{"id":93149,"date":"2022-04-10T12:50:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T07:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/bryan-cranston-aaron-paul-will-appear-on-final-season\/"},"modified":"2022-04-10T12:50:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T07:20:54","slug":"bryan-cranston-aaron-paul-will-appear-on-final-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/bryan-cranston-aaron-paul-will-appear-on-final-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryan Cranston + Aaron Paul Will Appear on Final Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<ul class=\"summary-list summary-list-variant\">\n<li>Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will reprise their &#8220;Breaking Bad&#8221; characters on &#8220;Better Call Saul.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Co-showrunner Peter Gould confirmed the two will appear on the final season during a PaleyFest panel.<\/li>\n<li>Gould teased they may not be the only two familiar faces returning on the final season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"inline-newsletter-signup \n                        headline-regular loading\" id=\"formContainer\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-event-label=\"morning_brew\" data-list=\"Morning Brew\" data-acq-source=\"morningbrew\" data-origin=\"MorningBrew\" data-campaign=\"entertainment\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"inline-newsletter-content\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s official! <a href=\"https:\/\/insider.com\/category\/bryan-cranston\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryan Cranston<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/insider.com\/category\/aaron-paul\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Paul<\/a> are returning to the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/insider.com\/category\/breaking-bad\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">Breaking Bad<\/a>&#8221; universe.<\/p>\n<p>During a Saturday evening panel for &#8220;Better Call Saul&#8221; at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paleycenter.org\/events\/paleyfest-2022\/\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">PaleyFest LA<\/a>, series co-creator and co-showrunner Peter Gould confirmed the pair will reprise their Emmy-winning roles of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, respectively, on the upcoming sixth and final season of &#8220;Better Call Saul&#8221; on AMC.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by panel moderator Variety&#8217;s Michael Schneider what guest stars fans should be expecting on the final season of the prequel series, which follows the origins of Walt&#8217;s lawyer, Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), Gould said, &#8220;I have to say, we&#8217;ve been a little squirrely about this and I&#8217;m naturally a little bit cagey about things. I don&#8217;t want to spoil things for the audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gould then made the reveal, adding: &#8220;But I will say that the first question we had when we started the show was, &#8216;Are we going to see Walt and Jesse?&#8217; And, instead of evading, I&#8217;ll just say \u2014 Yeah, you will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image  \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\">\n                          <a class=\"image-click-enlarge\" href=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/62527ad34856b70019031d83\" data-click-enlarge=\"\" data-credit-href=\"\" data-component-type=\"click-to-enlarge\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 4004 \/ 5856)\">\n<p>                          <img class=\"lazy-image \" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs='{\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/62527ad34856b70019031d83\":{\"contentType\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"aspectRatioW\":1464,\"aspectRatioH\":1001}}' alt=\"PaleyFest 2022 Peter Gould and Bob Odenkirk\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <noscript><br \/>\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bryan-Cranston-Aaron-Paul-Will-Appear-on-Final-Season.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n                          <\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                          <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-bold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                              Variety&#8217;s Michael Scheider on stage with Peter Gould and Bob Odenkirk at PaleyFest 2022.<br \/>\n                            <\/figcaption><span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\"><br \/>\n                                Michael Bulbenko for the Paley Center<br \/>\n                              <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/figure>\n<p>The announcement was met with immediate cheers and applause\u00a0from the Dolby Theatre crowd where the nine-day TV festival has been taking place since April 2 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p>Gould was joined Saturday evening by the cast \u2014 Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Giancarlo Esposito, Michael Mando, Tony Dalton, and Patrick Fabian \u2014 for a screening of the season six premiere and a subsequent Q&amp;A with the cast to kick off the show&#8217;s return to AMC with two new episodes on April 18.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image  \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\">\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 2937 \/ 4908)\">\n<p>                          <img class=\"lazy-image \" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs='{\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/625279daa2956a0018d7dbc0\":{\"contentType\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"aspectRatioW\":1636,\"aspectRatioH\":979}}' alt=\"Variety's Michael Schneider with the cast and creatives of Better Call Saul at PaleyFest LA 2022 honoring Better Call Saul, presented by The Paley Center for Media, at the DOLBY THEATRE on April 9, 2022 in Hollywood, California\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <noscript><br \/>\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1649575254_539_Bryan-Cranston-Aaron-Paul-Will-Appear-on-Final-Season.