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Initially commenced as a dark comedy, as Breaking Bad progressed, Vince Gilligan’s creation would cement itself as one of the best crime dramas in the medium. But while at the core, Walter White’s story can easily be associated with a tragedy, given his fall from grace, even in the latter seasons, the show maintained its comedic chops, especially with the character of Saul Goodman.

Breaking Bad | Credit: AMC

But following the release of Better Call Saul, which is on par if not better than its predecessor, it’s easy to see Saul as a tragic hero, as his Saul Goodman facade only served as his way of coping with the events of Bcs. However, per Gilligan and Peter Gould’s original plans, the spin-off was originally pitched as a sitcom.

Better Call Saul Was Originally Intended To Be 70% Comedy Better Call Saul | Credit: AMC

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The Lincoln Lawyer is a thrilling legal ride with an unlikely protagonist. The Netflix series is based on Michael Connelly‘s books and has also been adapted into a film starring Matthew McConaughey. The series follows an idealistic lawyer Mickey Haller as he works from the back of his Lincoln car taking on big and small cases in Los Angeles. The Lincoln Lawyer stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in the lead role with Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson, Angelica Maria, and Christopher Gorham starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the complex legal cases, thrilling courtroom drama, and compelling characters in The Lincoln Lawyer here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Goliath is a legal thriller drama series created by David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro. The...

In "Breaking Bad," we last see criminal lawyer Saul Goodman in the penultimate episode, "Granite State." Like Walter White/Heisenberg (Bryan Cranston), he employs the services of Ed (Robert Forster), a professional who specializes in relocating wanted people and giving them new identities. Saul laments that thanks to Walt, his glory days are over: "From here on out, I'm mister low profile. Just another douchebag with a job and three pairs of Dockers. If I'm lucky, three months from now, best case scenario, I'm managing a Cinnabon in Omaha."

Then came the prequel/sequel series "Better Call Saul". The very first scene shows this is exactly what happened to Saul (now going by "Gene Takovic"). When I first saw this, it felt a little too cutesy and on-the-nose, but it was an easily forgotten complaint.

Peter Gould (writer/director of "Granite State" and co-creator of "Better Call Saul") recently shared...

Better Call Saul almost had Bob Odenkirk dabbling in his emo phase.

Writer and producer Peter Gould recently shared an early draft of a Breaking Bad episode, which would have set up the character to work at Hot Topic in his self-titled spin-off series that ran from 2015 to 2022 on AMC.

“Came across this page from an early draft of #BreakingBad’s penultimate episode. Cinnabon? Not just yet!” wrote Gould on Bluesky.

In Better Call Saul, the titular attorney is introduced as in a flash-forward as Cinnabon manager “Gene Takavic,” a callback to the penultimate episode of Breaking Bad. “If I’m lucky, a month from now, best case scenario, I’m managing a Cinnabon in Omaha,” Saul tells Walter White (Bryan Cranston) in the 2013 episode ‘Granite State’.

After sharing a screenshot of the early script that featured “Hot Topic” in the line instead, Gould explained why they opted not to reference the counterculture retail giant.

“Better Call Saul” begins with a black-and-white sequence showing Saul Goodman working at a Cinnabon in an Omaha mall. Saul has the new identity of Gene Takavic and is in hiding after the events of “Breaking Bad,” before the spinoff series goes back to before he ever met Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. The scene is a make-good on a promise made in the penultimate episode of “Breaking Bad,” when Saul (Bob Odenkirk) and Walter (Bryan Cranston) are waiting to enter witness protection and Saul says, “If I’m lucky, a month from now, best case scenario, I’m managing a Cinnabon in Omaha.”

But according to a script draft of that “Breaking Bad” episode, Saul almost worked at Hot Topic instead. In that early draft, posted by “Better Call Saul” co-creator and showrunner Peter Gould on the social media site Bluesky, Saul tells Walt, “From here on out, I...

It’s been nearly a decade since Breaking Bad, the groundbreaking AMC series starring Bryan Cranston as Walter White, took its final bow. Yet, the show’s impact on popular culture remains as strong as ever. From the enduring popularity of its spin-off, Better Call Saul, to the countless memes and references that still circulate online, it’s clear that Vince Gilligan’s masterpiece has left an indelible mark on the zeitgeist.

Imagine a video game featuring this unlikely duo. | Image Credit: AMC

But there’s one area where Breaking Bad‘s legacy remains curiously untapped: video games. Despite the show’s rich world, complex characters, and thrilling storylines, there has yet to be a truly successful attempt at adapting it into an interactive medium.

The Case for a Breaking Bad Video Game The prospect is intriguing, to say the least. | Image Credit: Telltale Games

On the surface, Breaking Bad...

