‘Better Call Saul’ Addicts Should Watch These 4 Shows While Waiting for Season 6

'Better Call Saul' fans have to wait until 2022 for the final season to drop. For now, these 5 shows can help pass the time while they wait for Jimmy McGill to come back.

by Amanda Harding

Published on August 15, 2021

2 min read

Fans can binge-watch ‘Breaking Bad’ again

It may seem like the obvious answer, but it bears repeating. Anyone who truly loves Better Call Saul should go back to the very beginning and watch the show that started it all: Breaking Bad. Not only will the series provide hours upon hours of viewing pleasure, but it will also provide context for all those subtle hints sprinkled throughout Better Call Saul.

For instance, the flashback scenes with Gus Fring help explain some of his motivations for wanting revenge on the cartel. And Saul Goodman bears little resemblance to the Jimmy McGill fans encounter in Better Call Saul. However, his journey to becoming that person is part of what makes Better Call Saul so compelling.

They can discover ‘Better Call Saul’ secret episodes

Fans of the hit AMC series Better Call Saul can obviously re-watch early seasons while they’re waiting for season 6 to drop. But that’s not all. In addition to the regular series episodes, there are several secret episodes with additional content that not everyone knows about.

The first of these is a set of Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training videos starring Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring). These won the Emmy in 2017 for the category Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.

Jonathan Banks (Mike Ehrmantraut) takes the lead on some tongue-in-cheek Madrigal Electromotive Security Training.

The most recent secret episodes are called Better Call Saul Employee Training: Legal Ethics With Kim Wexler. All are available on AMC’s YouTube channel.

‘Better Call Saul’ fans may like ‘Fargo’

There’s the movie Fargo and then there’s the TV series that’s based on that cult classic. In it, Minnesota natives solve crimes amid a backdrop of satirical dark humor. The series is gritty yet funny and appeals to a similar crowd as Better Call Saul.

And maybe best of all, Better Call Saul lead Bob Odenkirk appears on the show as police chief Bill Oswalt.

‘Ozark’ draws comparisons to ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’

There are plenty of diehard fans who claim Ozark is nothing like Breaking Bad, but it’s hard to ignore the similarities. The drama follows a regular family caught up in a money-laundering scheme with some seriously shady people. Jason Bateman leads the Emmy-nominated ensemble that will help satisfy that Better Call Saul craving for now.