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Rhea Seehorn is set to receive SeriesFest’s “Excellence in Acting Award” during the festival’s 11th season on May 2, Variety can exclusively announce.

Seehorn will be recognized at the annual television festival’s Soirée event. The Emmy Award-nominated actress recently starred in and executive produced “Cooper’s Bar,” which began as an independent series before being picked up at AMC Networks. Prior to her Emmy-nominated work in “Cooper’s Bar,” she starred in “Better Call Saul” as Kim Wexler (which landed her two Emmy nominations), “Veep,” “Whitney” and the 2019 reboot of “The Twilight Zone” narrated by Jordan Peele.

“Rhea Seehorn exemplifies the spirit of the Excellence in Acting Award through fearless performances, artistic integrity and a commitment to authentic storytelling,” SeriesFest co-founders Randi Kleiner and Kaily Smith said in a joint statement. “From her iconic role in ‘Better Call Saul’ to her incredible work on ‘Cooper’s Bar,’ she continues to champion...

Rhea Seehorn and Vince Gilligan are back in action with their new Apple TV+ series, and this time, it is going to be a mind game of the first order. With his cult classic shows that revolved around meth labs and courtrooms, this time around, he is bringing a psychological treat for his viewers, that too in a sci-fi setting.

Hold up before you start imagining a Jetsons kind of backdrop with spaceships flying and people living in a post-apocalyptic world. This is going to be a more human form of sci-fi.

Rhea Seehorn in Better Call Saul | Credit: Sony Pictures

The upcoming Albuquerque-based Apple TV+ series, which is currently untitled, is going to feel similar in its tone while exploring a completely different genre. He describes it as a ‘mild science fiction, ‘ and it will be very interesting for fans to see Rhea Seehorn’s metamorphosis into the new role.

Apple TV+ was one of the latest giants in the business to make the shift to streaming and join the wars against Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Max, and Disney+. The platform has been the home for some incredible shows. It features ongoing hits like Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, and Severance, to cancelled projects like Time Bandits.

Earlier this year, Apple TV+ reported a loss of $1 billion in its streaming vertical (via Variety), but it still seems to be going strong in producing content. With over 45 million subscribers, the platform has a host of new shows to offer, with some incredible talent involved both in front and behind the camera. Here are 15 upcoming shows from Apple TV+ that have already been filmed.

1. Down Cemetery Road

Starting off, Emma Thompson’s thriller drama series Down Cemetery Road is one of the most anticipated shows from Apple TV+. The series, based on the book by Mick Herron,...

Shout! Studios, the multi-platform media company backed by Oaktree Capital Management, has acquired Gravitas Ventures from Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc.

The deal was finalized over the weekend, we hear, with employees at Shout! being notified this morning. It came following rumblings of multiple layoffs at boutique distributor Gravitas. When Deadline reached out to various staff members at the distributor, we were met with bounce-backs, seemingly confirming sudden departures.

The ambition on Shout!’s part is to grow its content portfolio with the acquisition of entertainment companies and their content libraries, while continuing to partner with independent rights owners to monetize content and launch new streaming channels.

Going forward, Shout! Studios and Gravitas Ventures will operate as two distinct brands. Each will continue to actively distribute content from its respective catalogue, leveraging a scaled combined distribution organization to better monetize content across traditional and digital channels. The deal gives Shout! access to more than 3,300 scripted,...

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MobLand breaks ratings records

The new series starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren is a massive hit. MobLand shattered Paramount+ records for its March 30 premiere, achieving the platform's largest global series launch ever. The Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios program drew 2.2 million viewers on its first day and amassed 9.7 million social media views. In addition, it earned a "certified fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. MobLand, which also stars Paddy Considine and Joanne Froggatt, is created by Ronan Bennett and tells the gritty story about warring mobster families.

Your first look at Ryan Phillippe in Motorheads

Prime Video has released the first image of Ryan Phillippe in Motorheads, the new young-adult action series premiering May 20. Per the logline, Motorheads tells the story of "first love, first heartbreak, and turning the key in your first car." In addition to Phillippe, the...

SeriesFest has announced the full lineup for its 11th season, including keynote panels, special screenings, podcast tapings and awards presentations. Taking place in Denver from April 29 to May 4, SeriesFest 2025 guests will include Tawny Cypress (“Yellowjackets”), Mayan Lopez (“Lopez vs Lopez”), Stephen Moyer (“Art Detectives”), Rhea Seehorn (“Cooper’s Bar”), Jocko Sims (“Gross Pointe Garden Society”) and Lisa Ann Walter (“Abbott Elementary”).

