Slippin' Jimmy is back! And he faces an incredible uphill battle in the first official poster forBetter Call Saul Season 2. All-new episodes of the critically acclaimed,Emmy-nominatedseriesBetter Call Saulbegin airing on Monday, February 15th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. And as we can see from this latest image, Jimmy’s inevitable transformation into Saul Goodman is going to be agonizing for everyone involved.
A prequel to the award-winning seriesBreaking Bad, the series follows down-on-his-luck Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) as he navigates the moral dilemmas of the legal world while trying to step out of his older brother’s shadow and make a name for himself.Season 1found Jimmy stumble upon a large class-action lawsuit, which led to a promising job opportunity at a large firm. Having arrived at a fork in the road, will Jimmy take the straight and narrow path with a safe corporate job or will he fall back into his “Slippin' Jimmy” con-artist ways? Here’s what executive producer and showrunnerPeter Gouldhad to say in his statement about the second season.
“Jimmy McGill’s journey takes surprising, left-handed turns in Season 2 ofBetter Call Saul. He goes to places we’d never, ever expected. As for Mike Ehrmantraut, he’s pulled deeper into a world he was sure he’d left forever. We can’t wait to share the next chapter ofBetter Call Saulwith the fans who have embraced the show.”
Better Call Sauldebuted in February 2015 as the season’s #1 new series on cable among viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. It now holds the title as the 3rd highest-rated first season in cable history among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 since Nielsen began measuring live+3 viewing, afterFear the Walking Deadat #1 (2015) andThe Walking Deadat #2 (2010). Its inaugural season garnered seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, and won two Critics' Choice TV Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series (Bob Odenkirk) and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Jonathan Banks) and the TCA Award for Outstanding New Program.
Better Call Saul Season 2is executive produced by showrunnersVince GilliganandPeter Gould,Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein andThomas Schnauz, with Gennifer Hutchison as co-executive producer. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television. In addition toOdenkirk, the series starsJonathan Banksas Mike Ehrmantraut,Michael McKeanas Jimmy’s brother, Chuck McGill, Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler,Patrick Fabianas Howard Hamlin andMichael Mandoas Nacho Varga. Take a look at the first poster forBetter Call Saul Season 2, and stay tuned for more on the highly-anticipated return of this hit series.
