<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Better Call Saul is an American television crime drama series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould . It is a spin - off prequel of Gilligan's prior series Breaking Bad . Set in the early 2000s, Better Call Saul follows the story of con - man turned small - time lawyer, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), six years before the events of Breaking Bad, showing his transformation into the persona of criminal - for - hire Saul Goodman . Jimmy becomes the lawyer for former beat cop Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), whose relevant skill set allows him to enter the criminal underworld of drug trafficking in Albuquerque, New Mexico . The show premiered on AMC on February 8, 2015 . The 10 - episode fourth season aired between August and October, 2018 . The show has been renewed for a fifth season . </P> <P> Jimmy is initially working as a low - paid solo practitioner, with the back room of a nail salon as his home and office . His friend and romantic interest, Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) works as a lawyer at the firm of Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill (HHM), where Jimmy and she were once employed in the mailroom . Partners at HHM include Jimmy's nemesis, Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian), and brother, Chuck McGill (Michael McKean). Mike conducts illegal drug - related activity with Nacho Varga (Michael Mando), in addition to becoming right - hand man for drug lord Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito). Odenkirk, Banks and Esposito are all reprising their starring roles from Breaking Bad . </P>

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