Also on tap are additional stars, producers and executives from “Doc,” “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” “The Real Housewives of New York,” “St. Denis Medical” and “The Voice.”

SeriesFest will also host a series of special screenings with panels including Bad Bangs LLC and Small Ideas’ “Hal & Harper” starring Mark Ruffalo, Lili Reinhart and Cooper Raif. Other screenings include Acorn TV’s “Art Detectives,” UCP and Peacock’s upcoming “Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy,” Netflix’s “It’s Bruno!” and the AMC original “Cooper’s Bar.”

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“Better Call Saul!” That’s where it all started. That smile. That damned smile. We became fans of Bob Odenkirk ever since that infamous commercial aired in Breaking Bad.

We became fans of Jimmy McGill, aka Saul Goodman, when iconic writers Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould wrote the story for Better Call Saul. However, Bob Odenkirk had some initial doubts about the spin-off.

Bob Odenkirk in a still from Better Call Saul | Credits: Sony Pictures Television Studios Bob Odenkirk was concerned about Better Call Saul

There was no doubt in the iconic character of Saul Goodman. The man knows how to steal the spotlight whenever he makes an appearance in Breaking Bad. Helping Walter White and Jesse Pinkman run their drug empire, it was time for this attorney to get his own show.

A still from Better Call Saul | Credits: Sony Pictures Television Studios

So when Breaking Bad ended and Walter White got his end,...

The crime drama genre reached an all-time high when Breaking Bad took over the AMC screens in 2008. What started with no networks showing interest in the project to it being one of the most loved shows out there, this masterpiece has truly come a long way. Born out of the genius of Vince Gilligan, the show depicted how decisions can turn someone’s life upside down.

In Breaking Bad’s case it was Bryan Cranston’s Walter White, who, after his cancer diagnosis, wants to provide for his family. But his plan quickly spirals out of control into a chilling journey of greed and destruction. After this show came its prequel, Better Call Saul, and it’s safe to say that it perfectly captured the essence of its predecessor.

Bryan Cranston in a still from Breaking Bad | Credits: AMC

The show Better Call Saul dives deeper into the backstory of morally bankrupt lawyer Saul Goodman.

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Better Call Saul Season 6.

Across its six-season run, Better Call Saul, the prequel to AMC's beloved Breaking Bad, achieved the rare feat of transcending its predecessor to become an acclaimed series in its own right. As with all prequels, Better Call Saul had the tricky task of not only setting up the events of Breaking Bad, but also bringing the story of Albuquerque's shiftiest lawyer to a satisfying conclusion. Thankfully, showrunners Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan, and their writing team managed to pull it off, and then some. But with nearly three years since the show's conclusion, even the biggest fans of Gilligan's meth-ridden New Mexico might have forgotten exactly what happened to all the series' main characters. Let's take a look at where Better Call Saul leaves its (anti)heroes.

Jimmy McGill, a.k.a. Saul Goodman AMC

Better Call Saul actually gives its protagonist,...

According to a report published today in The Information, Apple TV+, the media streaming service created by the tech giant in 2019, is posting an annual $1 billion loss. While streamer start-ups are expected to struggle at first as they build up their subscriber base and original programming library, they should be headed toward something approaching profitability six years in. For instance, Comcast's Peacock, which launched in 2020, went from losing $2.5 billion in 2022 to $372 million in 2024. That's still a load of red ink, but at least they're losing money in the right direction.

So why is Apple TV+ still hemorrhaging so much cash despite being home to such popular and/or celebrated series as "Severance," "Ted Lasso," "The Morning Show," and "Shrinking?" And why isn't Apple freaking out over it?

It's a bit of a mystery, actually, and it should be a sad commentary on the state of the entertainment industry that...

When the Marvel Cinematic Universe was standing at a precipice, Captain America: Brave New World pulled out a stellar performance at the Box Office to level things up.

Anthony Mackie’s first MCU movie as the protagonist had managed to deliver the goods. It couldn’t have come at a better time for the franchise, which was facing questions regarding its very relevance. And Giancarlo Esposito had a huge role in the movie’s success.

Giancarlo Esposito had a great time playing Sidewinder Giancarlo Esposito did a great job in Captain America: Brave New World || Marvel Studios

While Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford will walk away with the honors for making Captain America: Brave New World the success it turned out to be, Giancarlo Esposito‘s contribution can not be sidelined.

