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For the Breaking Bad episode of the same name, see Better Call Saul (Breaking Bad). 2015 American TV series or program
Better Call Saul
File:Better Call Saul logo.png
GenreCrime drama
Black comedy
Created byVince Gilligan
Peter Gould
StarringBob Odenkirk
Jonathan Banks
Rhea Seehorn
Patrick Fabian
Michael Mando
Michael McKean
Theme music composerLittle Barrie
ComposerDave Porter
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersVince Gilligan
Peter Gould
Mark Johnson
Melissa Bernstein
ProducersBob Odenkirk
Nina Jack
Diane Mercer
Production locationAlbuquerque, New Mexico
CinematographyArthur Albert
Running time42–47 minutes
53 minutes (pilot)
Production companiesHigh Bridge Productions
Crystal Diner Productions
Gran Via Productions
Sony Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkAMC
ReleaseFebruary 8, 2015 (2015-02-08) –
present
Related
Breaking Bad

Better Call Saul is an American television drama series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. It is a spin-off of Breaking Bad, which was also created by Gilligan. Set in 2002, Better Call Saul is about small-time lawyer James "Jimmy" McGill (Bob Odenkirk), six years before his appearance on Breaking Bad; events after the original series are briefly explored.

The first season, which premiered on AMC on February 8, 2015, consists of ten episodes. In June 2014, a second season of 13 episodes was ordered, with the episodes expected to air in early 2016. The debut episode set the record for the highest-rated scripted series premiere in basic cable history, with 4.4 million viewers in the 18–49 demographic, and 6.9 million viewers overall.

Production

Conception

In July 2012, Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan hinted at a possible spin-off about Saul Goodman.

In April 2013, the series was confirmed to be in development by Gilligan and Gould; the latter wrote the Breaking Bad episode that introduced the character. In a July 2012 interview, Gilligan said he liked "the idea of a lawyer show in which the main lawyer will do anything it takes to stay out of a court of law" including settling on the courthouse steps.

Casting

Bob Odenkirk stars as Saul Goodman, the eponymous character of the show. In January 2014, it was announced that Jonathan Banks would reprise his Breaking Bad role as Mike Ehrmantraut and be a series regular. Aaron Paul announced having had "serious talks" with Gilligan for possible guest appearances, but later told The Huffington Post it was not going to happen. Dean Norris, another Breaking Bad alumnus, announced that he would not be appearing, partly due to his involvement in the CBS series Under the Dome. Anna Gunn also mentioned a "talk" with Gilligan over possible guest appearances.

Michael McKean, who previously guest starred on an episode of Odenkirk's Mr. Show, was cast as Saul's brother Chuck. The cast also includes Patrick Fabian as Hamlin, Rhea Seehorn as Kim, and Michael Mando as Nacho. In October 2014, Kerry Condon was cast in an unknown role. In November 2014, it was announced that Julie Ann Emery and Jeremy Shamos had been cast as Betsy and Craig Kettleman, described as "the world's squarest outlaws."

Development history

By July 2013, the series had yet to be green-lit. Netflix was one of many interested distributors, but ultimately a deal was made between AMC and Breaking Bad production company Sony Pictures Television. Gilligan and Gould serve as co-showrunners and Gilligan directed the pilot. Former Breaking Bad writers Thomas Schnauz and Gennifer Hutchison joined the writing staff, with Schnauz serving as co-executive producer and Hutchison as supervising producer. Also on the writing staff are Bradley Paul, and Gordon Smith, who was a writer's assistant on Breaking Bad.

In developing the series, the producers considered making the show a half-hour comedy, but ultimately chose an hour-long format more typical of drama. In October 2014, Odenkirk called the show "85 percent drama, 15 percent comedy." During his appearance on Talking Bad, Odenkirk noted that Saul was one of the most popular characters on the show, speculating that the audience likes the character because he is the program's least hypocritical figure, and is good at his job. Better Call Saul also employs Breaking Bad's signature time jumps.

