"We have a long history of creating award-winning original digital content that engages our passionate audiences," said Kim Kelleher, president of commercial revenue and partnerships for AMC Networks. The Breaking Bad spinoff will return in July for the second half of season 6, but until then, the wait can be eased with the short-form animated spinoff Slippin' Jimmy. He's a sly young slickster trying to make it through Catholic school without landing himself and his best pal Marco in detention Related: Better Call Saul: Will Rhea Seehorn Finally Get Her Emmy? Better Call Saul Now Has A Prequel Series. Yet all is not lost for Bob Odenkirk's Jimmy McGill, as US network AMC has announced an animated spin-off series based on his tricky con antics. The series gives us a peek at the childhood of Jimmy just as the main series reaches its mid-season finale. The May 23 release of all six episodes coincided with the aforementioned midseason finale of the Better Call Saul outgoing series. 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Breaking Bad is consistently rated by both critics and fans as one of the greatest television shows of all time, with its compelling plot and captivating characters enthralling audiences since its debut in 2008. It would be a serious understatement to say that fans ofVince Gilligan & Peter Gould's Bob Odenkirk & Rhea Seehorn-starring Better Call Saul are looking forward to tonight's Part 1 finale/midseason finale. Produced by Sony Pictures Television,Better Call Saulstars Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, Tony Dalton, and Giancarlo Esposito and is executive produced by Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock, Diane Mercer, and Michael Morris. That cheapens not only his character but the dramatic nature of the franchise as a whole. However, despite being coy about working with the characters of the beloved show again, both Gilligan and co-creator Peter Gould expressed a willingness on returning to the world of Better Call Saul down the road. The University of Regina's thriving community fuels our content at the Carillon! Last season also featuredthe return ofBreaking Badfan favorites Dean Norris and Steven Michael Quezada, who are reprising their rolesas Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez. It features younger versions of characters featured in Better Call Saul, though with different voice actors, as the series stars Chi McBride, Laraine Newman, and Sean Giambrone. pic.twitter.com/r0plScSVtI, Better Call Saul (@BetterCallSaul) March 19, 2021. With that said, Breaking Bad did get its own Netflix movie years after it was assumed Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) would never be seen again, so it's hard to say what the future holds.

You can read the official logline for the series below. It's going to be a bit of a wait for fans to see how Better Call Saul ends, as the series reaches the midway point of its sixth and final season. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. on March 22, 2021 at 9:39AM PDT. This is something Jimmy has even put into practice during the series, but as the animated prequel shows, he's been up to these tricks since he was a child. It is produced by Starburns (Rick and Morty) and written by Better Call Saul writers Ariel Levine and Kathleen Williams-Foshee. Watch The Better Call Saul Prequel Right Here, Avatar 2: The First Trailer And More For This Blockbuster Sequel. During SDCC earlier today, fans of Amazon's The Wheel of Time were treated to a Season 2 behind-the-scenes video and more info on "Origins.". Please share on social media! Instead, creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould have been able to provide previously unknown depths to the shallow criminal lawyer. The Clone Wars star Ashley Eckstein discusses returning to voice Ahsoka for Tales of the Jedi and sharing the character with Rosario Dawson. As of this writing, no casting announcements or release dates have been revealed. Further details about the two new projects are still under wraps and its still unclear if Odenkirk will be also lending his voice in the animated spinoff. monitoring_string = "df292225381015080a5c6c04a6e2c2dc". Before he became a con man, Jimmy was a con child. Now's here's a look at a sneak preview & series overview for AMC+'s Slippin' Jimmy: And now here's a look back at the preview images, overview & promo for tonight's Part 1 finale, "Plan and Execution": Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 7 "Plan and Execution": Jimmy and Kim deal with a last-minute snag in their plan.