Essaying the role of Seth Volker Aka Sidewinder, a comic book villain who, as the leader of the Serpent Society,...

Quick LinksInvincible' Season 3 Has Been a HitWho Is Conquest in the 'Invincible' Comics?Conquest's Allies and New 'Invincible' Cast Members

As InvincibleSeason 3 continues on Prime Video, fans may meet a mysterious new villain named Conquest. Breaking Bad's Jonathan Banks is rumored to voice Conquest in the series, adding to the expansive Season 3 cast that includes Doug Bradley, Aaron Paul, Xolo Meriduena, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Kate Mara.

Meanwhile, Mark Grayson aka Invincible (Steven Yeun) continues to adjust to adulthood and his new iconic blue suit following a one-year time jump. As Invincible continues to defeat the Viltrumite Empire and foster universal peace, he and his younger brother, Oliver Grayson, aka Kid Omni-Man (Christian Convery), face a slew of new supervillains and archenemies. Without further ado, it's time to meet a villain comic readers have long waited for: Conquest.

'Invincible' Season 3 Has Been a Hit

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While many fans recognize Jonathan Banks for his role in Wiseguy, others simply know him as the iconic villain in Breaking Bad. Surprisingly, he returned in the prequel series Better Call Saul as a more beloved figure, and perhaps it had something to do with learning more about the character.

Jonathan Banks in Better Call Saul / Credits: AMC

Banks played Mike Ehrmantraut in both the original and spinoff series, and with such a tremendous role in two of the most critically acclaimed shows on television, it’s no wonder he’s made a lot of money. In fact, he’s one of the richest actors in the franchise.

How much did Jonathan Banks earn in Better Call Saul?

Jonathan Banks has a career spanning almost five decades, and he is mostly known for his works on television and film. The actor is a recipient of several Primetime Emmy Award nominations,...

Making it big in Hollywood isn’t always about glitzy premieres and fancy trailers. One Better Call Saul actor knows this struggle all too well, having spent endless hours on the road chasing roles before finally landing a spot in Bob Odenkirk’s hit series. Imagine surviving cramped seats, gas station snacks, and questionable bus companions – all for a shot at stardom.

Jonathan Banks and Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul | Credits: Sony Pictures Television Studios

But when passion fuels the journey, exhaustion takes a backseat. Turns out, that insane dedication paid off, and now they’ve got one helluva story to tell.

From 11-hour bus rides to Emmy-worthy roles: Michael Mando’s relentless rise Michael Mando in Better Call Saul | Credits: Sony Pictures Television Studios

Before Michael Mando became fan-fave Nacho Varga on Better Call Saul, he was clocking in 11-hour bus rides just for a shot at auditions.

Plot: Follows the intertwined stories of eight different characters as they each prepare for their big championship softball game. The series reveals what it actually feels like to be in the shoes of each character—the insecure kids, their helicopter parents, even a lovesick umpire—with incredibly funny, very emotional and uniquely animated perspectives.

Review: Since the debut of Disney+, Pixar Animation has produced ten series ranging from shorts like Forky Asks A Question and Dug Days to the long-form film spin-offs Monsters At Work and Dream Productions. With these shows achieving various amounts of success, it is notable that none of them are original creations but extensions of existing franchises. For the first time, Pixar is debuting its first original series for Disney+ in the long-awaited Win or Lose. Originally announced in 2020, Win or Lose chronicles the lead-up to a kid’s softball team championship game. Following the various players,...

Pixar steps up to the plate with a series that’s out to prove winning and losing is all about perspective.

It’s kind of wild that after nearly 30 years of redefining animation, Pixar is just now releasing its first-ever original TV series. But here we are, and “Win or Lose” is finally stepping up to the plate. The series follows a middle school co-ed softball team, the Pickles, as they prepare for their championship game - but with a twist. Each episode tells the same week’s events through the eyes of a different character, from the players to their parents and even an overly emotional umpire. It’s classic Pixar: heartfelt, funny, and packed with unique storytelling choices that make it stand out. You can stream “Win or Lose” when it swings onto Disney+ on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

How to watch ‘Win or Lose’ When: Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 at 3 a.

"Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan was this year's recipient of the Writers Guild of America's Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement — an annual lifetime achievement award that honors the best of the best in television writing.