As filming began on June 2, 2014, Gilligan expressed some concern regarding the possible disappointment from the series' turnout, in terms of audience reception.

On June 19, 2014, AMC announced it had renewed the series for a second season of 13 episodes to premiere in early 2016, with the first season to consist of 10 episodes, and that the series premiere had been delayed to early 2015. The first teaser trailer debuted on AMC on August 10, 2014, and confirmed its premiere date of February 2015. In November 2014, AMC announced the series would have a two-night premiere; the first episode aired on Sunday, February 8, 2015, at 10:00 pm (ET), and then moved into its regular time slot the following night, airing Mondays at 10:00 pm.

Several Breaking Bad directors returned to direct episodes, including Michelle MacLaren, Terry McDonough, Colin Bucksey, and Adam Bernstein. Bryan Cranston is scheduled to direct an episode in 2015.

Like its predecessor, Better Call Saul is filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Cast and characters

Bob Odenkirk plays title character Saul Goodman in Better Call Saul.

Main cast

Recurring cast

  • Jeremy Shamos and Julie Ann Emery as Craig and Betsy Kettleman, a county treasurer and his wife, accused of embezzlement.
  • Kerry Condon as Stacey Ehrmantraut, Mike's daughter-in-law and the mother of Kaylee Ehrmantraut. The character previously appeared in the season 3 Breaking Bad episode "Full Measure" played by a different actress.
  • Steven Levine and Daniel Spenser Levine as Lars and Cal, twin skateboarders and small-time scam artists.
  • Míriam Colón as Tuco's grandmother.
  • Eileen Fogarty as Mrs. Nguyen, owner of a nail salon which houses Jimmy's law office (and home) in its back room.

