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Better Call Saul (TV Series)

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Breaking Bad (TV Series)

Original title: Better Call Saul (TV Series)
Year: 2015
Running time: 47 min.
Country: United States
Director: Vince Gilligan (Creator), Peter Gould (Creator), Colin Bucksey, Adam Bernstein, Larysa Kondracki, Michelle MacLaren, Terry McDonough, Nicole Kassell, Thomas Schnauz, John Shiban, Keith Gordon, Michael Slovis, Scott Winant, Daniel Sackheim, Minkie Spiro
Screenwriter: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Ann Cherkis, Jonathan Glatzer, Heather Marion, Bradley Paul
Music: Dave Porter
Cinematography: Arthur Albert, Michael Slovis
Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Michael McKean, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, Gene N. Chavez, Julie Ann Emery, Raymond Cruz, Mel Rodriguez, Jeremy Shamos, Amy Davidson, Kerry Condon, Giancarlo Esposito, Ann Cusack, Clea Duvall, Robert Forster, Tony Dalton
Producer: AMC, High Bridge Productions, Crystal Diner Productions, Gran Via Productions, Sony Pictures Television
Genre: TV Series. Drama. Comedy | Spin-off. Prequel. Black Comedy. Crime
Movie Groups: Breaking Bad
Synopsis / Plot: Better Call Saul is the prequel to the award-winning series Breaking Bad, set six years before Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) became Walter White’s lawyer. When we meet him, the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and often against, Jimmy is "fixer" Mike Erhmantraut (Jonathan Banks), a beloved character introduced in Breaking Bad. The series will track Jimmy's transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts "criminal" in "criminal lawyer."

Awards: 2020: Emmy: Nominated for Best Drama Series, Writing & Supporting Actor

2019: Emmy: 6 Nominations including Best Drama, Actor & Supp. Actor

2017: Emmy: 5 Nominations including Best Drama, Directing & Writing

2016: Emmy: Nominated for Best Drama Series, Actor (Odenkirk) & Sup. Actor (Banks)

2015: Emmy: 4 Nominations including Best Drama Series & Writing

2017: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor Drama (Bob Odenkirk)

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2016: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor Drama (Bob Odenkirk)

2015: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor Drama (Bob Odenkirk)

2018: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - TV Programs of the Year

2016: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - TV Programs of the Year

2015: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - TV Programs of the Year

2018: Critics Choice Awards: 3 Nomin. incl Best Drama Series & Actor (Odenkirk)

2017: Critics Choice Awards: Nom. for Best Actor (Odenkirk) y Sup. Actor (McKean)

2016: Critics Choice Awards: Best Drama Actor (Bob Odenkirk). 3 Nominations

2018: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series (Odenkirk)

2017: Satellite Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Michael McKean)

2016: Satellite Awards: 4 Nominations including Best TV Series Drama

2015: Satellite Awards: Best TV Series Drama & Supp. Actress (Seehorn). 4 Nominations

2018: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Series, Drama

2016: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Series - Drama

2015: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Series - Drama

2018: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated Best Screenplay Drama Series

2017: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Screenplay in Episodic Drama

2016: Writers Guild of America (WGA): 4 Nominations inc. Best Screenplay Drama-Series

2015: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Screenplay in Episodic Drama. 3 Nominations

2018: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nom. Best Ensemble Drama Series & Actor (Odenkirk)

2017: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Actor Series Drama (Odenkirk)

2015: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Actor Series Drama (Odenkirk)

2017: TCA Awards (Television Critics Association): Nom. for Outstanding Drama

Critics' reviews

"[5th Season Review]: This is a show with a lot to say about the world we live in, in ways that are richer and more hard-hitting than its big brother series ['Breaking Bad'] (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

Adam Chitwood: Collider
"[5th Season Review]: Another superb season (...) As usual, 'Saul' operates with confidence and impeccable craft (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Gabriel Bergmoser: Den of Geek
"[5th Season Review]: In an episode-by-episode sense as new installments unfold, the show seems at times to have perhaps more vision than plan: A sense of itself, but a manner of getting there too halting by half"

Daniel D'Addario: Variety
[5th Season Review]: What a wonder this show is (...) With next season already established to be the last, 'Better Call Saul' is catching up to 'Breaking Bad' faster than ever before."

Chris Evangelista: SlashFilm
"[5th Season Review]: The sure and steady hand of creators Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan knows what is right and what is wrong—and it is never afraid to reveal what can happen when that line gets crossed."

Liz Shannon Miller: Paste Magazine
"[5th Season Review]: It's an exquisitely sad story that also serves as a reminder that even Kim, the heart of the series, is a little unknowable (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"

Kelly Connolly: TV Guide
"[4th Season Review]: What strikes me is that there are a lot of tiny delights"

Darren Franich: Entertainment Weekly
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