AMC Renews ‘Breaking Bad‘ Spinoff ‘Better Call Saul‘ but pushes the premiere to 2015.
We have good news and bad news. The bad news is ‘Better Call Saul‘ was set to start on November, 2014 but is now set to begin sometime 2015. Now, for the good news, before ever releasing a single episode, AMC has decided to renew ‘Better Call Saul‘ for two seasons.
The Breaking Bad prequel has been renewed for an additional 13-episode season, according to an announcement released on Thursday.
The second season is expected to start in early 2016. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ‘Better Call Saul‘ will air around the same time as ‘The Walking Dead‘ in the first few months of 2015 and 2016.
Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan is directing the series premiere and will be co-showrunning the series with Peter Gould, the guy who created the character of Saul Goodman. Bob Odenkirk will reprise his role as ‘Saul Goodman‘.
“Production on Better Call Saul is underway, and we could not be more proud of nor more excited about the work to date. We join the fans in eager anticipation for this series, and today we happily confirm that our initial Saul order is for two seasons and a total of 23 episodes,” said AMC president Charlie Collier. “When introducing any series, especially one with the DNA of Breaking Bad, there are countless factors to consider in making sure the show gets the launch it deserves. We have a strong history with Vince, Peter, Bob, the studio and so many involved with this production; we are enjoying the process on Saul and all share a focus on making it a true television event. No half measures.”
Better Call Saul centers on the life of Saul (Bob Odenkirk) before he appeared on Breaking Bad.
Gilligan, Gould, Thomas Schnauz, Gennifer Hutchison, Bradley Paul and Gordon Smith are among the writers on the spinoff, which is executive produced by Gilligan, Gould, Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein. Stewart A. Lyons and Schnauz are co-executive producers.
Filming is currently taking place in Albuqurque, New Mexico. White Turtle Casting is currently seeking extras to appear in the television series and by the looks of the recent ‘Better Call Saul‘ second season announcement, they are looking for a TON of people to appear in the series.
What do you think of AMC‘s decision to give ‘Better Call Saul‘ a second season? Do you think they are confident the show is going to be a hit? Do you think the show will live up to the ‘Breaking Bad‘ expectations? Share with us your thoughts in the comments below!
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