking bad was the great entertainment on T.V. 2nd, Then Better Call Saul. But very entertaining a little slow at times but very good. I would rather watch it then what is on now.