Bob Odenkirk Says Saul Goodman’s Future Lies Behind Bars

Bob Odenkirk isn’t shutting the door on Saul Goodman just yet, but he’s realistic about what that return would look like. In a recent interview, the actor made it clear that any new story involving the slippery lawyer would have to be told from behind bars.

“He’s not getting out,” Odenkirk said, emphasizing that the ending of Better Call Saul remains final.

After four seasons of Breaking Bad and six more of Better Call Saul, Jimmy McGill finally faced justice. His flamboyant alter ego, Saul Goodman, ended the saga in prison – a fitting conclusion for a man who bent the law until it snapped. For fans hoping for another spinoff, Odenkirk suggested that the prison setting could be fertile ground for new stories, from dark drama to even strange comedy.

Odenkirk admitted, however, that living inside Saul’s head isn’t easy. “Both Hutch Mansell in Nobody and Saul Goodman have big chips on their shoulders. Carrying that frustration gets exhausting after a while,” he told THR. He’d be open to more films in the Nobody series, and even a prison-bound Saul, but stressed that the decision lies with creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. “If they came up with something, I’d do it. But honestly, I think they’ve moved on.”

Gilligan is currently developing Pluribus, an Apple TV+ series starring Rhea Seehorn, due out November 7, 2025. Gould is working on Disinherited for FX. Both are chasing fresh projects, and Odenkirk acknowledges that returning to Albuquerque might not be in the cards.

For fans, though, the idea of Saul navigating prison politics, offering crooked legal tips to fellow inmates, or even becoming a prison celebrity remains tantalizing. Whether AMC ever revisits the Gilligan-verse or lets it rest as one of television’s most acclaimed sagas, Saul Goodman’s legacy is already locked down – literally.