Giancarlo Esposito has been known around the world for portraying the iconic role of Gustavo Fring in Vince Gilligan’s iconic show, Breaking Bad. After the AMC show, the actor went on to join the Star Wars franchise.

Giancarlo Esposito in Captain America: Brave New World | Credits: Marvel Studios

Being a menacing actor who knows how to nail antagonists, Giancarlo Esposito portrayed the role of Moff Gideon in the show The Mandalorian for quite a while.

Ask Giancarlo Esposito And You Shall Receive

No, he is not a genie (as of now) but the actor does live by the philosophy of simply asking for things. That’s what makes him such a great and terrifying villain in his roles as Gus Fring and Moff Gideon.

Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian | Credits: Lucasfilm

According to an interview with The Guardian, Esposito revealed that it was his idea to...

Ever get the feeling that some characters in TV shows are just too good to meet their end? Well, Vince Gilligan had us on the edge of our seats wondering if a certain Breaking Bad character might meet their demise. As it turns out, this character was dodging the Grim Reaper’s scythe, only to reappear in Better Call Saul with a storyline that had us all scratching our heads.

Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad. | Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons

With Gilligan’s knack for plot twists, the thought of this character getting the axe seemed almost inevitable. But lo and behold, they survived the cut and continued to sizzle on screen. Dive into the whirlwind of plot twists and see why we’re still gripping our seats!

Vince Gilligan Dreads Jimmy McGill’s Tragic Transformation into Saul Goodman in Better Call Saul Rhea Seehorn and Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul...

Forget the speculation—Vince Gilligan never planned to kill off a fan-favorite character. While rumors and theories had fans on edge, Gilligan and his team always knew where their characters were headed. The suspense and drama were all part of the ride, but the truth is, some beloved figures were never on the chopping block.

Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad. | Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons

So sit back and enjoy the show—Gilligan had his characters’ fates in mind all along, keeping the best surprises for when we least expect them.

Vince Gilligan Clears the Air: Kim Wexler’s Fate Was Never in Danger Rhea Seehorn and Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul | AMC

Despite fan fears, Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan never planned to kill off Kim Wexler, the fiercely independent, morally complex character played by Rhea Seehorn. Squashing rumors that Kim’s fate would be sealed in a brutal twist,...

When it comes to the world of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, if there is one thing fans can expect, it is well-written characters. If a camera is pointed at a character for longer than two episodes, chances are that fans are in for one complexly motivated journey. This is a pattern that has followed through the spin-offs and has consistently impressed fans over the years.

Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman in Better Call Saul | Credit: Sony Pictures

While a lot of attention is focused on Walter White and the unraveling of his psyche, fans have been introduced to other characters that provide an equal, if not more intrigue. During an interview, the co-creator of Saul Goodman’s series, Peter Gould, spoke on one character from the original series that set a brand new standard for the spin-off.

Gus Fring raised the bar so high for the writers, that...

When we say that Netflix has something for everyone, we really do mean it as you can find shows from horror and fantasy genres to niche genres like psychological thriller and serial killer shows. Today we are going to dive into Netflix’s vast library of content to pick out the best courtroom dramas for the fans of the genre. So, here are the 7 best legal drama shows you can find on Netflix right now.

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The Lincoln Lawyer is a legal drama series created by David E. Kelley. Based on the books of Michael Connelly, the Netflix series follows the story of Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller as he takes on high-profile cases while working from the back of his Lincoln Navigator. The Lincoln Lawyer stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in the lead role with Becki Newton, Neve Campbell, Lana Parrilla, Angus Sampson, Jazz Raycole, Christopher Gorham,...

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more impressive TV resumé than Melissa Bernstein’s since 2008.

The four-time Emmy-winning producer was right by Vince Gilligan’s side when he got Breaking Bad’s pilot off the ground in 2007 and together with Mark Johnson and Gran Via Productions she helped turn the idiosyncratic crime drama about a high school chemistry teacher-turned-meth kingpin into its own empire. Immediately following the staggering success of the Bryan Cranston-led Breaking Bad, Gilligan, Bernstein, Peter Gould and the rest of Gilligan’s brain trust spun the series off into the Bob Odenkirk vehicle Better Call Saul, which is now considered to be one of the most acclaimed prequels in any medium. Then came 2019’s well-received sequel movie El Camino, chronicling Jesse Pinkman’s (Aaron Paul) quest for freedom.

Throughout that period of time, Bernstein also helped shepherd other critical darlings including Rectify, Halt and Catch Fire...

