Breaking Bad Creator Reveals Whether Another Spin-off Could Happen

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are two of the most popular television shows in history, and creator Vince Gilligan recently revealed if another spin-off or reboot of Breaking Bad could happen.

What did Vince Gilligan say about a Breaking Bad spin-off possibility?

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about his new upcoming show, Apple TV’s Pluribus, Gilligan was asked about the potential of a new Breaking Bad spin-off. Gilligan joked that THR’s idea (which focused around a tape the Mexican cartel made of Jesse Pinkman cooking meth with Walter White’s recipe making its way to someone) was good, and that there were “a lot” of ways to reboot the show.

“There’s a lot of ways to reboot Breaking Bad and even build shows around characters from Better Call Saul,” said Gilligan. “We worked with such a murderer’s row of actors on both shows. I was so blessed to work with these amazing actors. Pretty much any of the major players from either show could carry their own TV show. The same goes for the astounding actors we worked with on El Camino. The two Scotts, [MacArthur and Shepherd], God, those guys are good. And, of course, there’s Jesse Plemons, who everyone in the world knows now. That guy went through the roof, and deservedly so.”

However, when it comes to actually doing another entry in the series, or spinning it off, Gilligan thinks he’d rather disappoint fans by not doing it then disappoint them by failing.

“So never say never, but I’ve done 20 years of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. I’m not tired of it. I’m not worn out on it,” Gilligan said. “But I am ready for a hero, for a change, instead of a villain or an anti-hero. The other thing is I live in fear of messing up people’s memories of both shows. I’d rather leave a little money on the table, a little desire on the table, a little want for new Breaking Bad stories.

“I don’t want to disappoint anyone, but I’d rather disappoint folks by not giving them any more Breaking Bad than have them say, “Okay, man, that was a really great multi-course meal, but that last serving in the dessert bowl was dog shit. Now I’ve got a bad taste in my mouth, and that’s all I remember now.” So I don’t want to do that. I really don’t want to do that.”