Guest Breaking Bad character reprises

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Uno"Vince GilliganVince Gilligan & Peter GouldFebruary 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)6.88
In the present day, after the events of Breaking Bad, Saul Goodman, now a cashier at a Cinnabon shop in Nebraska, reflects upon his life. We flashback to 2002, where James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill (Saul's birth name) is a struggling defense lawyer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Broke, Jimmy lives and works out of a cramped storage room in the back of a nail salon, where he receives a payment from Hamlin Hamlin & McGill (HHM), a law firm where his brother Chuck is a partner. Acting in his brother's best interests, Jimmy confronts Howard Hamlin, a firm partner, and demands HHM cash out his brother's share. Jimmy then visits Chuck, who is suffering from electromagnetic hypersensitivity and is unable to leave his house. Jimmy tries to convince Chuck to cash out, but Chuck refuses. At a diner, Jimmy tries to convince Craig and Betsy Kettleman, a county treasurer accused of embezzlement and his wife, to hire him to defend their case, but the Kettlemans decide to hire HHM instead. Jimmy sets up a personal injury scam with Lars and Cal—twin skateboarders who run similar scams themselves—to secure the Kettlemans as clients. The twins accidentally target someone else, and the episode ends with Jimmy being taken hostage in the house of gangster Tuco Salamanca.
2"Mijo"Michelle MacLarenPeter GouldFebruary 9, 2015 (2015-02-09)3.42
Tuco drags Jimmy at gunpoint into the house where the skateboarding twins are being held. Jimmy explains that the twins were part of his scam operation, but they picked the wrong car. Tuco leads Jimmy to the garage, where the twins are tied up. After Jimmy frees them, Lars reveals that this was all Jimmy's idea, which infuriates Tuco. Later, Jimmy is tied up and on his knees in the desert. Tuco demands to know who Jimmy is and why he is coming after Tuco. Out of options, Jimmy lies about being an FBI agent. Nacho doesn't believe this and Jimmy reveals that he is actually a lawyer. Jimmy is released. He talks Tuco out of killing the twins, suggesting he break their legs instead. Jimmy drives the twins to an emergency room, with the twins calling him "the worst lawyer in the world." At the nail salon in his office, Nacho visits Jimmy and reveals his scheme to steal the embezzled million dollars from the Kettlemans. Jimmy declines to participate, telling Nacho that he is a lawyer, not a criminal. Surprised, Nacho leaves his number with Jimmy, encouraging him to call when Jimmy decides he's "in the game."
3"Nacho"Terry McDonoughThomas SchnauzFebruary 16, 2015 (2015-02-16)3.23
During a flashback, Chuck meets with Jimmy in prison as he may be labelled a sex offender. Jimmy requests for Chuck's help. Back in 2002, Jimmy is still working on the Kettleman's case and warns them they are at risk of getting robbed. As Jimmy returns to the Kettleman's house, he's informed they have been kidnapped. He calls Nacho urging him for their release, although Nacho denies this and wants Jimmy to prove his innocence. He comes up with a theory that the Kettlemans have kidnapped themselves and strives to prove this matter. The police do not believe Jimmy's theory, but Mike believes him. Jimmy later finds the Kettlemans within a tent close to their house. They obtain a bag that contains millions of dollars inside.
4"Hero"Colin BuckseyGennifer HutchisonFebruary 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)2.87
In a flashback, Jimmy with the help of a friend, cons a man he met in a bar out of a thousand dollars using a fake rolex watch. Back in 2002, Jimmy asks the Kettlemans after discovering their stolen million dollars to represent them but they turn him down and offer him a bribe. Jimmy successfully gets Nacho free, and explains why he warned the Kettlemans which Nacho accepts. It is revealed that Jimmy took the bribe and he uses it to purchase a suit that looks like Hamlin's. The next day, Hamlin shows Kim a billboard Jimmy has purchased that exactly imitates Hamlin and HHM's logo. Hamlin orders a cease and desist and forces Jimmy to take the billboard down. Jimmy uses this as a way to try to make Hamlin look bad through college media, and in the meanwhile stages a rescue of a billboard worker who has fallen off. The next day, Jimmy's actions make it on the news, much to Hamlin's disgust. Jimmy then makes his daily drop off at Chuck's, but keeps the local paper out of his supplies. The episode ends with Chuck running outside to steal the neighbor's newspaper and reading about Jimmy's "heroic" act.
5"Alpine Shepherd Boy"Nicole KassellBradley PaulMarch 2, 2015 (2015-03-02)2.71
The episode begins with the neighbor Chuck stole from, calling the cops on him. The cops begin to knock on Chuck's door, and begin to suspect that Chuck is a tweaker due to the nature of his house. They break in and taze him. Jimmy, meanwhile begins to earn clients from his hero act, but begins to see that all clients he attracts are very strange. Jimmy eventually runs into an old lady who needs a will and finally earns some legit business. Later that night, Jimmy is hanging out with Kim in the nail salon, telling her about his day of strange clients. Kim mentions that elder law is a good field, which catches Jimmy's attention. Kim receives a call from Hamlin, who informs her that Chuck is in the hospital. Jimmy and Kim rush to the hospital to find Chuck paralyzed by the surrounding electromagnetism. Jimmy frantically turns off all the machines and removes all electric devices from his room. Chuck then snaps out of it, and begins to explain his condition to the doctor. The doctor turns on his bed panel as he is doing so, because she suspects it's all in Chuck's head. Jimmy then returns Chuck home, and explains to Chuck that because of his heroic act, he is now receiving legitimate business. Jimmy then purchases a new suit based off of Matlock, and begins his specialty in elder law. Jimmy runs into Mike once again and gives him his business card, explaining he does elder law now. As the night continues, Mike finishes his shift, and leaves to eat breakfast at Loyala's Cafe. After, Mike drives down to his daughter-in-law's house and stakes himself outside. Mike leaves for home after Stacey stares him down, and the episode ends with the police showing up at Mike's door.
6"Five-O"Adam BernsteinGordon SmithMarch 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)2.57
