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Better Call Saul Seasons 1–6 Episode Guide

Name: Better Call Saul
Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando

The episode pages spoil seasons 1 through 6, including endings. The short lines below name the hour’s question. They are still spoilers if you have not watched.

Better Call Saul season 1 is a ten-episode AMC season that premiered in the United States on February 8, 2015, and ended on April 6, 2015. Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould created the series and ran the premiere season. AMC’s Central Europe series page describes it as a Breaking Bad prequel set six years before Saul Goodman becomes Walter White’s lawyer, and it introduces the lead, at that point, as Jimmy McGill.

This section is separate from the book essays. Each episode page is an original guide: what the checked plot turns on, how the regulars shift, which ideas the hour is using, and what is worth a second look. The pages do not quote dialogue, do not copy another outlet’s recap, and do not use stills.

Season 1 opens after Breaking Bad, then moves to Albuquerque in 2002. Season 2 stays in that year and puts another later-life opening on its first episode page. Season 3 opens with another later-life scene. The season 3 list dates Mabel’s Albuquerque scenes in 2002 and dates several later episodes in 2003. Season 4 adds later-life openings of its own and, where the list gives a year, moves from 2003 into early 2004. Season 5’s main action is dated 2004 by that season’s list, and Magic Man adds another later-life opening. Season 6 has thirteen episodes, from April 18, 2022, through the August 15, 2022 finale. Where that list gives a year, it includes 2004, a 2008 meeting, and scenes in 2010. This hub does not retell Breaking Bad beyond the connections those entries name.

Coverage is seasons 1 through 6: sixty-three episodes, in broadcast order. Titles, numbers, U.S. air dates, writers, and directors were checked on 2026-10-07. Where a scene is not part of that check, it is not narrated here. Each episode page adds a short observations section, and that section keeps only connections the same check supports.

Guide updated: 2026-10-07

Season 1

Episode 1
1. Uno
How an Omaha prologue and a botched street scam put a public defender in a room the court does not control.
Episode 2
2. Mijo
What it costs Jimmy to talk a killing down to injuries, and what Nacho offers him afterward.
Episode 3
3. Nacho
A warning call, a family that vanishes, and the condition Chuck set years earlier in Cicero.
Episode 4
4. Hero
A silence payment becomes a billboard, and a staged rescue becomes a local reputation.
Episode 5
5. Alpine Shepherd Boy
Elder law arrives as real will work, while Chuck’s house becomes a police scene.
Episode 6
6. Five-O
Mike’s account of his son, a corrupt precinct, and the shooting he has already committed.
Episode 7
7. Bingo
The Kettleman money comes back, the plea goes through, and Kim is the one who loses standing.
Episode 8
8. RICO
Shredded billing records turn a nursing-home will into a case Chuck is willing to touch.
Episode 9
9. Pimento
Howard delivers the exclusion. Chuck is the one who asked for it.
Episode 10
10. Marco
A week in Cicero ends in a death, and Jimmy drives away from the job that wants him.

Season 2

Episode 1
1. Switch
A locked service room in Omaha, a job Jimmy declines, and the offer he then accepts.
Episode 2
2. Cobbler
Baseball cards, a hidden compartment, and a story for the police that Kim will not bless.
Episode 3
3. Amarillo
A bus full of clients, a commercial Cliff did not clear, and the sound Stacey hears at night.
Episode 4
4. Gloves Off
Nacho wants Tuco gone. Mike chooses an arrest instead of a killing.
Episode 5
5. Rebecca
Chuck’s wife in a flashback, Mesa Verde for Kim, and Hector’s offer about a gun.
Episode 6
6. Bali Ha'i
A check kept as a souvenir, and a silent threat aimed at Kaylee.
Episode 7
7. Inflatable
A signing bonus Jimmy can keep only if he is fired, and an office shared by two firms.
Episode 8
8. Fifi
Mesa Verde changes hands, and a copy store is where the file is changed.
Episode 9
9. Nailed
Cash hidden in a tire, a driver who is found, and Chuck on the floor of the copy store.
Episode 10
10. Klick
A last word that is withheld, a shot that is not fired, and a recorder already running.

Season 3

Episode 1
1. Mabel
A shoplifter in a photo booth, a confession Howard dismisses, and a tracker in a gas cap.
Episode 2
2. Witness
A courier who stops at Los Pollos Hermanos, and witnesses already inside when the tape is destroyed.
Episode 3
3. Sunk Costs
Sneakers over a road, an arrest at the border, and a confession Chuck wants sent to the bar.
Episode 4
4. Sabrosito
A larger tribute in a flashback, photographs of a house, and a second copy of the tape.
Episode 5
5. Chicanery
A battery carried for more than an hour, and a hearing that ends in silence.
Episode 6
6. Off Brand
A one-year suspension, a sixth package, and airtime used under another name.
Episode 7
7. Expenses
Unsold commercial time, a stolen capsule, and distress performed for an insurer.
Episode 8
8. Slip
A staged fall, swapped capsules, and the rest of the money Gus agrees to clean.
Episode 9
9. Fall
A settlement Irene is pushed to accept, an eight-million-dollar claim, and a car that hits a boulder.
Episode 10
10. Lantern
A broken arm, a stroke Gus interrupts, and a lantern that ends the house.

