With the Breaking Bad finale still fresh in all of our minds, the creators of the show have finally gone pubic with a few details regarding the show's upcoming spinoff/prequel series "Better Call Saul."
Vince Gilligan, that creator of both the spinoff and original will be executive producing and Bob Odenkirk will be reprising his role as the sleazy lawyer with an enthusiasm for the criminal underworld. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Gillian discussed the project and some of his plans for what the show will be.
"There's obviously a danger inherent in doing a spinoff, but I just love the character of Saul Goodman so much, and part of me doesn't want to say no to this world."
As IGN reports, "Better Call Saul" originated as a half hour comedy, however Gilligan and his collaborator on the project, Breaking Bad's Peter Gould, didn't feel comfortable in the comedy wheelhouse. They disliked the idea of having to put a certain quota of jokes on each page. As a result, "Better Call Saul" will be an hour and feel similar in format and tone to Breaking Bad.
The show will be filmed in Albuquerque New Mexico and will use much of the same crew from Breaking Bad. The original show always had a healthy sense of humor and Better Call Saul will be no different. However, unlike Bad, it will lean more on the comedic side of things with some dramatic elements.
"We've had to find the ongoing itch that Saul needs to scratch, so to speak, or else we wouldn't have much of a show," Gilligan said of how he'll make this character, originally conceived as a minor role, the lead of a spinoff all his own.
The real news from the interview is that Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, along with other members of the Breaking Bad cast, have expressed interest in making appearances on the series - and Gilligan intends to make that happen.
"Personally, I'd have a hard time resisting putting all these guys in for a cameo or two every now and then," he said.
Better Call Saul is set for a launch between October and August of next year.