The 2024 Best Drama Writing Emmy category is the second time in four years that none of the nominees from the prior year are eligible, giving us a whole new slate of programs competing for six slots (out of 134 total submissions on the ballot). All of last year’s nominated shows — “Better Call Saul” (“Point and Shoot” by Gordon Smith and “Saul Gone” by Peter Gould), “Bad Sisters”, “Andor” (“One Way Out” by Beau Willimon), “The Last of Us”, “The White Lotus” (“Arrivederci” by Mike White), and the winner “Succession” (“Connor’s Wedding” by Jesse Armstrong) — are not on this year’s Emmy ballot, as they either concluded or didn’t air any new episodes.

Despite the open category, the submissions reflected in most of our likely contenders played it strategically safe with one or two entries from most shows. The only exception is “Shōgun,” which went for half of its debut season,...

Bob Odenkirk played the role of Saul Goodman in Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad. However, he has no idea how he became Gilligan and co-creator Peter Gould’s favorite to play the role of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman’s attorney. Odenkirk reprised his role in Gilligan’s prequel series, Better Call Saul.

Bob Odenkirk in a still from Better Call Saul | AMC

Interestingly, Gilligan saw Odenkirk in his HBO sketch series, Mr. Show with Bob and David, and was impressed with his performance. Odenkirk is also a renowned writer, having written for shows like Saturday Night Live and The Ben Stiller Show.

Bob Odenkirk Didn’t Ask Vince Gilligan About His Casting Decision in Breaking Bad

Bob Odenkirk and Bryan Cranston in a still from Breaking Bad | AMC

Bob Odenkirk first appeared in the episode, titled Better Call Saul, in the second season of Breaking Bad. He went on...

It was a surprise to many of her admiring fans that the legendary Carol Burnett was not already immortalized with her handprints in the iconic Hollywood cement. That fact finally changed on Thursday as she was surrounded by friends, co-stars and family at a brief ceremony outside of the Tcl Chinese Theater.

Before cementing herself for decades of tourists to visit, she said, “I grew up just a few blocks from here, Yucca and Wilcox. It was a block north of Hollywood Boulevard. And when I was a little girl, I can’t begin to count the times my grandmother and I would walk up her to Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Betty Grable was one of my favorites, and I remember bending down and putting my hands on her handprints, never dreaming that someday I’d be putting my hands here 80 years later.”

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Rhea Seehorn was initially devastated when she learned one particular scene from the season finale of Better Call Saul was cut off. Later on, the actress realized it was for the clarity of the narrative.

Rhea Seehorn in Better Call Saul / AMC

Seehorn recently appeared in Will Smith’s Bad Boys 4, but before that, she was known for her outstanding portrayal of Kim Wexler in the Breaking Bad spinoff. Series co-creator Peter Gould provided an explanation as to why he had to remove that important ending scene.

Rhea Seehorn Initially Hated Cut Scene In Better Call Saul

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, actress Rhea Seehorn reveals her honest sentiments after the omission of one of her favorite scenes in Bob Odenkirk’s Better Call Saul.

I was sad when I saw that it was cut. I just thought it was so cool. It was such a great callback that says,...

Bad Boys: Ride or Die is living up to the premise, “Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?” The “they” in this scenario are the U.S. Marshals, led by Judy Howard, who is played by Rhea Seehorn. The fourth film in the action-comedy series is currently enjoying a round of success as it becomes one of the bigger hits of the summer in a year where most large releases are failing to live up to expectations. While the Bad Boys series is usually a show for the duo of Martin Lawrence and Will Smith, this new installment splits the focus on some of the supporting characters — one being Captain Howard’s daughter.

Seehorn is not only riding high by being in one of the summer’s hits, but she also re-teams with Better Call Saul‘s Vince Gilligan for a new untitled AppleTV+ show. The Hollywood Reporter caught...

Kim Wexler continues to pay dividends for Rhea Seehorn. When Bad Boys: Ride or Die directors Adil and Bilall endured an “emotional rollercoaster” in 2022, they found an escape through their binge-watch of Seehorn’s acclaimed series, Better Call Saul. The two Belgian directors became so taken with her performance as Jimmy McGill’s (Bob Odenkirk) romantic partner in crime that they told themselves that they’d find a role for her to play someday. Well, someday came soon, as they then had a general meeting with her regarding Bad Boys: Ride or Die and the role of U.S. Marshal Judy Howard, the daughter of Joe Pantoliano’s beloved Bad Boys character, Captain Conrad Howard.

“Believe me, there was a part of me that was like, ‘Do they know me from anything?’ But I pretty much assume that of anybody; it wasn’t really specific to them. So I think...

Actor Kevin Costner hit a new level of stardom when he starred as John Dutton in the neo-Western show Yellowstone. The show has garnered much appreciation for its writing and performances and also has a dedicated fanbase. Though the show has yet to receive any nominations from the Primetime Emmy Awards, it has received other accolades.

