Bob Odenkirk Had One Rule Before Agreeing To Star In Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk reveals the first thing he said when approached about the spinoff. The popular Breaking Bad follow-up is finally returning to AMC with its sixth and final season. Consisting of 13 episodes, and split into two parts, Better Call Saul season 6 will debut its first half on April 18. The remaining half will follow on July 11. It’s a long-awaited arrival for a show that has experienced delays related to COVID-19 and also suffered a setback after Odenkirk suffered a heart attack and collapsed on-set while filming.
Odenkirk is fully recovered from the health scare and with the arrival of Better Call Saul season 6 just weeks away, the actor is looking back at arguably his most famous character and how he has evolved over the course of the spinoff. Although it’s largely a prequel, save for a select few black-and-white flashforwards, the show has deepened audiences’ understanding of the titular lawyer and introduced unforgettable new characters such as Rhea Seehorn’s Kim Wexler. Still, Odenkirk admits that he wasn’t always so crazy about Saul at first.
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Speaking with USA Today to promote his new memoir Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, the actor shed some light on the initial reservations he had about a spinoff. Odenkirk recalls that, when he was approached about the spinoff by co-creators Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan, he had a few thoughts about how his character should be written. But he worried that it would offend Gould and Gilligan. Read Odenkirk’s quote below.
“The first thing I said to Peter and Vince is you’ve got to make him likable if you want to write a show about him because I didn’t think he was likable. I
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