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Better Call Saul is an American television crime drama (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_drama) series created by Vince Gilligan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Gilligan) and Peter Gould (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gould_(writer)) . It is a spin-off (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-off_(media)) prequel (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prequel) of Gilligan's prior series Breaking Bad (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad) . Set in the early and mid 2000s (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s_(decade)) , Better Call Saul follows the story of con-man turned small-time lawyer, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Odenkirk) ), six years before the events of Breaking Bad, showing his transformation into the persona of criminal-for-hire Saul Goodman (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Goodman) . Jimmy becomes the lawyer for former beat cop Mike Ehrmantraut (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Ehrmantraut) (Jonathan Banks (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Banks) ), whose relevant skill set allows him to enter the criminal underworld of drug trafficking (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade) in Albuquerque, New Mexico (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico) . The show premiered on AMC (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_(TV_channel)) on February 8, 2015. The 10-episode fourth season aired between August and October 2018. The show has been renewed for a fifth season (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Call_Saul_(season_5)) , which is planned to premiere in 2020.
SCENE: youtu.be/6j6K6zWT-Nc
Jimmy is initially working as a low-paid solo practitioner, with the back room of a nail salon as his home and office. His friend and romantic interest, Kim Wexler (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Wexler) (Rhea Seehorn (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_Seehorn) ) works as a lawyer at the firm of Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill (HHM), where Jimmy and she were once employed in the mailroom. Partners at HHM include Jimmy's nemesis, Howard Hamlin (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hamlin) (Patrick Fabian (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Fabian) ), and brother, Chuck McGill (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_McGill) (Michael McKean (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McKean) ). Mike conducts illegal drug-related activity with Nacho Varga (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacho_Varga) (Michael Mando (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mando) ) in addition to becoming right-hand man for drug lord Gus Fring (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Fring) (Giancarlo Esposito (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giancarlo_Esposito) ) who runs a fast food restaurant (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_food_restaurant) as a business front. Odenkirk, Banks, and Esposito are all reprising their roles from Breaking Bad.
Like its predecessor, Better Call Saul has received
Better Call Saul is an American television crime drama (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_drama) series created by Vince Gilligan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Gilligan) and Peter Gould (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gould_(writer)) . It is a spin-off (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-off_(media)) prequel (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prequel) of Gilligan's prior series Breaking Bad (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad) . Set in the early and mid 2000s (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s_(decade)) , Better Call Saul follows the story of con-man turned small-time lawyer, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Odenkirk) ), six years before the events of Breaking Bad, showing his transformation into the persona of criminal-for-hire Saul Goodman (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Goodman) . Jimmy becomes the lawyer for former beat cop Mike Ehrmantraut (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Ehrmantraut) (Jonathan Banks (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Banks) ), whose relevant skill set allows him to enter the criminal underworld of drug trafficking (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade) in Albuquerque, New Mexico (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico) . The show premiered on AMC (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_(TV_channel)) on February 8, 2015. The 10-episode fourth season aired between August and October 2018. The show has been renewed for a fifth season (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Call_Saul_(season_5)) , which is planned to premiere in 2020.
SCENE: youtu.be/6j6K6zWT-Nc
Jimmy is initially working as a low-paid solo practitioner, with the back room of a nail salon as his home and office. His friend and romantic interest, Kim Wexler (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Wexler) (Rhea Seehorn (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_Seehorn) ) works as a lawyer at the firm of Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill (HHM), where Jimmy and she were once employed in the mailroom. Partners at HHM include Jimmy's nemesis, Howard Hamlin (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hamlin) (Patrick Fabian (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Fabian) ), and brother, Chuck McGill (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_McGill) (Michael McKean (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McKean) ). Mike conducts illegal drug-related activity with Nacho Varga (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacho_Varga) (Michael Mando (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mando) ) in addition to becoming right-hand man for drug lord Gus Fring (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Fring) (Giancarlo Esposito (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giancarlo_Esposito) ) who runs a fast food restaurant (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_food_restaurant) as a business front. Odenkirk, Banks, and Esposito are all reprising their roles from Breaking Bad.
Like its predecessor, Better Call Saul has received