One of the most memorable performances in the show is of Kevin Costner, who won the Golden Globe award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2023. He was up against stalwarts such as Jeff Bridges, Bob Odenkirk, Diego Luna, and Adam Scott. The Better Call Saul team poked fun at Costner’s win with a reference from the show on their social media.

Better Call Saul Celebrates Kevin Costner’s Golden Globe Win With A Cheeky Reference Kevin Costner in Yellowstone

Kevin Costner’s performance as John Dutton in Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone garnered...

We promise that this Better Call Saul list is all good, man.

First introduced late in Season 2 of Breaking Bad, Bob Odenkirk’s sleazy criminal lawyer extraordinaire, Saul Goodman, immediately became a scene-stealing fan favorite — and then grabbed the spotlight again in Better Call Saul when it premiered in 2015. Co-created by Breaking Bad mastermind Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould (the writer-director of Saul’s first Bad appearance), Better Call Saul serves as both a prequel and sequel to its predecessor. The series covers the years before the man known as Jimmy McGill becomes Saul Goodman, and, ultimately, Omaha Cinnabon manager Gene Takavic, the identity he takes on following the events of Breaking Bad.

Better Call Saul starts off as more of a courtroom and family drama, but the eventual emergence of Breaking Bad power players like Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) and Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) help raise the stakes...

The prequel of American crime drama series ‘Breaking Bad’ ‘Better Call Saul’, is set to premiere in Hindi on Indian television from April 1.

Created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, ‘Better Call Saul’, which is set in the early-to-mid-2000s in Albuquerque, New Mexico, delves into the evolution of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), a struggling lawyer, into the shrewd and morally complex attorney Saul Goodman.

Set within the same universe as ‘Breaking Bad’, the show offers a deep dive into Jimmy’s journey, his encounters with ethical dilemmas, and his eventual embrace of his alter ego.

The show also stars Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tony Dalton in pivotal roles.

The show has received 53 Emmy Award nominations, with Bob receiving six nominations for ‘Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series’. After six seasons, the series concluded in August 2022.

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There are certain television shows that people within the entertainment industry all watch and admire, and one of those shows was Better Call Saul, the celebrated prequel-sequel to the almighty Breaking Bad. The number of influential filmmakers who watched Saul is at least a mile long (Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky to name a few), and the brass at Marvel Studios are all included in that group. So it was hardly a surprise when Marvel sought out Saul writer-producer Marion Dayre to lead the writers’ room of Echo, a mature miniseries that’s centered on Maya Lopez/Echo (Alaqua Cox), who was first introduced as Wilson “Kingpin” Fisk’s (Vincent D’Onofrio) deaf enforcer on Hawkeye (2021).

Under the tutelage of Saul co-creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, Dayre became a two-time WGA Award-nominated TV writer. She first co-wrote season two’s “Klick,” which put Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) on...

Better Call Saul is one of the most celebrated shows in recent history, but the series just set a record that likely wasn’t expected.

The AMC show is now the television series with the most Emmy nominations without ever winning a single award.

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Throughout its six season history, the show has received 53 Emmy nominations, but didn’t win any of them. Now that the show is over, it won’t have a chance of winning.

Better Call Saul had seven nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday (January 15) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Rhea Seehorn attended as a nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series alongside cast members Giancarlo Esposito, Michael Mando, Tony Dalton, Patrick Fabian, and Peter Gould.

The show’s star Bob Odenkirk was nominated, but he didn’t attend.

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"Better Call Saul" is officially one of the best Emmy-losing shows of all time. During Monday's 75th Primetime Emmys telecast, the acclaimed AMC series went home empty-handed for the sixth season in a row, bringing its tally up to an impressively depressing zero wins and 53 losses. According to Variety, that means the drama has the worst Emmys track record of any nominee in the award show's history.

Emmy voters clearly have a penchant for acknowledging the "Breaking Bad" prequel enough to nominate it in several key categories, yet leave it out in the cold when the time comes to actually hand out trophies. Most recently, the show earned nods for stars Rhea Seehorn and Bob Odenkirk, as well as writers Peter Gould and Gordon Smith. "Better Call Saul" also made it into the competitive Outstanding Drama Series category -- as it has every year since its release. The specific episodes...

It’s official: Better Call Saul hasn’t won a single Emmy.

The acclaimed Breaking Bad spinoff scored 53 Emmy nominations over its six-season run but failed to win a single award. The final season was nominated for seven awards at the 2023 Emmys, including the top prizes of best actor in a drama series and best drama series.

During its AMC run, Breaking Bad won 16 Emmys, including two awards for best drama series.

But Saul, which also aired on AMC, couldn’t compete with its predecessor’s Emmy success.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of Monday’s Emmys, Better Call Saul actress Rhea Seehorn, nominated for supporting actress in a drama series, indicated she was happy with the series even if it went into history without an Emmy win.

