AMC Sets February 2020 Premiere For ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 5
US network AMC has set a February premiere date for the return of everyone’s favourite shady lawyer in ‘Better Call Saul‘ Season 5 with a double-bill over two consecutive nights. That should see the series return to Netflix in the UK in February too.
Bob Odenkirk returns to star as Jimmy McGill, the small-time lawyer/con-man on his transformational journey to becoming Saul Goodman, the shady lawyer of a certain two blue-meth dealing reprobates… And, judging by the little teaser (below) it looks like we may actually be getting to see Jimmy go full Saul this season.
Due to scheduling conflicts with some of the talent, it has been around 16 months since Season 4 was on our screens, so here is a little reminder of where we left things (obviously SPOILERS FOR SEASON 4 below).
In the wake of the death of his brother, Chuck, Jimmy took steps into the criminal world that put his future as a lawyer – and his relationship with Kim – in jeopardy. If you remember, for most of last season unable to work as a lawyer, due to his license suspension and an upcoming reinstatement hearing. In the finale, Jimmy makes an emotional appeal to the panel, saying he wants to bring credit to the McGill name if allowed to practice law again. It works, but the moment he gets his license back he tells Kim it’s a lie, and he will practice under an alias instead. As we head into Season 5, Jimmy’s decision to practice law as “Saul Goodman” creates unexpected and profound waves of change for those in his orbit.
The new season sees Rhea Seehorn return as Kim Wexler, along with Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut, Michael Mando as Nacho Varga, Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring, Patrick Fabian as Howard Hamlin and Tony Dalton, who is promoted from recurring role to series regular this season, as Lalo Salamanca.
‘Better Call Saul‘ Season 5 premieres Sunday, February 23, 2020, with episode 2 airing Monday, February 24, 2020 on AMC in the US. That should mean Netflix airs the drama on Monday, 24th February 2020 and Tuesday, 25th February 2020 in the UK.
