“Better Call Saul” had people quite excited with anticipation before it launched, as the show was the successor of one of the most popular productions on TV in recent years. And while some people were skeptical and believed that it wouldn’t be able to live up to the huge hype for it, things turned out quite well in the end and the first season was a big hit. And now, people have been poking around for information about the upcoming second season, trying to find out what the producers of the show have prepared for their fans.
As can be expected, they’ve been pretty quiet about their work so far, refusing to share many details about the show and keeping their fans anticipating. But now, they’ve given their audience something to warm them up and to drive up the hype even more – a preview trailer for season 2, accompanied by the actual announcement of the premiere date of the new season. According to the producers, the show is going to arrive on Netflix on February 16, 2016, and it will also air on AMC shortly before that.
The production schedule is apparently such that every episode will be made available on Netflix as soon as it’s aired on AMC, so fans should be able to keep up with the developments on the screen regardless of which medium they prefer. Nobody will be kept in the dark about any of the developments in the story until later on, something which is often a problem with shows that stream on TV and online at the same time.
The announcement for the second season also came with some news that could be a bit disappointing to fans, such as the revelation that season 2 is going to have 10 episodes like the first one, and not 13 like fans were initially expecting. It’s not very standard for shows of this magnitude to release with a shorter season run, but it can happen from time to time, and the reason doesn’t have to be tied to a lack of interest in the production.
Sometimes it’s about the creative vision of the producers, and they might decide that they can tell the story that they have in mind in a shorter set of episodes and not 13, and it’s usually better when they approach the situation this way. Otherwise, the show feel like it’s stretched out for too long without a valid reason, and this can drag down its popularity and the perception that fans have of it.
It’s happened with major productions before, and it’s good to see that the people behind “Better Call Saul” are aware of their industry and the finer details of it, and know what they should do or avoid doing in order to make their production truly successful. Judging by the fact that the show “inherits” the popularity of “Breaking Bad”, and that its first season managed to amaze all of its fans and critics alike, it’s probably safe to assume that its producers know what they are doing.
This is also evident by the fact that the show was already nominated for three awards at the Writers Guilds Awards, and it’s very likely that it will end up winning even more than that in the long run. It might not be as successful as “Breaking Bad”, but it definitely gets the job done on multiple fronts and it’s quite enjoyable to watch, according to many reports.