The sixth and final season of the AMC television series Better Call Saul premiered on April 18, 2022, in the United States, and concluded on August 15. Created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, it serves as a spin-off of Breaking Bad, taking place both before and after the events of the series. It consisted of 13 episodes and was broadcast in the U.S. on AMC, and its streaming service AMC , with Netflix releasing each episode the next day to certain international markets. It was split into two parts consisting of various storylines; the first consisting of the first seven episodes and concluding by May 23, before resuming with the second half of the six final episodes on July 11. Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, Tony Dalton, and Giancarlo Esposito all reprise their roles from previous seasons. The first nine episodes depicts Jimmy McGill (Odenkirk)'s increasing involvement with the illicit activities of meth cooks Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), and his transition into the eponymous persona "Saul Goodman" as he and his wife Kim Wexler (Seehorn) execute their plan to resolve the Sandpiper case by ruining Howard Hamlin's career (Fabian). Simultaneously, it also depicts Lalo Salamanca's (Dalton) attempts to disrupt Gus Fring's (Esposito) operations and expose his disloyalty to the drug cartel. The final three episodes take place after the events of Breaking Bad, showcasing Jimmy living in Omaha, Nebraska under the alias of "Gene Takavic", hiding from the authorities after Walter's demise. It received critical acclaim among critics, being praised for the cast performances, writing, visuals, emotional weight, and connections to Breaking Bad.
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