The beginning of a new year always means the return of all your favorite shows, along with the debuts of others that arrive in midseason. One of this year’s most highly-anticipated returning shows is AMC’sBetter Call Saul, which was given aSeason 3 renewalin March, although the network has yet to announce a Season 3 premiere date. It’s possible that announcement may be imminent, with the network releasing the first Season 3 trailer, and it seems thatBob Odenkirk’s Jimmy McGill has found himself in trouble once again.
The brief 15-second trailer, which debuted on theAMC NetworkYouTube earlier today, showsBob Odenkirk’sJimmy McGilltaking a mugshot, which could have some interesting implications for this season ahead. While it isn’t clear what lead up to this mugshot picture being taken, it’s possible that Chuck (Michael McKean) used the evidence he had against his brother, but that hasn’t been confirmed.
Back in November, AMC gave fans afirst look photofrom Season 3, which confirms that this season will go “back to the future,” so to speak, once again. The photo featured series creatorVince Gilligansitting next toBob Odenkirkas “Gene,” the Cinnabon manager from Omaha who we’ve caught brief glimpses of in the first two seasons. Fans ofBreaking Badwill recall that, during one of the last episodes,Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman hinted that he’d end up as a Cinnabon manager in Omaha when it all was said and done, and that’s exactly what he became. This photo confirms that we’ll see Gene again, but it remains to be seen what will be waiting for him in Omaha.
One of the other photos from November showed bothChuck and Jimmyseen in the same room together, which could be proof that the brothers will eventually bury the hatchet and mend their fences.Better Call SaulSeason 2 ended with Chuck secretly recording Jimmy, where he admits to breaking the law. That image also featured Jimmy holding a copy of The Adventures of Mabel, a children’s fantasy novel written byHarry Thurston Peckabout a little girl who gains the ability to speak with animals. While it seems unlikely that this children’s story will have any bearing on the plot ofBetter Call SaulSeason 3, stranger things have happened. At any rate, the previously-released photo with both brothers co-existing peacefully is even more interesting when compared to this brief teaser, since Chuck may have been responsible for Jimmy being arrested.
We know that, eventually, Jimmy McGill will become the shady lawyer known as Saul Goodman from AMC’s iconic seriesBreaking Bad, but that full-blown transformation may not happen until the series comes to an end for good. That doesn’t seem likely to happen any time soon, given the popularity of the series, but many fans have been holding out hope forBreaking BadstarsBryan CranstonandAaron Paulto return in cameos as theirBreaking Badcharacters Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. Given how little we know aboutBetter Call SaulSeason 3, perhaps these long-awaited cameos may finally happen, but AMC will likely keep us guessing until sometime this spring, when the new season arrives. Until then, take a look at this brief trailer below.
