a b Andreeva, Nellie (April 9, 2013). "AMC Eyes 'Breaking Bad' Spinoff Toplined By Bob Odenkirk". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 19, 2014 . Retrieved April 9, 2013. Better Call Saul 's episodes are split between two main timelines. [91] The primary timeline begins in 2002, six years before the first episode of Breaking Bad. [92] During this period, where a majority of the series takes place, Saul Goodman practices as a lawyer in Albuquerque, New Mexico under his birthname Jimmy McGill. [91] Snierson, Dan (March 15, 2016). " Better Call Saul renewed for season 3 by AMC". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016 . Retrieved March 15, 2016. a b c d Cornet, Roth (September 11, 2013). "Breaking Bad Spinoff Series Better Call Saul Confirmed". IGN. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013 . Retrieved September 11, 2013. Principal photography for Better Call Saul 's six seasons took place from June 2, 2014, to February 9, 2022. [62] [63] [64] Like its predecessor, Better Call Saul is set in and around Albuquerque, New Mexico, with filming primarily taking place at Albuquerque Studios. [65] [66] Gilligan directed the pilot. [26] Additional filming was done in March 2022, after principal photography for the series ended, for the opening teaser of the season six episode " Point and Shoot". With several crew members but no cast members on hand, the scene was filmed in Leo Carrillo State Beach, California. This was the only time the series was filmed outside of New Mexico. [67] :1:00:01–1:01:29 [64]

Hayley Holmes as Cheri ("Make-Up Girl"/"Drama Girl"), one of the three University of New Mexico film students Jimmy hires for various projects McCaleb, Chris; Dixon, Kelley; Gilligan, Vince; Dalton, Tony; Smith, Gordon; Porter, Dave (July 12, 2022). "608 Better Call Saul Insider" (Podcast). AMC. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022 . Retrieved July 15, 2022.

In 2004, Nacho attempts to flee from the Salamancas after the attempt on Lalo's life, but after Gus falsely implicates him, Nacho sacrifices himself in exchange for his father's safety. Jimmy and Kim smear Howard's reputation, thereby forcing a settlement of the Sandpiper case. Howard confronts them, but is murdered by Lalo. After forcing Kim to act as a diversion, Lalo ambushes Gus to access the meth lab under construction. Gus kills Lalo with a hidden gun. Mike makes Howard's death appear as a suicide, and oversees the burial of Howard and Lalo beneath the lab. A traumatized Kim quits the law and divorces Jimmy. Some time later, Jimmy has fully transformed into Saul Goodman, foreshadowing the events of Breaking Bad four years later.

Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic, a lawyer and a former scam artist, who becomes involved with the criminal world.

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Better Call Saul would air on cable network AMC. The series premiere drew 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. [117] This was the record for the highest-rated scripted series premiere in basic cable history, until it was surpassed later the same year by another AMC series, Fear the Walking Dead. [118]Shanfeld, Ethan (April 9, 2022). " 'Better Call Saul': Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul Will Guest Star in Final Season". Variety . Retrieved April 9, 2022. Despite being an all-round bad egg on Earth, Kristen Bell’s character in this Netflix Original somehow ends up in heaven after she shuffles off this mortal coil. Turns out even angels can make mistakes at work.