In a flashback, Mike gets off a train, and is picked up by his daughter-in-law Stacey. Mike meets his granddaughter, and talks to Stacey about his son Matty and the night he died. Stacey explains she suspects Mike had something to do with Matty's heated phone call the night before he died, but Mike tells her it was not him. Mike leaves Stacey's house, and with the help of his taxi driver, finds a vet who will sew up his gunshot wound. The vet offers him a job, but Mike turns him down. Back in 2002, Mike is taken down to the station and demands his lawyer which is Jimmy. Jimmy comes down to represent him, and Mike asks him that he bring a coffee. Mike asks Jimmy to spill a coffee on the younger detective, which he refuses but does anyway. Mike steals the notebook and reads through it to see Stacey had called them down to New Mexico. Mike storms down to Stacey's house and angrily explains to her that Matty was not dirty and was a good man. In a flashback, it is revealed that Mike finds out the truth behind Matty's murder, and tells the two cops that killed him that he knows it was them. After a night at the bar, Mike drunkenly stumbles out of the bar, and is picked up by the two cops. Mike reveals he knows they killed Matty, and they drive him down to an empty lot. They plan on killing Mike with his gun, but Mike kills them first. In 2002, Mike returns to Stacey's house, and tearfully explains that Matty did not want to take the bribe, but Mike convinced him to. Matty took the money, but the dirty cops were scared he would rat on them and killed him. The episode ends with Stacey asking him what happened to those cops and Mike strongly implying he was behind their deaths.
7"Bingo"Larysa KondrackiGennifer HutchisonMarch 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)2.67
Mike and Jimmy are called down to the station, and the younger detective accuses them of stealing his notebook. Jimmy returns the notebook and assures him they found it in the parking lot outside. Mike and Jimmy are then allowed to go and Mike tells Jimmy to go home. The next day, Jimmy takes Kim to his new office and offers Kim a partnership but she refuses. Back at HHM, Kim presents to the Kettlemans their best deal which would send Craig to jail for 16 months instead of 30 years. After hearing the deal, Betsy fires Kim and leaves HHM with Craig. Meanwhile Jimmy is hosting a bingo game with the elderly and is contacted by the Kettlemans. They all meet at Loyala's again, and the Kettlemans demand that he represent him and they want no jail time. Jimmy turns them down and strongly encourages them to go back to Kim. They inform him that in order for them to take the deal, they would need all the money, including the bribe Jimmy took. Later that night, Jimmy hires Mike to steal the Kettleman's million dollars from their home, and returns all the money that he took from the bribe. The next day, Jimmy visits the Kettlemans and tells them he took their money, and forces them to take Kim's deal. Jimmy returns the Kettlemans to HHM, and visits the office he had to give up inorder for the deal to go through. The episode ends with Jimmy angrily kicking an office door shut and sobbing on the floor, only to pull himself together to answer a phone call.
8"RICO"Colin BuckseyGordon SmithMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)2.87
In a flashback, Jimmy works at the mailroom at HHM with Kim. Jimmy shows Kim his passing letter of the law bar exam and she kisses him on the lips. Jimmy then shows Chuck his passing letter, and Chuck seems to be happy for him. After, there is a party to celebrate Jimmy's good news, but is interrupted by Hamlin and his bad news that HHM can't hire him. In 2002, Hamlin announces Craig took the deal on TV, and Jimmy visits some clients at a care home called Sandpiper Crossing. Jimmy visits a client, and discovers that sandpiper controls all her monetary assets. Jimmy returns to Chuck's house, and points out fraud in the Sandpiper Crossing wills. Chuck tells Jimmy he needs more information. Jimmy returns to Sandpiper, but is thrown out. Meanwhile, Mike is called by Stacey, and is asked to watch Kaylee. Later that night, Jimmy searches the dumpster of Sandpiper for shredded documents. He brings bags of the shredded documents to Chuck's house, but makes no progress and falls asleep. Chuck manages to put some of the documents together, which proves Sandpiper's guilt. Mike meanwhile spends the day with Kaylee, and is asked by Stacey what she should do with the money Matty accepted. Mike tells her to spend it and returns to the vet for a job. Jimmy meanwhile sets up a meeting with Sandpiper's lawyers at Chuck's house, and Chuck demands 20 million dollars from them. After, Chuck explains he sees a way to win which Jimmy is visibly ecstatic. The next day, Jimmy returns to Chuck's house with new clients and naps on his sofa. Chuck, absentmindedly walks outside to Jimmy's car to grab some documents Jimmy forgot. The episode ends with Chuck and Jimmy standing outside in amazement.
9"Pimento"Thomas SchnauzThomas SchnauzMarch 30, 2015 (2015-03-30)N/A
The episode begins with Chuck and Jimmy enjoying time outside on a park bench. It seems Chuck is able to spend more time outside then he originally thought, but after a while insists they go inside. Meanwhile, Mike brings Stacey and Kaylee the dog from last episode, and receives a call about a job. Jimmy goes to court to argue against a restraining order from Sandpiper Crossing, and ultimately wins. Returning to Chuck's house, Jimmy finds boxes of paperwork and Chuck convinces Jimmy to bring the case to HHM. Later that night, Chuck sneaks outside to place a phonecall. The next day, Mike, a loudmouth mercenary (Steven Ogg), and a very large man wait for the job. The client arrives and Mike manages to subdue the mercenary and scare off the large man, accepting the job on his own. Meanwhile, Chuck and Jimmy prepare to visit HHM, lining Chuck's space blanket in his suit. The Mcgill brothers present their case to Howard, but Howard informs Jimmy that he wants the case, not him. Frustrated, Jimmy refuses the consultation fee and tells Howard to go to hell. After, Kim confronts Howard on his decision, but not after Howard reveals something to her. At the job, Mike and his client wait for Nacho and a new gang of thugs to show up and buy the pills the client is selling. After, Mike explains to the client that he is a criminal, doesn't matter if he is good or bad. Back at the nail salon. Kim meets up with Jimmy and urges him to take the deal, which Jimmy snaps at Kim for encouraging this. Jimmy enters his office and has a realization. The next day, Jimmy goes to Chuck's house, and confronts him about the phone call he placed to Howard before their meeting. Jimmy finally realizes it was Chuck who told Howard not to hire him ever since the mail-room and demands to know why. Chuck reveals his feelings, that Jimmy is not a real lawyer and has not changed since his "Slippin' Jimmy" days. The episode ends with Jimmy telling Chuck he's on his own and angrily driving off, with Chuck calling out to him as he goes.
10"Marco"Peter GouldPeter GouldApril 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)N/A