In his acceptance speech (reported on by Variety), Gilligan shared some mixed thoughts on the legacy of his most famous work so far. Citing the prevalence of bad guys in the current political landscape, he feels it's time to take a break from antihero protagonists like his own teacher-turned-meth cook lead, Walter "Heisenberg" White (brilliantly played by Bryan Cranston). Gilligan explained:

"Walter White is one of the all time great bad guys. But all things being equal, I think I'd rather be celebrated for creating someone a bit more inspiring. In 2025 it's time to say that out loud, because we are living in an era where bad guys, the real life kind,...

Vince Gilligan rose to prominence with the critically acclaimed crime drama series Breaking Bad. He followed up the impressive series with the prequel spin-off Better Call Saul, which also received critical acclaim. However, in a recent interview, Gilligan admitted that he aimed to put the Breaking Bad storytelling style in the rearview mirror.

Vince Gilligan created Breaking Bad (Credit: AMC).

Gilligan was recently conferred with the Writers Guild Award’s top writing honor. During his acceptance speech, Gilligan shared his feelings on writing bad characters like Breaking Bad protagonist Walter White and explained why he wanted to move away from the archetype in 2025. With Donald Trump returning as President, Gilligan’s comments make sense, and here is what he had to say.

Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan doesn’t want to write more ‘bad guys’

Vince Gilligan created Breaking Bad, arguably one of the best shows of the 21st century.

The stars were out on both coasts for the 2025 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday (February 15).

The annual awards show honors outstanding writing in film, television, streaming, news, radio, and promotional categories.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story star Nicholas Alexander Chavez was in attendance at the New York ceremony, held at Edison Ballroom, where he took the stage to present.

Joining him in NYC included Ilana Glazer, Bowen Yang, J Smith Cameron, Roy Wood Jr, Busy Philipps, Jelani Alladin, Julio Torres, Celine Song, Sandra Oh, Jesse Eisenberg and Michael Cyril Creighton.

On the West Coast, stars like Kiernan Shipka and Erin Foster were among those attending the LA ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

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Also at the LA event included Megan Park, Justine Lupe, Ernie Hudson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lisa Ann Walter, Adele Lim, Joel Kim Booster, Utkarsh Ambudkar and his wife Naomi,...

New details have been revealed for the next TV show from Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad. While the title and full plot details have yet to be divulged, Gilligan and the show's star — Better Call Saul fan favorite Rhea Seehorn — are teasing a psychological sci-fi tone that's reminiscent of classic movies like E.T.

The two reunited when Seehorn presented Gilligan with the WGA West's Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement at the WGA Awards on Saturday. Per Deadline, Seehorn spoke at the event about her collaborations with Gilligan, noting, "I can't say enough lovely things about him." Gilligan clarified that the new show they're working on together was written specifically for Seehorn following her work as Kim Wexler on Better Call Saul, with the TV writer stating, "I created this new show for her." Because the series is not in any way connected to the Breaking Bad universe,...

Vince Gilligan has been teasing his upcoming sci-fi series for over two years now, but details have been scant. What we do know is that it will reunite him with Rhea Seehorn, who played lawyer/lover Kim Wexler on Better Call Saul. And while we’re still more or less in the dark (as in we don’t even know the title for the Apple TV+ show), it’s clear that the respect between Gilligan and Seehorn is mutual.

As Gilligan was receiving the WGA’s Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award this weekend from Seehorn, it was inevitable that their quasi-secret project would be brought up. As such, Gilligan teased the Apple TV+ show — which is drawing some comparisons to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial — while also showing just how much he appreciates his star. “She’s such a pleasure to work with, I wrote a show for her. I created this new show for her…...

For Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, the WGA honorary Paddy Chayefsky Laurel For Television Writing Achievement served as an opportunity to call for action as a “profoundly divided country.”

On Saturday during the 77th annual WGA Awards, the multi-hyphenate hit-making TV juggernaut reflected on the divisive state of the nation and how the current media landscape go hand in hand. In his speech, Gilligan pointed out the irony of making one of the “all time great bad guys,” out of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) while also urging the room of writers that it would be better to be celebrated for “creating someone a bit more inspiring in 2025.”

“We are living in an era where bad guys, the real life kind, are running the market. Bad guys who make their own rules. Bad guys who, no matter what they tell you, are only out for themselves. Who am I talking about?...

