Better Call Saul Season 6: Release Date, Cast, Episode and Everything We Know

Better Call Saul Season 6: Release Date, Cast, Episode and Everything We Know

All Good Things Must Come to an End: Season 6 of Better Call Saul marks the final chapter of AMC's classic drama. We say goodbye to Jimmy McGill (aka Saul Goodman), Kim Wexler, Mike Elman Trout, Gus Fring, and other memorable characters from the "Breaking Bad" prequel.

"Better Call Saul" is the best show on television, as evidenced by the roller-coaster ride that is season five. The spin-off show took the colorful supporting character of Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) from "Breaking Bad" and explored his fascinating and complex backstory as struggling lawyer Jimmy McGill.

Creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould introduced viewers to his self-righteous, hypochondriac brother Chuck McGill (Michael McKean). They also met Kim Wexler (Leah Seehorn), a hardworking lawyer who is romantically involved with Jimmy.

"Better Call Saul" also featured familiar faces from "Breaking Bad," including former cop turned private investigator Mike Elmantrout (Jonathan Banks) and fast food restaurant owner and eventual drug lord Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito). The show also featured a number of familiar faces from "Breaking Bad. The show also featured a name heard on "Breaking Bad": Nacho Varga (Michael Mando), a member of the Salamanca drug cartel who joins Saul, Mike, and Gus.

While we know the fate of Saul, Mike, and Gus, many fans are concerned about what will happen to Kim and Nacho, who did not appear in "Breaking Bad." And, of course, Saul's life after "Breaking Bad" as Gene, a Cinnabon manager from Omaha, needs to be settled.

That's everything we know about "Better Call Saul" Season 6.

"Better Call Saul" Season 6 has been ordered by AMC, but it is unclear when filming will begin; many film and television productions have been halted due to the social distance and isolation restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The slightly better news is that the writers of Better Call Saul are still able to work on the script. Gilligan and Gould told Rolling Stone that the writers' room convened just as the shutdown went into effect, and they are now collaborating remotely. One bright spot, according to Gould: "I'm very happy to have Vince in the writers' room this season, even though we're doing it remotely.

But even if the restrictions are lifted, expect a mad dash for studio space, actors, and crew. Films that were terminated in the middle of filming may be given priority.

Gilligan said he hopes to begin filming this fall, with season 6 ready to premiere in fall 2021. However, as he noted, "You'll have to ask Dr. Fauci here."

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The main cast of Better Call Saul, led by Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman, will be in its sixth and final season.

Other series regulars include:

The following regular and supporting characters are likely to return in season 6:

In addition, "Better Call" season 6 is chronologically closer to the start of "Breaking Bad" As it gets closer, more cameo appearances from the flagship show may be on the horizon. The prequel has already featured David Costabile as chemist Gail Boetticher and Laura Fraser as Madrigal Electric executive Lydia Rodarte-Quayle. Raymond Cruz may also return as Tuco Salamanca.

In Season 5, Dean Norris as DEA agent Hank Schrader and Steven Michael Quesada as Steven "Gomey" Gomez made cameo appearances, much to the delight of fans. Sadly, however, we will not see the late Robert Forster as Ed Galbraith, a vacuum cleaner store owner who doubles as a relocator. Forster passed away in October 2019 and appeared in "Better Call Saul" Season 5 posthumously.

The biggest question is whether we will see cameos from the two stars of Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston as Walter White and Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman.

The co-creators of Better Call Saul have scheduled 13 episodes for the final season. And they hope to go out with a bang.

Gilligan told Rolling Stone magazine, "I think the landing is a dead end. It will be great and satisfying. We may have to wait longer, but it will be worth the wait. That's the headline."

Gould added, "My short version is, we're trying not to mess it up."

Warning: spoilers for "Better Call Saul" seasons 1-4 and all "Breaking Bad" episodes.

"Better Call Saul" Season 5 began with Jimmy McGill calling himself Saul Goodman, but he is still not that close to his position at the start of "Breaking Bad." An examination of the timelines for both shows shows shows that "Better Call Saul" Season 5 is set in the spring of 2004, with the finale set around late June. Breaking Bad, on the other hand, begins around September 2008.

Four years feels like an eternity. As we mentioned in our heated question about "Better Call Saul" Season 5, a lot has to happen. Especially the fate of Kim and Nacho.

The latter disappeared from Lalo Salamanca's villa after inviting in an assassin hired by Gus Fring. Lalo survived, however, and undoubtedly knows that he was framed by Nacho. Lalo wants revenge and will go after Nacho (and probably Nacho's father as well). Gus Fring will also seek him out, as Nacho may tip him off to Salamanca and ruin his ambitions to take over the cartel. Nacho's fate seems to have run out.

As for Kim, she surprised us by falling into evil in the finale. We were all worried about Kim's safety, as her name was never mentioned or seen in the flagship series. But now she seems to be fully in the game, and season 6 will likely follow her diabolical plan to take down Howard Hamlin. Everyone is worried that Kim will die, but instead she may end up in jail.

As for Mike and Gus, we know that they both die in Breaking Bad. Saul, however, survives, escapes Albuquerque, and takes on a new identity as Gene, the manager of a Cinnabon in Omaha. The show flashes forward to that era. Can Jimmy/Saul/Gene continue their machinations? Or will he act once more as Slippin' Jimmy and con his way to a better life?

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