Better Call Saul season 6 will be longer than usual and should air in fall 2021

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13 episodes to wrap up Saul’s story

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Better Call Saul has almost caught up with Breaking Bad, but when all the pieces finally come together? Following the season 5 finale, the show's co-creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould teased what to expect from the spin-off’s sixth (and final) season, including a longer episode count and a possible release window.

“We have these 13 episodes, and that’s it,” Gould told Rolling Stone. “There’s no ‘eventually’ anymore.”

So, what to expect of Saul’s lawyered-up finale? A certain Kimberley no-middle-name Wexler will be involved. Of her future, Gould said: “In a lot of ways, Kim is the soul in question here. We know, for better or worse, who Saul Goodman seemed to be on Breaking Bad. But what happens to Kim Wexler? Where is she headed? There’s a lot of possibilities, and a lot of not-so-great possibilities.”

As for a potential release date – things are inevitably up in the air due to real-world events forcing productions to shut down for the foreseeable future. Gilligan, though, hopes the final season will air in fall 2021.

It’s a long wait, sure, but that only gives us more time to watch Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, and El Camino all over again from the beginning. Again.

Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell
Senior Entertainment Writer

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