Vince Gilligan created one of the most iconic antiheroes of all time: “Breaking Bad” baddie Walter White, as played by Bryan Cranston. But Gilligan created the chemistry teacher-turned-meth-dealing-Heisenberg as a cautionary tale, not someone to aspire to. With so many bad actors now in power in real life, Gilligan says it’s perhaps time to shine the light once again on the good guys.

Accepting the Writers Guild Award’s top writing honor, the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement, Gilligan told the audience that he really hopes that the next generation of hit TV shows returns to a bit more of an aspirational world where the heroes are good.

“Walter White is one of the all time great bad guys,” Gilligan said. “But all things being equal, I think we I’d rather be celebrated for creating someone a bit more inspiring. In 2025 it’s time to say that out loud,...

As Vince Gilligan reunites with Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn on his upcoming Apple TV+ sci-fi series, the pair recently teased some details.

Before presenting Gilligan with the WGA West’s Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement on Saturday, the 3x Emmy-nominated actress raved to Deadline about his “pretty twisted sense of humor” and reuniting with the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator on their new show.

“Doing this new show with him, it’s so much fun the more he and I develop a shorthand of that collaboration and understanding,” she said. “I can’t say enough lovely things about him.”

Gilligan echoed the sentiment about Seehorn, telling us, “She’s such a pleasure to work with, I wrote a show for her. I created this new show for her.”

“I’m excited for audiences to see Rhea play a very different character than the...

100 greatest TV performances of the 21st century, were recently chosen by Variety staff. It includes actors from dramas and comedies, spanning different genres and styles. The selection was limited to scripted shows that premiered after January 1, 2000, meaning some iconic performances from earlier series weren’t included.

To make room for more shows, only one performance per series was allowed. Rather than just a ranking, this list is a celebration of incredible acting and a reminder of the great TV moments we’ve had—and the ones still to come.

What’s intriguing about this list is that it features two performances from superhero shows—a genre often overlooked or considered inferior to more traditional dramas.

Related: 20 Greatest Female Superheroes in History (Marvel & DC)

On number 71 we have Antony Starr as the Homelander from the notable Amazon show ‘The Boys.’ Starr’s performance is widely praised because he makes the character both terrifying and fascinating.

With just one week before the first two episodes of Pixar Animation Studios’ Win or Lose series launch on Disney+, two new clips and key art are now available.

Pixar’s first-ever original series features the intertwined stories of eight different characters as they each prepare for their big championship softball game—the insecure kids, their helicopter parents, and even a lovesick umpire.

The clips highlight characters from two upcoming episodes:

“Meet Sweaty” – The first episode introduces Laurie (voice of Rosie Foss), a 12-year-old softball player whose insecurity manifests into an ever-growing anxiety blob called Sweaty (voice of Jo Firestone) that only she can see.

“Cheating” – Episode four stars bubbly mom Vanessa (voice of Rosa Salazar), whose daughter Rochelle (voice of Milan Elizabeth Ray)—a talented player on the team—is accused of cheating on a test at school. Vanessa insists it didn’t happen—or did it?

The Win or Lose...

With Invincible's third season premiering on Prime Video on February 6, 2025, fans can expect much more of Oliver Grayson/Kid Omni-Man (Lincoln Bodin as a toddler and Christian Convery as a tween). The character was introduced in Season 2, Episode 4, "It's Been a While," the highest-rated of the season on IMDb. Although Oliver is related to the series protagonist Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun), aka Invincible, they have different biological origins and physiological traits that develop their unique superpowers.

As Mark develops his powers and reconciles his human side with his Viltrumite heritage, Oliver must ensure his unique extraterrestrial DNA doesn't turn him into a dangerous villain. To help differentiate the two relatives and their heroic might, it's worth exploring how powerful Oliver Grayson is and how dangerous he may become in Season 3.

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Allyce Ozarski, an Emmy-nominated producer whose credits included Baskets, Smilf and The L Word: Generation Q, has died. She was 41.

Ozarski died Jan. 24 in Los Angeles from the progression of triple negative metastatic breast cancer, her family announced.

Ozarski most recently served as an executive producer on two anticipated upcoming series: Netflix’s Golf, which arrives from Gloria Sanchez Productions and T-Street Productions and stars Will Ferrell and Ramy Youssef, and the untitled Vince Gilligan show for Sony Pictures TV and Apple TV+ that stars Rhea Seehorn.

