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The fifth season of the American television drama series Better Call Saul was announced on July 28, 2018. The series returned on February 23, 2020. It consists of 10 episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length.
Contents
Story
Season 5 promotional poster
TBA
Credits
Starring
| Cast | Portrays | Ep. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Odenkirk | James McGill | 10 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Jonathan Banks | Mike Ehrmantraut | 10 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Rhea Seehorn | Kim Wexler | 10 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Patrick Fabian | Howard Hamlin | 6 | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Michael Mando | Nacho Varga | 7 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Tony Dalton | Lalo Salamanca | 8 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Gustavo "Gus" Fring | 9 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
Guest Starring
Notable Co-Starring
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Notable Crew
TBAEpisodes
Episode 1: "Magic Man"
Directed by Bronwen Hughes
Written by Peter Gould
February 23, 2020 • 54 minutes
Directed by Bronwen Hughes
Written by Peter Gould
February 23, 2020 • 54 minutes
Episode 2: "50% Off"
Directed by Norberto Barba
Written by Alison Tatlock
February 24, 2020 • 45 minutes
Directed by Norberto Barba
Written by Alison Tatlock
February 24, 2020 • 45 minutes
Episode 3: "The Guy For This"
Directed by Michael Morris
Written by Ann Cherkis
March 2, 2020 • 54 minutes
Directed by Michael Morris
Written by Ann Cherkis
March 2, 2020 • 54 minutes
Episode 5: "Dedicado a Max"
Directed by Jim McKay
Written by Heather Marion
March 16, 2020 • 50 minutes
Directed by Jim McKay
Written by Heather Marion
March 16, 2020 • 50 minutes
Episode 6: "Wexler v. Goodman"
Directed by Michael Morris
Written by Thomas Schnauz
March 23, 2020 • 51 minutes
Directed by Michael Morris
Written by Thomas Schnauz
March 23, 2020 • 51 minutes
Episode 9: "Bad Choice Road"
Directed by Thomas Schnauz
Written by Thomas Schnauz
April 13, 2020 • 59 minutes
Directed by Thomas Schnauz
Written by Thomas Schnauz
April 13, 2020 • 59 minutes
Episode 10: "Something Unforgivable"
Directed by Peter Gould
Written by Peter Gould & Ariel Levine
April 20, 2020 • 60 minutes
Directed by Peter Gould
Written by Peter Gould & Ariel Levine
April 20, 2020 • 60 minutes
Trivia
- Interviewed by Entertainment Weekly[1], Peter Gould teased what awaits us during Season 5:
- About Saul Goodman: "It seems like Jimmy’s first move is to try to leverage all the contacts he has in the world of selling drop phones. But don’t forget, he also knows the vet, and the vet is sort of Craig’s List for the underworld in Albuquerque. So he can get quite far. The question is: how does he establish a reputation as not just a criminal lawyer but a criminal lawyer?"
- About Gene Takovic: "He’s the opposite of Saul Goodman because he speaks so very little, he’s so afraid. But I’m fascinated by that situation and by the question of: is there still any chance of redemption?"
- On April 7, 2019, Rhea Seehorn announced on Twitter[2] the start of the filming of season 5.
- Interviewed by Vulture[3], AMC President Sarah Barnett has revealed that the fifth season won’t return until 2020.
- Tony Dalton (Lalo Salamanca) is promoted to the main cast for the fifth season.[4]
- Bronwen Hughes will direct the first episode of season 5. She previously directed episode 6 of season 1 of Breaking Bad.
- Season 5 will begin with a two-night premiere. First episode will air on Sunday (February 23) after The Walking Dead episode, before returning to its usual Monday timeslot with second episode airing the next day (February 24). This is the same as first season, which also premiered with first episode airing on Sunday after The Walking Dead and aired the second episode the next day.
- It was revealed at the Television Critics Association winter press tour (January 16, 2020) that Robert Forster, Dean Norris and Steven Michael Quezada will appear in the fifth season of Better Call Saul, reprising their respective roles of Ed Galbraith, Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez.
- Robert Foster passed away on the same day that El Camino was released (October 11, 2019), his presence in the fifth season of Better Call Saul is most likely his final acting role.