“I think at this point, we all truly feel proud of the work we created, and [co-creator, finale writer-director] Peter Gould, even if I wasn’t on this show,...

After six seasons and 53 Emmy nominations, including seven for Outstanding Drama Series, Better Call Saul has left us without a single win.

The critically acclaimed Breaking Bad prequel was nominated for seven Emmys tonight, including Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor for Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman, Supporting Actress for Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler, as well as Picture Editing, Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series, Sound Mixing and two nominations in the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series category for the “Point and Shoot” episode and series finale, “Saul Gone”, but came up empty for all.

The series somehow, despite its acclaim, never matched the awards success of the mothership series, which won 16 Emmys out of 58 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, four Lead Actor wins for Bryan Cranston, three for Aaron Paul in the supporting actor category and one for Anna Gunn for supporting actress.

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Rhea Seehorn may not have won the Emmy for best supporting actress in a drama series for her Better Call Saul role at the 2023 Emmys, but she’s already teasing a reunion with Better Call Saul co-creator Vince Gilligan.

While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on the Emmys red carpet, the actress remained coy on what the series and role was, but shared some more about the role that Gilligan wrote specifically for her.

“We’re never allowed to say anything! He’s already released that it has a sci-fi element; more psychological than full space,” Seehorn told THR. “And he wrote it for me — which is hard to say without crying. And we will shoot in Albuquerque, with a lot of the same crew.”

“Vince is very loyal and likes the family of people that he has worked with and prefers to hire the same people over and over,...

The 75th Primetime Emmys offer the biggest night in television, as the stars and creators of entertainment on the small screen gather to celebrate each other. Anthony Anderson hosted the 2024 Emmys broadcast, which honored the finest in drama and comedy on television, as well as some love for limited series, variety shows, and even reality television.

"Succession" came away as the big winner with the trophy for Drama Series, as well as a couple of major acting awards for Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook. On the comedy side, "The Bear" won the top Comedy Series prize, while stars Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach all won acting awards too. Finally, in the limited series category, "Beef" walked away with the major award for Limited Series, with Steven Yeun and Ali Wong taking home acting awards. Plus, the directors and writers for all of those shows took home trophies too.

Variety’s annual Showrunners Dinner presented by A+E Studios on Thursday night gathered writers recognized on the publication’s annual TV Producers Impact List, as well as several of this year’s Emmy nominees. In addition, megaproducer Chuck Lorre was honored with Variety’s first Norman Lear Award.

Held at Merois, on the rooftop of the Pendry West Hollywood, the Variety Showrunners Dinner included a very funny acceptance speech by Lorre, who pointed out some of the similarities — but more humorously, the differences — between the two icons.

“I think everyone here understands the enormity and significance of Norman Lear’s body of work,” Lorre began. “So in accepting this award, I don’t think it’s false modesty to take a moment and focus on the very large differences between his career and my own. For starters, Norman Lear began his career writing for Hollywood legends like Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

Night two of the Creative Arts Emmys got underway at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Night one saw “The Last of Us” dominate the night with eight wins. “The White Lotus” and “The Bear” won four apiece, with “Beef” going home with three.

The evening focused on competition, unscripted and documentary programs. Hulu’s “Welcome to Wrexham” dominated the evening with five wins. “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” took home four Emmys.

Stephanie Filo made history as the first editor to be nominated in a single year for three different shows and the first Black female editor to be nominated three times in a single year. She won the Emmy for picture editing for variety programming for HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” alongside fellow editors Malinda Zehner Guerra and Taylor Joy Mason.

Speaking backstage about working with Robin Thede and on a show with a predominantly female cast and crew,...

The intent of THR‘s annual list of the 50 Most Powerful Showrunners is to provide an accurate state of the TV union — a rundown of the writer-producers selling in an increasingly fraught media climate, making culturally relevant and awards-friendly shows and serving the masses at a time when consensus entertainment has all but vanished. It’s also a great opportunity to pick some brains.

Those showrunners who made the 2023 list were polled on a variety of subjects. If Suits can become a streaming hit years after ending, what other shows deserve a similar fate? What IP are they dying to get their hands on? What’s already a pressing issue for the next WGA contract negotiation with the studios? And if they found themselves with a burner social media account, what would they do with it?

Here are some of the best answers to those and more questions.

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September 29, 2013. On that Sunday, when the clocks hit 9:00pm Et, over 10 million viewers planted themselves before their television sets, ready to watch a new "Breaking Bad" episode for the last time. One of them was this future writer.