Ozarski had a long partnership with Showtime, where she produced Frankie Shaw’s Smilf in 2019 and was an exec producer on the 2019-23 sequel The L Word: Generation Q; on Super Pumped, the 2022 limited series that starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick; and on the Vanessa Bayer 2022 comedy I Love That for You.

She received her Emmy nom in 2018 for outstanding...

Allyce Ozarski, an Emmy-nominated TV producer on I Love That for You, Baskets, Smilf, I Love You, America and two upcoming series from Vince Gilligan and Will Ferrell, has died. She was 41. Her family said she died January 24 of breast cancer in Los Angeles.

Ozarski shared an Emmy nom for Outstanding Sketch Variety Series as producer on Sarah Silverman’s I Love You, America in 2018. Her producing credits also include The L Word: Generation Q, Problematic with Moshe Kasher and Haunting of the Mary Celeste.

Raised in Poway, northeast of San Diego, Ozarski was selling rugs when a chance meeting with a TV director led to her first showbiz gig. After serving as travel coordinator on the Noggin surfing series Beyond the Break in 2007, she worked as a production coordinator or assistant into the mid-2010s on TV shows including NBC’s The Cape, Up All Night and A to Z...

Saul Goodman is perhaps one of (if not the most) compelling characters in the world of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. The idea of a prequel series to one of the most critically acclaimed and iconic television shows of all time sounds like a horrible concept on paper. Still, in practice, co-creator Peter Gould's spin-off series Better Call Saul ended up being just as impressively written and acted as the legendary show that preceded it. However, if one television executive had his way, Saul Goodman might have never come into existence.

Entertainment Weekly received an exclusive excerpt from Saul Goodman v. Jimmy McGill, a new book written by TV critic Alan Sepinwall, that offers a comprehensive deep dive into the making of this hit prequel series. In a section of the book, it's revealed that Gould was reluctant when first writing the character's debut in Breaking Bad, and...

The Covid-19 pandemic made life hell for everybody. The industry wasn’t exempted. Shootings came to a standstill. It ain’t easy getting work done when you have to maintain social distancing. While the pandemic was not making it easy, Better Call Saul had other hiccups along the way as well.

The final season of the show was shot when the pandemic was ravaging the world. Shooting had to be planned meticulously. The workforce had to be significantly toned down. And just when the makers of the Breaking Bad spinoff were dealing with all these headaches, they came face-to-face with one of their worst nightmares.

The final season of Better Call Saul almost didn’t see the light of day Bob Odenkirk had a severe heart attack while the shoot of Season 8 of Better Call Saul was in progress || Sony Pictures

It was on a fateful day in 2021 that Bob Odenkirk,...

As Better Call Saul headed into its homestretch, fans were abuzz with how the acclaimed Breaking Bad prequel would end. What would happen to Saul-only characters like Kim Wexler and Lalo Salamanca? How much would we see of events from the Breaking Bad years, and how much more time would be spent post-Breaking Bad with Saul’s new identity as Gene from Cinnabon? And, most importantly, exactly when, how, and why would Jimmy McGill, a shady but mostly decent attorney, fully transform into the amoral version of Saul Goodman...

Breaking Bad fans have been worried about the future of the series' availability on Netflix, given recent reports. Fortunately for subscribers who don't yet own the series on physical media, the show's not actually going anywhere for a while.

Previously, it had been reported that the licensing deal with Netflix to stream Breaking Bad was expiring in February 2025. As that time is quickly drawing near, many fans had begun expressing their concerns on social media, worried that the show would be leaving its longtime streaming home. However, per What's On Netflix, it's been revealed that a deal is in place to keep Breaking Bad on Netflix until at least April 18, 2027.

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The house used for Walter White's home in Breaking Bad has hit the market, but it's not cheap.

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On the heels of the first full trailer, Prime Video has announced several exciting new voice cast members for the upcoming third season of Invincible.

Aaron Paul will voice Powerplex, Simu Liu is Multi-Paul, Kate Mara will play Becky Duvall, Xolo Maridueña has been cast as Dropkick and Fightmaster, John Dimaggio is The Elephant, Tzi Ma will voice Mr. Liu, and Christian Convery will take over as Oliver Grayson, aka Kid-Omni Man.

Doug Bradley (Hellraiser) and Jonathan Banks' (Breaking Bad) roles are being kept under wraps, but there's speculation that they'll play Brit and Conquest, respectively.

In honor of Invincible's comic anniversary, how about a thread of new Season 3 casting announcements??

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— Invincible (@InvincibleHQ) January 22, 2025

You can check out some breakdowns for each new character below.

