‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6: Premiere Date, Cast, and Everything Else We Know
AMC’s Better Call Saul Season 6 finally has a premiere date. The Breaking Bad spinoff and prequel series featuring Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill goes out the same way its predecessor, with a two-part finale. Find out everything we know about Better Call Saul Season 6, including the official premiere date, returning cast, and teasers about the plot.
What is the ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6 premiere date?
The Breaking Bad prequel premieres in two parts. Better Call Saul Season 6 Part one premieres on April 18, 2022, at 9 p.m. ET on AMC and AMC Plus. That evening, the premiere has two back-to-back episodes. The first part consists of seven episodes, airing weekly on AMC after the two-episode premiere. Better Call Saul Season 6 Part two premieres on July 11, 2022.
Is ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6 the final season?
Yes, Better Call Saul Season 6 is the final season of the Breaking Bad prequel series. The last season completes Jimmy’s transformation from a small-time lawyer and former con-artist into the criminal defense attorney who viewers know as Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad. Sorry fans, there won’t be a Better Call Saul Season 7, but we will finally catch up to the Breaking Bad timeline.
AMC’s Twitter teaser revealed clues to the premiere date
The Better Call Saul Twitter account first revealed the news of the season 6 premiere date with a cryptic teaser that many fans quickly figured out. The tweet included a short video of the Salamanca cousins (Daniel and Luis Moncado) walking through a crime scene, complete with skull-toed boots. They walk by two investigative markers with the letters “D” and “R.” Many viewers notice that these letters are the fourth and eighteenth letters of the alphabet. Hopeful fans believed this meant that the new season’s premiere date was April 18, 2022. AMC confirmed the news on Feb. 10 that fans correctly found the message in the Better Call Saul teaser.
‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6 cast returning
AMC’s Better Call Saul cast could not return for season 6 without Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill. The actor had a heart attack in July of 2021 that further delayed production on season 6. In addition to Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn returns to continue Jimmy’s long and complicated relationship with Kim Wexler. Jonathan Banks returns, reprising his original Breaking Bad role as cleaner Mike Ehrmantraut. Giancarlo Esposito also reprises his original role as Gus Fring, owner of fast food chain Los Pollos Hermanos. Michael Mando returns as Ignacio “Nacho” Varga, and Tony Dalton returns as Lalo Salamanca for Better Call Saul Season 6. Patrick Fabian also returns as Howard Hamlin in addition to other supporting actors.
Better Call Saul Season 1 through 4 are available for streaming on Netflix; however, season 5 is only available on AMC+. Better Call Saul Season 6 airs on AMC and AMC Plus on April 18, 2022.