That 10 million strong audience sat awed as story threads — some 62 episodes in the making — were finally tied up in "Felina." Walter White (Bryan Cranston) snatched a pyrrhic victory from the jaws of defeat and made a marginal penance by accepting responsibility for his sins. Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) drove off to an uncertain freedom, ringing out with a primal howl after a series' worth of suffering.

The reviews were stellar, a flood of Emmys followed, and with "Felina" as the cherry on top to an already beloved season 5, the reputation of "Breaking Bad" as one of television's titans was secured. 10 years on from "Felina," Heisenberg is definitely a name that people remember.

It has become a running record that “Better Call Saul” has yet to win a single Emmy Award from its now 53 nominations. But the AMC legal crime drama has seven last chances this year to nab a long-awaited and deserved trophy for the second half of its stellar final season, which aired last summer. Read on for a closer look at “Better Call Saul’s” final seven nominations.

While the “Breaking Bad” prequel has been hit-or-miss in a lot of other main categories in the past, it has kept a slot in the Best Drama Series category its entire run. This year, half of the lineup is a whole new crop of shows and with nomination tallies, “Better Call Saul” is in the same realm as Netflix’s former recipient “The Crown” with six and freshman series “Andor” on Disney+ and “House of the Dragon” on HBO with eight. That...

The WGA and SAG-AFTRA picket lines have been a start-studded affair filled with familiar faces from your favorite shows as they fight alongside their unions for a better future working in the industry. Among one of the most consistent picketers is Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad favorite Bob Odenkirk. Since May, the actor has been picketing alongside writers for the WGA strike and continues to rally around his fellow performers as they strike for SAG-AFTRA (which started in July). Most recently, Odenkirk got together with pals from the Better Call Saul team including stars Luis and Daniel Moncada, who play the Salamanca twins, and Patrick Fabian, who played Jimmy’s lawyer nemesis Howard, plus series creator Peter Gould and other writers and creatives from the Breaking Bad spinoff. “An amazing assemblage of Bcs folks,” Odenkirk wrote, sharing the group photo to social media on Tuesday, August 22, at the Day of Solidarity union rally.

From the majestic-but-aged environs inhabited by the British royals Netflix’s in “The Crown” and the decadent sun-drenched luxury of the San Domenico Palace resort in Taormina, Sicily, in HBO’s “The White Lotus” to the foreboding Ontario wilderness where a girls’ soccer team is stranded in Showtime’s “Yellowjackets,” the locations used in this year’s Emmy-nominated dramas loom so large they can be viewed as characters unto themselves that interact with the performers and help shape the narrative.

It’s especially true of the role Albuquerque, N.M., plays in AMC’s “Better Call Saul.” There’s no telling if the series would even exist if creator Vince Gilligan had gotten his way back in the mid-2000s and the studio suits at Sony agreed to let him use Riverside, Calif., as the setting for its predecessor “Breaking Bad” (2008-2013), which established the “Saul” characters and their dramatic universe.

Humanitas, the organization that annually honors film and television writers whose work best explores the human condition, has revealed its 2023 winners.

Among the prizewinners is Craig Mazin, who scripted Season 1 The Last of Us episode “Long Long Time” that starred Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett. Mazin won in the Drama Teleplay category, beating out fellow semifinalists that included Peter Gould who was up for the series-finale episode of Better Call Saul.

Other Humanitas category winners in TV included Amy Sherman-Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Comedy Teleplay), and Tony Phelan & Joan Rater for the pilot of A Small Light in Limited Series.

On the movie side, winners included Tyler Perry for his Tyler Perry: A Jazzman’s Blues in the Drama Feature Film category, over Rebecca Lenkiewicz for She Said and Michael Reilly & Keith Beauchamp and Chinonye Chukwu for Till. Cooper Raiff won Comedy Feature Film for his indie Cha Cha Real Smooth,...

This year’s Humanitas Prizes for screenwriting, usually handed out at Beverly Hilton ceremony, were announced via the Los Angeles Times this year in solidarity with the unions on strike, including the Unite Here Local 11 hospitality workers. And on top of awarding shows like The Last of Us and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Humanitas, an organization founded in 1974, also honored the striking Writers Guild of America itself with its “Voice for Change” award. Past winners of that award have included Ava DuVernay and Kenya Barris.

Humanitas’ mission is to tell “stories that explore the human experience because we believe that the act of acknowledging our common humanity is transformational.” With that in mind, this year the organization’s winners include The Last of Us‘ Craig Mazin for the teleplay for the emotional and critically lauded episode “Long, Long Time” in the drama television category. In the comedy equivalent, Amy Sherman-Palladino...

Better Call Saul‘s final season marks the conclusion of executive producer Melissa Bernstein’s 15-year journey that began with Breaking Bad‘s pilot shoot in 2007. The celebrated AMC drama about the rise and fall of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) paved the way for the Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman-led (Bob Odenkirk) prequel-sequel series Better Call Saul and the Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul)-centric sequel movie El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).