Powerplex: A new villain with an emotional past, Powerplex absorbs energy – letting him use an enemy’s strength against them.

Say his name.

Vince Gilligan, who created the juggernaut AMC series Breaking Bad and followed it with the lauded prequel spinoff series Better Call Saul, will receive the WGA West’s Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement.

He’ll pick up the award, which celebrates a guild member who has advanced the literature of television and made outstanding contributions to the profession of the television writer, February 15 during the Writers Guild Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton.

Related: Scott Frank Set For WGA East’s Career Achievement Award

“‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,’” Gilligan said in a statement. “Cribbing from a better writer is about all I can think to do right now, preoccupied as we all are by what has happened to beautiful Southern California. But this award is a true honor, and I appreciate it deeply.”

Gilligan created Breaking Bad,...

Pixar Animation Studios has unleashed the trailer for the first-ever original series ‘Win or Lose.’

The series features the intertwined stories of eight different characters as they each prepare for their big championship softball game—the insecure kids, their helicopter parents, and even a lovesick umpire.

It features the voices of Will Forte, Rosie Foss, Josh Thomson, Milan Elizabeth Ray, Rosa Salazar, Dorien Watson, Izaac Wang, Chanel Stewart, Lil Re​l Howery, Melissa Villaseñor, Jo Firestone, Flula Borg, Kyleigh Curran, ​Jaylin Fletcher, Erin Keif, Tom Law, Beck Nolan, Orion Tran and Rhea Seehorn.

Also in trailers – Trailer lands for stopmotion animation ‘Memoir of A Snail’

The series launches on Disney+ on February 19th.

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The latest trailer for Pixar’s Win or Lose series has dropped, teasing what to expect from its newest coming-of-age baseball comedy. This comes after over four years since the project was first announced during Disney’s Investor Day meeting in 2020.

The new Win or Lose video features the Pickles, a middle school softball team set to compete in a big championship game. It highlights the eight fun stories that will take place before the game, as the players, their parents, and their coach prepare for the biggest game of their lives. It also teases the show’s different animation styles and exciting visuals, as each episode will have a different look and vibe from one another. The upcoming Disney+ show will serve as Pixar’s first-ever original long-form animated series.

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The trailer for Pixar Animation Studios’ first-ever original series, “Win or Lose,” has been released, with the full series streaming on Disney+ on February 19. The animated show features the intertwined stories of eight characters as they prepare for their big championship softball game. Those characters have undergone at least some adjustments at the behest of Disney, which requested the removal of a storyline about a trans character and adjusted lines of dialogue to remove any mention of gender identity.

“When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline,” a spokesperson said in a statement to IndieWire at the time.

Each episode of “Win or Lose” focuses on the perspective of a different character, including the kids, their parents, and the game’s umpire, and the trailer reveals how dreams...

Pixar's Win or Lose has faced some choppy waters before finally pulling into shore on Disney+. After some creative disputes and gender-representational conflict, fans will finally be able to watch the new series this February.

What began life as a coming-of-age story with a softball team became a creative way to illustrate internal monologues certainly bears a lot of promise for Pixar, especially if the trailer below is to be believed.

Win, lose, or draw?

The official description from Pixar reads as follows,

“Win or Lose, Pixar Animation Studios’ first-ever original long-form animated series, follows the Pickles, a co-ed middle school softball team, in the week leading up to their championship game. Each episode offers a look inside the off-the-field life of a character—a player, their parent, the umpire—revealing their funny, emotional and always relatable point of view in a unique visual style."

The new series also...

Launching on Disney+ on February 19, Pixar Animation Studios’ first-ever original series Win or Lose features the intertwined stories of eight different characters as they each prepare for their big championship softball game—the insecure kids, their helicopter parents, even a lovesick umpire.

Today, Pixar released a new trailer, key art and images from the anticipated series.

“I played softball growing up,” said Carrie Hobson, who wrote, directed and executive produced the series with Michael Yates. “Inspired by that experience, we felt fast-pitch softball was the perfect backdrop for the show.

“There are so many facets to playing sports that I love—it can bring out the best and worst of a person, the calmest person can lose their temper. And when it comes to winning and losing—the consequences are nothing, and yet, they’re everything. We really felt like it was the best arena for the themes we loved.

