Now that the Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul is over, the focus has turned to what series creator Vince Gilligan will do next. It turns out he’s moving to Apple TV Plus, with the streaming service ordering two seasons of his next show — and Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn (Kim Wexler) slated to take the lead role.
This news comes from Limit (Opens in a new tab), which states that the new show is a “drama of the blended genre and foundation.” So those expecting Kim to get her own show in the world of Breaking Bad will be very disappointed. But based on Gilligan’s track record (The Regardless of the Lone Gunmen), there’s a lot to be excited about here.
For starters, Seehorn has allowed the role of Kim Wexler, a potential attorney and partner in crime to Jimmy McGill before turning to Saul Goodman. The second is that the two-season guarantee means we won’t be investing in a show that has suddenly been canceled – something we pray Never Happened to Netflix’s The Sandman.
Deadline indicates that Gilligan’s next project was in high demand, with 8-9 networks reportedly lined up to hear it. Which isn’t surprising given the amount of success that both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul have had.
The site also notes that the project was looking for a serial order (as opposed to a pilot), and a budget of $13.5 million to $15 million per episode. Apple is said to have “shown great enthusiasm” and “pursued it aggressively”, which appears to have paid off on the streaming tech giant’s arm.
Don’t expect the new show to be like Gilligan’s last two shows, which were full of drugs and crime. The new show has been likened to both the Twilight Zone and The X-Files, a series in which Gilligan was heavily involved. deadline report (Opens in a new tab) From last month, the show “returns to Gilligan’s tenure in The X-Files,” but it won’t be a science fiction drama.
Instead, the show will take place in our world tweaked, focusing on people and exploring the human condition in an unexpected and surprising way. Other descriptions state that the show will be a “thought-provoking rather than a moral fable” and “an exploration of similar themes of bending reality while holding a mirror to humanity”.
Unlike The Twilight Zone, this show is not expected to be an anthology, and instead will have an extensive storyline. It’s also not clear when it will arrive, or even what it will be called. Gilligan was just said to be the model, and Sony Pictures Television would once again be responsible for actually delivering the show. So watch this space, and we’ll have more news when we hear it.
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