AMC Dishes New Details On ‘Better Call Saul’

Briefly: The series was recently delayed (and also renewed), and AMC has just let loose some new details about the anticipated Better Call Saul.

The network has announced the series regulars that will join Bob Odenkirk’s Saul, and they are Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad,Wiseguy) as “fixer” Mike Erhmantraut, McKean (This is Spinal Tap) as Chuck, Rhea Seehorn (Franklin & Bash,House of Lies) as Kim, Patrick Fabian (Big Love, Grey’s Anatomy) as Hamlin and Michael Mando (Orphan Black,The Killing) as Nacho – characters that will represent both legitimate and illegitimate sides of the law.

Rumours led us to believe that the series would take place before, during, and after the events of Breaking Bad, but AMC’s just announced plot details sure don’t sound like that’s the case:

Better Call Saul is the prequel to the award-winning series Breaking Bad.  Gilligan and Breaking Bad writer and producer Peter Gould created the show together and serve as co-showrunners of the premiere season.  The series is set six years before Saul Goodman (Odenkirk) meets Walter White.  When we meet him, the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet.  Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Erhmantraut (Banks), a beloved character introduced in Breaking Bad.  The series will track Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer.”  The series’ tone is dramatic, woven through with dark humor.

Two new photos from Better Call Saul have also been released, so check them out below, and be sure to let us know if you’re looking forward to the series!