Vince Gilligan once spilled the tea on his boldest Breaking Bad move. Back then, Gilligan was orchestrating a scene so ambitious, he called The Godfather his blueprint. Yep, he went full Coppola mode. The stakes? Off the charts. The pressure? Through the roof.

Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad. | Image by Gage Skidmore, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gilligan turned a gritty Albuquerque drug saga into a cinematic masterpiece, proving that even in the chaos of meth labs and desert standoffs, art could reign supreme.

How Vince Gilligan gave Breaking Bad a cinematic soul Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul in Breaking Bad | Credits: AMC

Vince Gilligan wanted Breaking Bad to look like The Godfather. Yes, that was the standard he set for a show that rewrote television history.

Back on Jan. 20, 2008, Breaking Bad debuted on a fledgling network with zero hits under its belt. Expectations were rock bottom.

The action-packed first trailer for the third season of Prime Video's acclaimed adult animated series, Invincible, debuted during Ccxp last night, and has now been officially released online (via Toonado.com).

Like the recent poster, the trailer gives away quite a few major plot points including the fact that Mark Grayson and Cecil Steamman ultimately become enemies after some particularly shady dealings from the latter.

We also get a first look at Oliver Grayson suited-up as Kid-Omni-Man (The Mauler Twins probably shouldn't be taking this youngster quite so lightly), a brand-new villain known as Powerplex, Mark donning his new costume, and much more.

Enter the "Blue Suit Era" by checking out the trailer below, and let us know what you think in the comments section.

New Invincible Season 3 Trailer. New friends. New foes. New duds, even. Blue suit era incoming February 6th!!!pic.twitter.com/62JAfiE0N1

— Invincible (@InvincibleHQ) December 7, 2024

Season 3 poster is here.

The first trailer for the third season of acclaimed adult animated series, Invincible, is expected to debut during Ccxp at some point tomorrow, but Prime Video mistakenly shared it on the streaming site a little early.

The teaser was quickly taken down, but not before some audio and quite a few high-quality screenshots were posted online.

Like yesterday's poster, it looks like the trailer is going to give away quite a few major plot points, including the fact that Mark Grayson and Cecil Steamman ultimately become enemies after some particularly shady dealings from the latter.

None of this will come as a surprise to anyone who's read the comics, but just in case, here's a spoiler warning.

There are 18 images in total, which you can check out by clicking on the link below.

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Invincible will return to our screens on February 6, 2025 - and there will be no pesky mid-season break!

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Better Call Saul did feature a number of cases and firms, but it was always more of a character study that demonstrated how the law could shift and wobble depending on the creativity and morality of the person practicing it. But it was far less interested in the specifics of the law and the day-to-day than other legal dramas,...

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Patrick Fabian as Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul | Credits: AMC

Fans came to realize that he was just another ordinary human, largely misunderstood by both people on and off-screen. Howard’s final fate was to become a pawn in the destructive scheme of Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler. At the end of all the scheming against him, not only was the innocent Howard’s reputation ruined but he was also killed off mercilessly.

Howard Hamlin Confronting Jimmy McGill In Better Call Saul...

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Fortunately, some of the best spinoffs do manage to knock it out of the park, using preexisting characters but still managing to create inventive new storylines that captivate their viewers in new, exciting ways. These shows not only stand out as excellent programs on their own, but even manage to attract new viewers to the original series as well. While there will always be...

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The world of Breaking Bad gave fans refuge for a long time from the acres of bad television that occupied the contemporary atmosphere. When it ended, the desert druglords left behind a legacy to be carried on by Saul Goodman through Better Call Saul. Together, the two series forever revolutionized television drama.

Breaking Bad [Credit: AMC]

It wasn’t simply Vince Gilligan’s originality that made the series so radically brilliant. Both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul seized our attention and held our imaginations captive despite being heavily grounded, gritty, and closely bound to reality.

It doesn’t come as a surprise that Gilligan wanted to take his artistic creativity a step further and make the two worlds of Heisenberg and Saul Goodman clash in a wild crossover episode.

Vince Gilligan Fulfills His Long-Term Fantasy Better Call Saul – behind the scenes of its Season 6 episode titled Breaking Bad [Credit: AMC]

Despite being...

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The best crime shows can make room for romance without either letting it crowd out the action or making it seem unnecessary. Romance can be used as comic relief in more lighthearted shows like Only Murders in the Building and Castle, but it can also reflect dark truths about the characters, just as it does in Justified and Fargo. For all these reasons and more, there's no shortage of crime shows with romance running through them.

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