It's this integrity that makesSlippin' Jimmyfeel like such a misstep. Saul Goodmans childhood has already been described in enough detail. This love of Doctor Who fandom has formed lifelong friendships and sparked the unaffiliated podcast On the Time Lash. All six episodes have been released and are now streaming on AMC+. All Rights Reserved. No resolution has yet been shown in the final season of Saul, and that will presumably be coming in the second half of season 6. All registered in England and Wales. He is a self-professed horror expert, pop culture enthusiast, and Bob Saget fanatic. Better Call Saul: Will Rhea Seehorn Finally Get Her Emmy? Produced byRick and Mortyanimators Starburn Industries,Slippin' Jimmyhas a strong production pedigree. The fourth season of Better Call Saul Employee Training is set to air this Summer. The Carillon is published by The Carillon Newspaper Inc., a nonprofit corporation that is a wholly autonomous organization with no affiliation with the University of Regina Students Union. Send an email to editor@carillonregina.com and subscribe to our pitch list! It brilliantly showcases Saul Goodmans troubled past, both as a child and as an adult, and expands his character, elevating him from the goofy comic relief character he was in Breaking Bad to a tragic and multi-dimensional anti-hero. Part of us is really hoping for more from Rhea Seehorn's Kim Wexler, even if it is in animated form. Using Better Call Saul to showcase his childhood has helped fans understand the tragic character of Saul Goodman in greater depth. Before Saul Goodman, a criminal lawyer, before Jimmy McGill, a lawyer you can trust, there was: Slippin' Jimmy! The voice cast features the likes of Kyle S. More as Young Marco, Will Vought as Trent, Jasmine Gatewood as Bobbi and Chi McBride as Principal Karras. However, the tone ofSlippin' Jimmy isa Saturday morningkid's show. As Better Call Saul approaches the end, there's no narrative value in going further back along the McGill/Goodman timeline. IfSlippin' Jimmyis for anyone, then it's for AMC. The Full Episode Of The Animated Better Call Saul Spin-Off Slippin' Jimmy Is Free Online Now. 2022 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. Its sad to say that, as a die-hard Breaking Bad fan who has seen the show over a dozen times, Ive had enough of the expansion and want the franchise to end. As the cameras are now rolling on the sixth and final season of Better Call Saul, we're facing the reality that next year we'll have to say goodbye to the successful Breaking Bad prequel series.

Marco Vito Oddo is a writer, journalist, and game designer. As production continues on the upcoming final season of Better Call Saul, AMC has officially announced the development of an animated spinoff series titled Slippin Jimmy, based on the acclaimed Bob Odenkirk-led Breaking Bad prequel. Bright 2: Was It Canceled After The Will Smith Slap? Are we slandering the cast or just pretending the whole thing didnt happen this time? Slippin Jimmy offers Saul Goodman followers to see the legendary lawyer in his childhood days.

No details were offered about the potential show beyond the title (see the tweet from the Saul official account below), but we can guess that it could be a way to fill in some of the earlier days of McGill's schemes (which would make this a prequel to a prequel if that is truly the concept). It may be soon to say definitively, but judging by the promotional materials released thus far, this contributor is not impressed. Meanwhile, Bob Odenkirk, Saul himself, has the new revenge-action movie Nobody opening in theaters on March 26. David Wolinsky The "Slippin' Jimmy" name comes from Better Call Saul, where it is explained as a nickname Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) had acquired from his days pulling scams on people. Written & directed by Thomas Schnauz. Better Call Saul Animated Prequel Slippin' Jimmy Now Streaming on AMC+. We know everything we need to know about Saul: that he was a scammer who swindled people in his neighborhood, including his own father, simply because he felt like it. Animation Magazine is also indicating that Slippin' Jimmy will "follow the adventures of young Jimmy and Chuck McGill and friends back home in Cicero, Illinois" and each episode will be an ode "to everything from spaghetti westerns to Buster Keaton to After Hours." NEXT:Better Call Saul's Series Finale Shouldn't Kill Anyone (Unlike Breaking Bad). Email news@gamespot.com. Viewers will have seven episodes to process before a break ahead of the series' final run of episodes beginning July 11.

Each episode is told in a different style paying homage to 1970s movies and TV shows, from Spaghetti Westerns to The Exorcist. Slippin' Jimmy is co-written by Better Call Saul script coordinator Kathleen Williams-Foshee (Chicago Fire) and post-production PA Ariel Levine (Breaking Bad). A one-stop shop for all things video games. RELATED: 'Better Call Saul' Season 6: Patrick Fabian on Filming the Boxing Scene and Why This Feud Won't Be So Easily Resolved. From the world of "Better Call Saul," the six-part animated series followsthe misadventures of a young Jimmy McGill and his childhood friends in Chicago, Illinois. If you've got a story worth sharing or are interested in contributing please let us know! VAT no 918 5617 01, H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No.