Considering that Breaking Bad narrowly survived the 2007-08 WGA strike with perennial low ratings until a late series Netflix bump, Bernstein remains astonished that Vince Gilligan’s mayhem-filled show went on to spawn what could be the most well-crafted shared universe to date. “It just feels like lightning in a bottle that lasted a really long time,” says Bernstein. “We’ve all pinched ourselves into bruising.”

Executive producer Melissa Bernstein

Whether by Gilligan on Breaking Bad or Peter Gould on Better Call Saul,...

It was announced this morning that beloved actor Mark Margolis had died at the age of 83. Although Margolis appeared in countless movies and TV shows, it’s safe to say that he’s best known for playing Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Many of the talent behind those shows have taken to social media to pay tribute to Mark Margolis, including Bryan Cranston and Bob Odenkirk.

Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston paid tribute to Mark Margolis on Instagram, saying, “I am very saddened today to learn of a friend’s passing. Mark Margolis was a really good actor and a lovely human being. Fun and engaging off the set, and (in the case of Breaking Bad and Your Honor) intimidating and frightening on set. His quiet energy belied his mischievous nature and curious mind… And he loved sharing a good joke. I miss him already. Rest now,...

The bell-ringing, hateful-faced Don Hector Salamanca had no shortage of enemies in Breaking Bad and its prequel Better Call Saul, but cast members and creatives from both series are remembering actor Mark Margolis fondly today. The stage and screen veteran died Thursday at 83, and tributes are all over social media from the likes of Bryan Cranston, Bob Odenkirk, Peter Gould, Michael Mando and others.

“I am very saddened today to learn of a friend’s passing,” multiple Emmy-winning Breaking Bad star Cranston wrote on Instagram. “Mark Margolis was a really good actor and a lovely human being. Fun and engaging off the set (and in the case of Breaking Bad and Your Honor), intimidating and frightening on set. His quiet nature belied his mischievous nature and curious mind…and he loved sharing a good joke. I miss him already. Rest now, Mark and thank you for your friendship and your exceptional body of work.

Bryan Cranston, Darren Aronofsky, Dean Norris and Better Call Saul showrunner Peter Gould are among those remembering their late colleague, actor Mark Margolis, who died Thursday at the age of 83 after a short illness.

Margolis was a journeyman actor who delivered a memorable performance as the bell-ringing drug runner Hector Salamanca on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. His role in the former, particularly his shocking death in the season four finale “Face Off” in 2011, earned him an Emmy nomination for guest actor in a drama series.

Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston remembered his late colleague on Instagram Friday, writing he was “very saddened” to learn of the death of his friend, whom he called both “a really good actor and a lovely human being.”

“Fun and engaging off the set, and (in the case of Breaking Bad and Your Honor) intimidating and frightening on set,” Cranston said of Margolis,...

Mark Margolis, who portrayed the menacing, bell-ringing Hector Salamanca in “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” died Thursday at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. He was 83.

His son, Morgan Margolis, announced the news.

As the former drug kingpin who continues to hover over the Albuquerque meth trade from his nursing home, Margolis left an unforgettable mark on the Vince Gilligan television universe with barely any dialogue. In 2012, he was nominated for an Emmy for his performance in “Breaking Bad.”

He returned as Hector “Tío” Salamanca for five seasons in the Bob Odenkirk-led prequel series “Better Call Saul,” where he infused a rich backstory into the character.

Born in 1939 in Philadelphia, Margolis moved to New York at a young age to pursue acting. With an early interest in theater, he landed roles in productions such as “Infidel Caesar” on Broadway. He would go on to appear in more than 50 Off-Broadway plays,...

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Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin from “Succession” (HBO)

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The final Emmy voting rounds open on Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. Pt and close on Aug. 28 at 10 p.m. Pst.

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In the final scene of “Better Call Saul,” Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) is leaving Adx Montrose prison, where she has just visited Jimmy McGil/Saul Goodman/Gene Takovic (Bob Odenkirk) for the first time since he was sentenced to 82 years behind bars. As he watches her leave from the prison grounds, he makes his signature finger guns, and she looks back with a bit of a melancholy glance. Originally, as Seehorn shot the scene, Kim returned those finger guns — but it was ultimately cut. “At first I was like sad [that it was removed] because I’m a hopeless romantic,” Seehorn says. “But [exec producer] Peter [Gould] said, ‘we watched it and it looked like Kim was back in the game, rather than Kim is saying I’m there for you forever.’ And I said oh yeah, I don’t want that. It was the right decision.”

