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Plot. In October 1988, twelve-year-old Bill Denbrough makes a paper sailboat for Georgie, his six-year-old brother. Georgie sails the boat along the rainy streets of small town Derry, Maine, only to have it fall down a storm drain.
Set 25 years after the events of the original Twin Peaks, the season follows multiple storylines, many of which are linked to FBI agent Dale Cooper (MacLachlan) and his 1989 investigation into the murder of high school student Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee).
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Development
In March 2016, AMC announced that Better Call Saulwas renewed for a 10-episode third season which premiered April 10, 2017. Early in the writing stages, series co-creator and co-showrunner Vince Gilligan left the writers room to focus on new projects. This resulted in Peter Gould, who also created and developed the show, becoming the sole showrunner, a transition that had been planned since the series' beginning.
Casting
The third season of Better Call Saul features the return of several of the original cast from Breaking Bad, most notably Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring), who returned in the second episode "Witness". In a Q&A with AMC, Esposito expressed excitement on his return into the Breaking Baduniverse, saying, All of the main cast members returned for this season. Bob Odenkirk returns as Jimmy McGill, Jonathan Banks returns as Mike Ehrmantraut, Rhea Seehorn returns as Kim Wexler, Patrick Fabian returns...
Filming
Better Call Saul is set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the same location as its predecessor. In the first scene from the first episode, Jimmy is hiding his real identity under his Gene Takavic alias while working at a Cinnabon in a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska. The Cinnabon scenes in Better Call Saul are set in Omaha, but filmed at the Cottonwood Mallin Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Main
1. Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill, a lawyer who is involved in a feud with his brother Chuck. In the present, he manages a Cinnabon store in Omahaunder the alias Gene Takavic. 2. Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut, a former Philadelphiapolice officer, who is engaged in a feud with the Salamancas after they threatened his family. 3. Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler, a lawyer and Jimmy's close friend and lover, who also co-founds a law firm with him. 4. Patrick Fabian as Howard Hamlin, Chuck's law part...
Recurring
1. Mark Margolisas Hector Salamanca, Tuco's uncle and the leader of the Salamanca drug ring. 2. Jeremiah Bitsui as Victor, Gus's henchman, reprising his role from Breaking Bad. 3. Kerry Condon as Stacey Ehrmantraut, Mike's widowed daughter-in-law and the mother of Kaylee Ehrmantraut. 4. Tina Parker as Francesca Liddy, Saul's secretary, reprising her role from Breaking Bad. 5. Omar Maskatias Omar, Jimmy's assistant at Davis & Main. 6. Vincent Fuentes as Arturo, a criminal associate of Hector S...
Guest stars
1. Max Arciniega as Domingo "Krazy-8" Molina, reprising his role from Breaking Bad. 2. Ray Campbell as Tyrus, reprising his role from Breaking Bad. 3. Laura Fraser as Lydia Rodarte-Quayle, reprising her role from Breaking Bad. 4. Lavell Crawford as Huell Babineaux, reprising his role from Breaking Bad. 5. Steven Bauer as Don Eladio Vuente, reprising his role from Breaking Bad. 6. Kimberly Hebert Gregoryas Kyra Hay, a deputy district attorney. 7. Brendan Fehras Bauer, a military captain. 8. Jo...
Critical response
The third season of Better Call Saul, much like the previous two, received universal acclaim, particularly for McKean's performance as Chuck, and the character development of Jimmy McGill. On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has an approval rating of 98% based on 175 reviews, with an average rating of 8.78/10. The site's critical consensus is: "Better Call Saul shows no signs of slipping in season 3, as the introduction of more familiar faces causes the inevitable transformation of its lead...
Chuck's arc
Jimmy tries to make amends with Chuck in the season finale "Lantern", but Chuck coldly cuts ties with Jimmy, telling him that "he never really mattered all that much to him". After Chuck forces Jimmy away, his EHS symptoms begin to re-emerge, and he becomes obsessed with disabling all electronic devices in his home to the point of tearing walls open to remove the wiring. He eventually reaches a breaking point and knocks a gas lantern over, setting fire to his house. After this scene, there wa...
The third season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in region 1on January 16, 2018. The set contains all 10 episodes, plus audio commentaries for every episode and several behind-the-scenes featurettes.
Outside the U.S. in certain international markets, season 3 was released on Netflixwith episodes available the day after the episodes were broadcast on AMC.
Talking Saul
Talking Saul is a live aftershow hosted by Chris Hardwick, which features guests discussing episodes of Better Call Saul. These episodes discussed the third-season premiere and finale episodes of Better Call Saul.
Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training with Gus Fring
AMC released a series of ten short videos on YouTube and their social media accounts during season three as Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training with Gus Fring, combining live-action shots featuring Esposito as Gus along with animated segments, presented as employee training videos for Gus's Los Pollos Hermanos restaurant workers. The series won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Seriesin 2017.
No Picnic
On June 19, 2017, the night of Saul's season finale, fans were able to access the three-minute short film No Picnic, which feature the Kettlemans, who were not seen since the first season. The short, directed by Saulassociate producer Jenn Carroll and written by the show's writers' assistant Ariel Levine, shows the Kettleman family organizing a picnic close to family patriarch Craig, who is seen picking up roadside litter with his fellow inmates as part of his prison sentence. Fans were origi...
Better Call Saul on NetflixBetter Call Saul at IMDbTwin Peaks (promoted as Twin Peaks: The Return) is a revival and direct continuation of the original Twin Peaks television series, often regarded as its third season. The season follows several interconnected storylines set twenty-seven years[note 1] after "Episode 29", all connected either...
Sep 14, 2017 · News. Twin Peaks Season 3 Episode Guide. Here's everything you need to know about Showtime's Twin Peaks Season 3, including an episode guide. By Shamus Kelley | September 14, 2017 | | 0. It’s...
May 22, 2017 · A local librarian has been murdered in her apartment, by someone who put her severed head atop someone else’s body. Fingerprints in the room match a school principal, Bill Hastings (Matthew...
Upon the unexpected death of his father, Daniel Rimsdale returns home to try to salvage the floundering family lumber business, find out who killed his father, and save his family from financial ruin. Howe... Read all. Director. Barry Andersson. Writer. Karen R. Hurd. Stars. Joseph Bezenek. Christina Baldwin. Anna Stranz.