- Ed Galbraith is currently the second character who appears in Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and El Camino, the first being Mike.
- Ed appeared in the flashforwards of the season premiere "Magic Man" where a panic-stricken Saul Goodman called him for another extraction. However, Saul chose not to go forward with the extraction and to instead fix the situation himself.
- "Magic Man" was dedicated to "our friend Robert Forster."
- Chuck McGill does not appear, making him the first main character to not appear in a full season after their introduction.
- The Season 5 poster contained a ripped-up photograph of Jimmy McGill put back together, leaving out the piece with his left chest, where the heart is. This symbolises Saul's personality change from caring about justice to caring about money.
- The heart is usually used as a symbol for love and care.
Promotional Photos
First Look
Character Portraits
Videos
Better Call Saul Season 5 Teaser 'Speedy Justice' Rotten Tomatoes TV
Better Call Saul Season Five Teaser Two
Better Call Saul Season 5 Teaser 3
Better Call Saul Season 5 Teaser telescene
Better Call Saul Season 5 Teaser Promo
Better Call Saul Season 5 Teaser 'Jimmy and Kim' Rotten Tomatoes TV
Better Call Saul Season 5 Featurette 'Greetings From Set' Rotten Tomatoes TV
Better Call Saul Season 5 Trailer Rotten Tomatoes TV
First Look
Better Call Saul Season 5 First Look Rotten Tomatoes TV
Awards and nominations
| Ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36th TCA Awards | Best Drama Series | Better Call Saul | Nominated |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Better Call Saul | Nominated | |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Rhea Seehorn | Nominated | |
| 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Better Call Saul Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler | Won |
| Outstanding Music Supervision | Thomas Golubić ("The Guy For This") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Nick Forshager, Kathryn Madsen, Matt Temple, Todd Toon, Jeff Cranford, Jane Boegel, Jason Newman, Gregg Barbanell, Alex Ullrich ("Bagman") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Larry Benjamin, Kevin Valentine, Phillip W. Palmer ("Bagman") | Nominated | |
| 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Better Call Saul | Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Thomas Schnauz ("Bad Choice Road") | Nominated | |
| Gordon Smith ("Bagman") | Nominated | ||
| 2020 Gold Derby Awards | Best Drama Series | Better Call Saul | Nominated |
| Best Drama Actor | Bob Odenkirk | Nominated | |
| Best Drama Supporting Actress | Rhea Seehorn | Nominated | |
| Best Drama Supporting Actor | Jonathan Banks | Nominated | |
| Best Drama Guest Actor | Dean Norris | Nominated | |
| American Film Institute Awards 2020 | Top 10 Television Programs of the year | Better Call Saul | Won |
| 78th Golden Globe Awards | Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama | Bob Odenkirk | Nominated |
| 11th Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Drama Series | Better Call Saul | Nominated |
| Best Short Form Series | Better Call Saul Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler | Won | |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Bob Odenkirk | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Jonathan Banks | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Rhea Seehorn | Nominated | |
| 32nd Producers Guild of America Awards | Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Better Call Saul | Nominated |
| Outstanding Short-Form Program | Better Call Saul Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler | Nominated | |
| 73rd Writers Guild of America Awards | Drama Series | Better Call Saul | Nominated |
| Short Form New Media – Original | Better Call Saul Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler | Nominated | |
| Episodic Drama | Thomas Schnauz ("Bad Choice Road") | Nominated | |
| Episodic Drama | Alison Tatlock ("JMM") | Nominated | |
| Episodic Drama | Peter Gould & Ariel Levine ("Something Unforgivable") | Nominated | |
| 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Bob Odenkirk | Nominated |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Jonathan Banks, Tony Dalton, Giancarlo Esposito, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn | Nominated |
Notes
- ↑ Better Call Saul creator on what lies ahead in season 5, exploring Gene
- ↑ [https://twitter.com/rheaseehorn/status/1114650064465432576 Let’s do this!!!! Season 5 @BetterCallSaul , let the shooting begin!!!]
- ↑ Why AMC Networks Is Betting So Heavily on Killing Eve
- ↑ Better Call Saul' Adds Tony Dalton As Series Regular For Season 5
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