Broadcast

In December 2013, Netflix announced that the entire first season would be available for streaming in the U.S. and Canada after the airing of the first season finale, and in Latin America and Europe each episode will be available a few days after the episode airs in the U.S. In Australia, Better Call Saul premiered on the streaming service Stan on February 9, 2015, acting as the service's flagship program. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the series was acquired by Netflix on December 16, 2013 and the first episode premiered on February 9, 2015, with the second episode scheduled for release the following day. Every subsequent episode will be uploaded each week thereafter.

The series premiere became the biggest in cable history, drawing in 4.4 million and 4 million in the 18–49 and 25–54 demographics, respectively, and received an overall viewership of 6.9 million.

Reception

The reviews for Better Call Saul have been positive. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a score of 100%, based on 60 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Better Call Saul is a quirky, dark character study that manages to stand on its own without being overshadowed by the series that spawned it." On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the first season thus far has a score of 78 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

In his review of the two-episode premiere, Hank Stuever of The Washington Post graded it a "B+" and wrote the series "is right in line with the tone and style of the original, now-classic series", and that it "raises more questions in two hours than it will readily answer". Stephen Marche of Esquire wrote that the first few episodes were better than Breaking Bad. Kirsten Acuna of Business Insider declared the initial episodes "everything you could possibly want from a spinoff television series".

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