There comes a point in everyone's life when they immerse themselves in the world of Breaking Bad, either by choice, recommendations, curiosity, or peer pressure; almost like a rite of passage in the vibrant world of avid bingers. Its spin-off, Better Call Saul, propelled Bob Odenkirk from a comedic sidekick to a dramatic leading man of the Golden Age of television, winning several awards for its six-season AMC run. Adding depth to the Breaking Bad mythos and winning hearts through its slow-burning narrative, moral ambiguity, and richly flawed characters, Odenkirk left behind a character that demands more episodes. 

Breaking out of the parent series, the addictive story of Jimmy McGill lingers longer than the substance, a market for which is perennially prosperous.

Now finding a home in Netflix's smorgasbord of gritty, character-based dramas, Better Call Saul has become one of the few stories that have moved audiences in the same way that this complex prequel has, and its demand prevails. In an interview with TODAY (via Variety) recently, the show's iconic lead, Bob Odenkirk, commented on reviving it for a seventh season. His answer was blunt: Saul is in jail serving an 86-year sentence for his crimes, and "he's not getting out." Though open to the idea of a reboot, Odenkirk added, "If there's another Saul show, it takes place inside prison."

Odenkirk expressed that he is game to reprise his role as the lawyer-cum-scam artist Jimmy McGill, also known as Saul Goodman, provided the original creators, Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, remain actively involved. Showering them with praises, deeming them some of the best writers who ever worked in TV, he stressed that he would reprise the role under their guidance. However, the dark cloud of this silver lining is that he immediately tempered the expectations, observing that all key players have moved on with different projects, keeping them occupied.

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Even while behind bars, Saul Goodman has raised it high enough for neo-noir legal crime dramas for ages to come.

Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, who wrote the Breaking Bad episode titled, Better Call Saul, knew right at the beginning that Saul Goodman was too good to be limited within the main show. They began considering a spin-off in 2009, which finally materialized in 2013, taking television by storm and earning a record 53 Emmy Award nominations. As the former con artist turned respectable criminal defense attorney broke onto the scene, the prequel craftily explored several nuances of his moral decline, navigating his odyssey into the criminal underbelly of Albuquerque, leading up to the events of Breaking Bad.

With six seasons and 63 episodes, the show won critical praise for its writing rife with enticing cinematography and morally complex storytelling, making Better Call Saul, a spin-off that perhaps even surpassed its parent show. Though the series finale served up a moving and poetic denouement where Saul tries to reclaim shards of conscience behind bars, Netflix subscribers continue to hope for his return to his iconic criminal affair. 

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