Bob Odenkirk has fueled renewed speculation about a Better Call Saul revival, but don’t expect Saul Goodman to be walking free anytime soon. In a recent interview, the actor who famously played Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman made it clear that if there is ever another chapter in the Better Call Saul universe, it would have to take place inside prison, because Saul is serving a long sentence that won’t end.
Odenkirk, speaking with TODAY in August 2025, said he wouldn’t rule out revisiting the character, but stressed that certain conditions would need to be met for a revival to work. The most important and unavoidable factor, he explained, is Saul’s incarceration. “He’s not getting out (of prison). If there’s another Saul show, it takes place inside prison,” Odenkirk said, directly referencing the character’s fate as established in the series finale of Better Call Saul.
That ending, which shows Jimmy McGill convicted and serving an 86-year sentence after confessing to his lifetime of criminal activity, reflects how co-creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould chose to conclude his arc in the six-season run. The final episode, titled “Saul Gone,” closed the book on Jimmy’s life outside prison, making incarceration the new status quo rather than something that could easily be retconned.
In addition to setting the location for any revival, Odenkirk emphasized that he’d want the original creators, Gilligan and Gould, involved if a new series were ever developed. He praised them as “some of the best writers who ever worked in TV,” and said he would only take part in a revival if they were actively shaping the story.
Despite his openness to the idea in principle, Odenkirk also acknowledged the practical realities: the creators have moved on to other projects, and all three have busy schedules. That, combined with the narrative challenge of building a compelling story set inside a prison with a character like Saul, makes the prospect uncertain even if the actor himself is game under the right conditions.
For fans of the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul universe, Odenkirk’s comments serve as both a tease and a reality check: while the door isn’t completely closed on further adventures with Saul Goodman, any such continuation would be very different from the original series and firmly rooted behind bars.
