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Which prequel series, originally pitched as a Breaking Bad spinoff many assumed would flop, follows lawyer Jimmy McGill's transformation into Saul Goodman?
Answer
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul (2015–2022) was developed as a Breaking Bad prequel focused on Jimmy McGill's slow descent into becoming the criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, and despite initial skepticism it became a critical hit in its own right.
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Better Call Saul was initially pitched as a Breaking Bad spinoff nobody wanted, yet critics ranked it equally or superior.
Other options people guess
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
- Frasier
- Joey
Topics
- spinoffs
- breaking-bad
- 1990s-2020s
- crime-drama
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