Bob Odenkirk teases the convergence of Better Call Saul & Breaking Bad When Better Call Saul began in 2015, it showed Breaking Bad fans a different side of Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman. As Saul, he was the amoral “criminal lawyer” who used his knowledge of the law for nefarious ends. But as Jimmy McGill, the future Saul actually had a good heart and a chance for redemption.