Season 4

Episode 1
1. Smoke
A hospital clerk, an Albuquerque air freshener, and Howard left with the blame.
Episode 2
2. Breathe
A Hummel at a copy shop, Kim’s anger at Howard, and Arturo killed.
Episode 3
3. Something Beautiful
Ira takes the figurine, a staged attack, and an undated letter said to be from Chuck.
Episode 4
4. Talk
A bored phone store, the Espinosas, and the job Mike tells Gus to name.
Episode 5
5. Quite a Ride
An office cleared during Breaking Bad, prepaid phones, and Werner Ziegler.
Episode 6
6. Piñata
The mailroom, a new firm for Kim, and a coati story told to Hector.
Episode 7
7. Something Stupid
A jump to early 2004, Huell’s arrest, and a doctor sent away.
Episode 8
8. Coushatta
Letters postmarked in Huell’s hometown, and Lalo Salamanca’s arrival.
Episode 9
9. Wiedersehen
A denied reinstatement, a bell for Hector, and Werner’s escape.
Episode 10
10. Winner
An appeal Jimmy calls a con, and the order to kill Werner.

Season 5

Episode 1
1. Magic Man
A driver who recognizes Gene, a cover story for Werner, and a con Kim finishes herself.
Episode 2
2. 50% Off
A 50% off card, a drainpipe, and Nacho forcing Jimmy into a car.
Episode 3
3. The Guy for This
Domingo freed as an informant, a shop the father sees through, and Mr. Acker.
Episode 4
4. Namaste
An HHM offer, three bowling balls, and a plate that reads NAMAST3.
Episode 5
5. Dedicado a Max
A fountain for Max, delays for Acker, and photos Kim finds useful.
Episode 6
6. Wexler v. Goodman
A $4 million demand, an unlicensed logo, and a marriage proposal.
Episode 7
7. JMM
A marriage, a $7 million bail, and Howard taking the offer back.
Episode 8
8. Bagman
Two bags of bail money, an ambush, and a desert walk with Mike.
Episode 9
9. Bad Choice Road
A hole in a coffee mug, Kim quitting the firm, and Lalo in the apartment.
Episode 10
10. Something Unforgivable
A hotel, a plan to sabotage Howard, and a gate opened at 3 a.m.

Season 6

Episode 1
1. Wine and Roses
A seized Cadillac, a bag in a locker, and a body moved to stand in for Lalo.
Episode 2
2. Carrot and Stick
A duplicate safe, the Kettlemans, and a follower the list does not name.
Episode 3
3. Rock and Hard Place
A confession, broken glass, and Bolsa’s gun.
Episode 4
4. Hit and Run
Howard’s car, Wendy, and Mike telling Kim that Lalo is alive.
Episode 5
5. Black and Blue
A boxing match, Casimiro, and Werner’s widow in Germany.
Episode 6
6. Axe and Grind
Caldera’s drug, photos of a mediator, and a broken arm.
Episode 7
7. Plan and Execution
Reshot photos, a lower settlement, and Howard shot in the apartment.
Episode 8
8. Point and Shoot
Kim sent to the door, Lalo killed in the lab, and two bodies under the floor.
Episode 9
9. Fun and Games
A split of territory, Kim leaving the law, and an office tied to Breaking Bad.
Episode 10
10. Nippy
Omaha in 2010, a mall robbery, and a shirt left in the store.
Episode 11
11. Breaking Bad
A 2008 meeting in the desert, and a 2010 identity-theft con.
Episode 12
12. Waterworks
An affidavit for Cheryl, Jeff’s crash, and Marion’s alert.
Episode 13
13. Saul Gone
A seven-year plea, an 86-year sentence, and a shared cigarette.

Season 1 regulars named by AMC

Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill
Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut
Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler
Patrick Fabian as Howard Hamlin
Michael Mando as Nacho Varga
Michael McKean as Chuck McGill

Created by: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould. Network: AMC. U.S. season dates: Season 1 2015-02-08–2015-04-06. Season 2 2016-02-15–2016-04-18. Season 3 2017-04-10–2017-06-19. Season 4 2018-08-06–2018-10-08. Season 5 2020-02-23–2020-04-20. Season 6 2022-04-18–2022-08-15.

Sources checked

Episode titles, numbers, U.S. premiere dates, writers, and directors for seasons 1 through 6 were checked on 2026-10-07 against the English Wikipedia articles for those seasons. The season 1 article lists an official AMC series address. On 2026-10-07 a request to that address returned AMC’s Page Not Found page (HTTP 400), so it is cited as the listed series page, not as a page this guide was able to read.

Two official AMC pages did open. The Central Europe series page states the creators, the regular cast, and a ten-episode debut season. Bob Odenkirk’s cast page on amc.com sits on the Better Call Saul path and identifies him with the series; it does not list season 1 episode credits, and those credits were not taken from it. This guide does not reproduce dialogue, subtitles, or another outlet’s recap.

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