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n                          <\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                          <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-bold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                              Variety&#8217;s Michael Schneider moderates the &#8220;Better Call Saul&#8221; panel at PaleyFest LA with Peter Gould, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Giancarlo Esposito, Michael Mando, Tony Dalton, and Patrick Fabian.<br \/>\n                            <\/figcaption><span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\"><br \/>\n                                Michael Bulbenko for the Paley Center<br \/>\n                              <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Better Call Saul&#8217;s&#8221; return will be split into two halves with the first batch of episodes airing in the spring and the remaining episodes debuting in the summer. Gould didn&#8217;t share when fans could see Walt and Jesse on screen or whether or not Cranston and Pinkman will play younger versions of themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Banks, who plays fan-favorite Mike Ehrmantraut on both &#8220;Better Call Saul&#8221; and &#8220;Breaking Bad,&#8221; playfully added some skepticism to Paul&#8217;s reprisal of a potentially young Jesse Pinkman. On &#8220;Breaking Bad,&#8221; Pinkman played a high school student who teams up with his chemistry teacher (Cranston) to make and sell meth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aaron Paul is like 50 years old,&#8221; Banks said to an outburst of laughter from the crowd. &#8220;He&#8217;s playing a 20-year-old? I want to know where you guys set the bar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Paul is 42.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image  \" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\">\n                          <a class=\"image-click-enlarge\" href=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/625278e94856b70019031d7a\" data-click-enlarge=\"\" data-credit-href=\"\" data-component-type=\"click-to-enlarge\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-holder \" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% * 2022 \/ 3150)\">\n<p>                          <img class=\"lazy-image \" viewbox=\"0 0 1 1\" data-content-type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcs='{\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/625278e94856b70019031d7a\":{\"contentType\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"aspectRatioW\":525,\"aspectRatioH\":337}}' alt=\"PaleyFest 2022 Jonathan Banks and Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <noscript><br \/>\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1649575254_481_Bryan-Cranston-Aaron-Paul-Will-Appear-on-Final-Season.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n                          <\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                          <span class=\"image-source-caption \"><figcaption class=\"image-caption headline-bold\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\">\n                              Jonathan Banks and Rhea Seehorn are seen at the &#8220;Better Call Saul&#8221; panel at PaleyFest LA 2022.<br \/>\n                            <\/figcaption><span class=\"image-source headline-regular\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\"><br \/>\n                                Kevin Parry for the Paley Center<br \/>\n                              <\/span><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/figure>\n<p>Banks&#8217; comments started some deliberation on what ages we&#8217;ll see Walt and Jesse as on the series, with jokes being made that we&#8217;ll see &#8220;baby Walt and Jesse.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Until now, Gould and co-creator Vince Gilligan have been a bit cagey about whether or not Cranston and Paul may reprise their beloved characters on the prequel series.<\/p>\n<p>At Thursday&#8217;s &#8220;Better Call Saul&#8221; premiere in Los Angeles, which Insider attended, Gilligan <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/tv\/news\/better-call-saul-vince-gilligan-peter-gould-bryan-cranston-aaron-paul-1235228194\/\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" rel=\"noopener\">teased to Variety<\/a>\u00a0that &#8220;it would be a damn shame if the show ended without [Cranston and Paul] appearing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly enough, Paul made an appearance at the &#8220;Better Call Saul&#8221; premiere to reunite with his &#8220;Breaking Bad&#8221; costars.<\/p>\n<p>Though he didn&#8217;t walk the red carpet, Insider spotted Paul posing for photos with stars Giancarlo Esposito and Bob Odenkirk after the premiere screening inside the Hollywood Legion Theater in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Kirsten (@not_kristen)<time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"\"><\/time>\n                      \t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the hour-long PaleyFest panel, Gould added that Walt and Jesse won&#8217;t be the only surprises in store for the show&#8217;s final season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s one of many things that I think you&#8217;ll discover this season,&#8221; Gould said, adding vaguely, &#8220;There&#8217;s more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will reprise their &#8220;Breaking Bad&#8221; characters on &#8220;Better Call Saul.&#8221; Co-showrunner Peter Gould confirmed the two will appear on the final season during a PaleyFest panel. Gould teased they may not be the only two familiar faces returning on the final season. It&#8217;s official! 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