What we know about Better Call Saul season 6, including its release date, story and returning characters.
When Better Call Saul started in February 2015, it didn’t quite become the household name quite as much as its predecessor did. Now, after five excellent seasons, we’re strapped in and ready for Better Call Saul season 6. AMC confirmed the final season a month before the season 5 premiere, and it’s currently being written remotely amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Co-creator Peter Gould and the writers spent five years carefully developing each complex character, and now the stories of Jimmy, Kim, and the drug kingpins of New Mexico are ready to reach their climax. Speaking to Deadline, Gould says Better Call Saul season 6 is “going to be big, and it’s going to be resolved.” The co-creator has since provided more story hints to tide us over – more on that below. We already have a few clues as to who will survive, at least. As he plays a role in Breaking Bad, set six years after the prequel starts, it’s essentially confirmed that Jimmy ‘Saul Goodman’ McGill is safe, but there are plenty of characters that are ripe for the chop. So let’s get to it and break down what we know about the Better Call Saul season 6 release date, cast, and story. Be warned, season 5 spoilers follow. Variety confirms that Better Call Saul will conclude in 2021. Expect it to be in the latter half of next year, though: there will be three more episodes than the usual ten, and there tends to be a year gap between each season. Also, the start of production could be delayed by Covid-19. Work on the finale’s story is already underway, however. In an interview with Variety in April, Gould said “We just started working the last few weeks […] There are some things going on in the writers’ room that I’m really excited about.” The season 5 finale set up two major storylines: Kim against Howard Hamlin, and Lalo Salamanca versus, well, everyone. In the final scene we left Lalo fuming with rage after Gus’ failed assassination attempt.