A new season of Employee Training and a brand new animated series, Slippin Jimmy are officially in development. Animation has come a long way since the period thatSlippin' Jimmywillinvoke. As a politically aware arts student, Mark loves to analyze movies and TV shows, drawing connections between media and the context of the wider world. Passionate about superhero comic books, horror films, and indie games, he writes for Collider and develops games for Mother's Touch Games. The animated show centers on McGills formative years in high school as he learns the art of the con with his friend Marco Pasternark and has numerous brushes with the law. Titled Slippin' Jimmy, the series will reportedly be inspired by '70s Saturday morning cartoon classics like Fat Albert and is now in active development. Hulu announced in the same week thatit will be resurrectingFuturama,a series that has already had two emotionally satisfying final episodes. In the animated series, Jimmy and Marco are still in school, the reason why they are using matching uniforms in the new art. A photo of the cast of Breaking Bad that must be from like, two spin-offs ago. So on some level, it makes sense to attempt an animated spinoff ofBetter Call Saul,especiallywhen comparing Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy to Will Arnett inBoJack Horseman,both career-best performances by actors previously known for comedy.

The products discussed here were independently chosen by our editors. All six short-form episodes of Slippin Jimmy were released yesterday, May 23, on AMC+. Better Call Saul will return for the second half of its final season in July, but until then, Slippin Jimmy isnt the only spin-off of the Bob Odenkirk show in the pipeline. His taste in movies is all-encompassing, spanning over half a century of blockbuster popcorn fare of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, arthouse cinema, obscure archival movies from around the world, and everything in between. For now, fans can catch the final episodes of Better Call Saul when the series returns to AMC and AMC+ on July 11. We know that he has been living a life on the lam under a new identity since the days of Breaking Bad, and when fans last saw the character, he had been spotted by someone who knows who he really is. Joining the animated series of shorts brought to life by Rick & Morty animators Starburns and written byBetter Call SaulwritersAriel LevineandKathleen Williams-Foshee is Coopers Bar, which ScreenRant also reported will be joined by a third spinoff show this year, a new series of Better Call Saul Employee Training Videos. Giving him one spin-off, and one with the same tone as Breaking Bad at that, is one thing but a spin-off of the spin-off? As the streaming wars heat up, it pays to have marketable content to sell to subscribers. Judging books by their covers since 1997. It's also written by Ariel Levine, who co-wroteBetter Call Saul's season 5 finale "Something Unforgivable" withVince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Enjoyed this? Streaming soon on Disney+ & with Harvey Keitel returning to his film role, here's a teaser & key art for National Treasure: Edge of History. Produced by Rick and Morty animators Starburns and written by Better Call Saul writers Ariel Levine and Kathleen Williams-Foshee, the series features the vocal talents of Chi McBride, Laraine Newman, Sean Giambrone, and more. In Season 5, Jimmy McGills decision to practice law as Saul Goodman creates unexpected and profound waves of change for those in his orbit. This could also end up becoming the very end of the Breaking Bad universe. The visual style will invoke1970s cartoons likeFat AlbertandPeanutsas it explores the childhood misadventures of "Slippin'" Jimmy McGill before he enters the legal profession and becomes the man better known as Saul Goodman. Cartoon series are no longer purely directed at children, especially in the wake of Netflix's devastating character study,BoJack Horseman. Premiering in 2023, here's the guest & recurring voice cast for Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, along with key art & a first-look clip. Saskatchewans so flat that if you squint, you can watch students run from their obligations for three days straight. The Breaking Bad prequel series starsBob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman,Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler,Michael McKean as Chuck McGill Jr,,Patrick Fabian as Howard Hamlin,Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut,Michael Mando as Nacho Vargo and Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring. Copyright The Carillon. As this is indeed the final year of Better Call Saul, fans will be wondering what to make of the Breaking Bad Universes future. 845898), Just so you know, whilst we may receive a commission or other compensation from the links on this website, we never allow this to influence product selections -. The show will follow Jimmy McGill (better known as Breaking Bad supporting character and Better Call Saul protagonist Saul Goodman) and his friends getting themselves into all sorts of wacky shenanigans in the Chicago suburbs. Slippin Jimmy is produced by Rick and Morty animators Starburns and written by Better Call Saul writers Ariel Levine and Kathleen Williams-Foshee.

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