Breaking Bad's Saul Goodman Was Nearly A Goner Thanks To A Network Note, And I Couldn't Be Happier Vince Gilligan Fought Back

Better Call Saul co-creator and esteemed Breaking Bad writer Peter Gould dropped this gobsmacking nugget of info in the impending BTS extravaganza Saul Goodman V. Jimmy McGill: The Critical Companion to Better Call Saul (via EW), penned by Alan Sepinwall and out on February 4, 2025.

But as it often goes with incredibly amazing television standouts, an ill-sighted network note nearly clipped the actor’s Saul Goodman character from existence before he could bring his signature sleaze to some of Breaking Bad’s best episodes.

Which sparked some nervousness when it came to how the shyster would properly fit into the deadly serious story.