It’s confirmed: Breaking Bad stars Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) are returning for the final season of Better Call Saul.
According to Variety, showrunner Peter Gould announced the news at a “Better Call Saul” panel at PaleyFest LA on Saturday. This came after series fans had speculated about Walt and Jesse cameos for literally years.
“I don’t want to spoil anything for the audience, but I’ll say the first question we had when we started the show was, ‘Are we going to see Walt and Jesse on the show?’ Instead of dodging, I’ll just say yes,” Gould said from the podium.
“How or the circumstances or anything, you’ll just have to find that out for yourself, but I have to say that’s one of many things I think you’ll discover this season.”
“If you can believe it, there’s more,” lead actor Bob Odenkirk joked before Gould stopped him from revealing anything important.
Better Call Saul is a spinoff prequel to Breaking Bad set years before criminal defense attorneys Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill (Odenkirk) met. The story also follows Saul in a post-Breaking Bad world where he hides from enemies while working at a Cinnabon in Omaha. Fans pointed out that including Walt and Jesse in the story was never really necessary, but that doesn’t mean they’re against the idea.
Odenkirk told Variety, “Personally, I feel like the two shows – ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ – are even more intertwined in the final season than they’ve ever been. And I think that’s surprising and cool, and it’ll make you want to watch Breaking Bad again.”
Over the years, Better Call Saul has become as popular as the original series it is based on, thanks to excellent storytelling and acting. Many Breaking Bad cast members like Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis), Don Eladio (Steven Bauer), the Salamanca twins (Luis and Daniel Moncada), Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) and Steven Gomez (Steven Michael Quezada) have embraced it team attached pour.
Meanwhile, Breaking Bad fans have embraced the new characters and fear for their fate at the end of the final Season 6, which catches up with the beginning of Breaking Bad. With neither of them being part of the original show and the writers meticulous about continuity, they fear the worst for fan favorites Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) and Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton).
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie focused on Jesse’s story after he escaped the compound where he was being held hostage at the end of Breaking Bad. Walter White appeared in this film via flashbacks. A similar technique could be used for “Better Call Saul”.
According to Variety, the final season of Better Call Saul will be split into two parts. The series returns to AMC on April 18 with the first seven episodes, while the second six episodes are scheduled for July 11.
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