Better Call Saul's First Big Risk Didn't Pay Off Until Season 6

Better Call Saul could not have taken a bigger risk with its debut episode, and boldly refused to justify that gamble until the very final season. Since Better Call Saul concluded in 2022, the Breaking Bad spinoff prequel has come to be broadly considered an unabashed triumph, equal to - maybe even superior to - its esteemed predecessor. That was not the case when Better Call Saul was announced in 2013. Given the almighty reputation of Breaking Bad and the long line of failed TV spinoffs in history's rearview, the prospect of a series focused entirely around Bob Odenkirk's Jimmy McGill seemed more likely to backfire than catch fire.

Source: Screenrant