Seehorn, Odenkirk, Gould and Giancarlo Esposito — who played Gus Fring...

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Bob Odenkirk is entering the “Better Call Saul” episode “Saul Gone” as his 2023 Emmy Award submission for Best Drama Actor. “Saul Gone” aired on August 15, 2022, and is the 13th and final episode of the AMC show’s sixth and final season.

In “Saul Gone,” Jimmy McGill (Odenkirk) faces the consequences of the conflicts caused by his three identities: the actions he made under his birth name of McGill, the federal crimes he committed as Saul Goodman, and the schemes he ran in Omaha as Gene Takavic. The episode also sees Jimmy and Kim Wexler (Emmy nominee Rhea Seehorn) coming face-to-face for the first time in six years. Three flashbacks investigate roads not travelled as Saul thinks about the person he has become and the people he lost along the way. The episode marks the series finale. “Saul Gone” was written and directed by “Better Call Saul...

No matter what happens at the 2023 Emmys ceremony in September, “Better Call Saul” will go down in television history as a 53-time nominee. That’s not too shabby. But, let’s just be real, it’s high time for the show to become an Emmy winner. To date, AMC’s spin-off of “Breaking Bad” has lost 46 times with the television academy, including six for Best Drama Series. It just nabbed seven additional nominations this year for the second half of its farewell season, so pundits everywhere are wondering: Will “Better Call Saul” finally win an Emmy?

Its seven last chance nominations are in Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actor for Bob Odenkirk, Best Drama Supporting Actress for Rhea Seehorn, Best Drama Writing for both Gordon Smith (“Point and Shoot”) and Peter Gould (“Saul Gone”), Best Picture Editing and Best Sound Mixing. In addition, “Better Call Saul Filmmaker Training” picked up...

Rhea Seehorn woke up this morning to a cat jumping on her head and an Emmy nomination. The cat part she says is normal, but the Supporting Actress Emmy nomination for her role as Kim Wexler in Better Call Saul was a pleasant surprise and a great sendoff to her character. “I don’t think I’ll ever say goodbye to her,” she says, “but I definitely mourn and grieve not getting to play her anymore. That being said, Bob [Odenkirk] and I felt really, really proud of how Peter Gould chose to end the series. I just thought it was so respectful of the fans, the characters, and the story.”

After portraying the character since 2015, Seehorn received her first Emmy nomination last year for the first part of the final season. Her nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series this time is for the last six episodes of the series,...

Nominations for the 75th Emmy awards have arrived and as expected, HBO’s “Succession” led the pack with 27 nods, including 14 for acting, the same number as last year (when it broke the record for the most in the acting categories any in a single year). “The Last of Us” came in second with 24 nominations, including Pedro Pascal’s first ever, for lead actor in a drama series. “The White Lotus” (23) and “Ted Lasso” (21) rounded out to the top four.

Netflix’s “Beef” also made history as the first limited series created by and starring Asians to land a nomination. In a statement, “Beef” exec-producer and star Ali Wong, who was nominated for limited series lead actress, said: “This is a real honor and something I never expected would happen. I wish my father was alive to experience this moment with me. Much love to Sonny (aka Lee Sung Jin) and...

During a recent Gold Derby video interview, senior editor Matt Noble spoke in-depth with Giancarlo Esposito (“Better Call Saul”) about the last season of his AMC legal drama, which is eligible at the 2023 Emmys. Watch the full video above and read the complete interview transcript below.

This “Breaking Bad” spin-off closed out its run last spring with one of the most acclaimed final seasons in television history. The series tracked Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) becoming the sleazy but charming lawyer Saul Goodman and included his run-ins with various “Breaking Bad” characters, including Esposito’s popular villain Gustavo Fring.

“In the last couple of years in ‘Better Call Saul,’ I learned to cultivate a certain vulnerability about Gus, which has been an interesting journey,” the actor revealed in our webchat. As the show came to a close, Esposito started “to think about Gus’s life” more and more, even wondering aloud,...

The past year has seen the series finales of many of our favorite dramas. Here, our writers pay tribute to a few. (There will be spoilers.)

“Succession”

As surreal as it may seem to its audience, “Succession” has really up and gone. With a mere four seasons and 39 episodes, the Jesse Armstrong-led series was a drop in the bucket when stacked against the length of similarly acclaimed dramas in HBO history, including “The Sopranos” with 86 episodes, “Game of Thrones” with 73 and “The Wire” with 60, respectively. And yet, with its fourth season arguably the show’s pinnacle, delivering a finale that was both narratively satisfying and emotionally devastating, it’s hard to argue with Armstrong’s decision to end the series on his terms, while the show was still at the height of its powers. But that doesn’t take much sting out of the loss.

Detractors of “Succession,” of which there are a few,...