What has become of Bob Odenkirk since the end of Better Call Saul?

After Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk quickly rebounded with a new series soon to be broadcast on the American channel AMC. The actor slips this time into the skin of a professor of letters in his fifties. And the first images unveiled show him completely transformed.

Whereas Better Call Saul bid farewell in 2022 on AMC and netflixthe American channel had announced that it was teaming up again with Bob Odenkirk for a new series called Straight Man, taken from the eponymous novel by Richard Russo. “I’m so glad AMC enjoyed this storyline and these unique characters portrayed by Paul [Lieberstein] and Aaron [Zelman]. I love the mix of drama and comedy in Better Call Saul and there’s that dynamic in that other story, that way of looking closely at a well-written characterthe actor said in a statement. AMC has become the specialist in this type of exploration. It’s going to be fun to do… and to watch..” Pending a release date, the AMC channel unveiled the first images of Bob Odenkirk in the skin of his new character and the actor has changed a lot since the end of Better Call Saul.

Bob Odenkirk plays a fifty-year-old professor of literature in Lucky Hank

If the series was initially to be named Straight Manthe production eventually chose to change the title and title it Lucky Hank. Bob Odenkirk lends his features to Henry Devereaux Jr., a professor of letters in his fifties who regrets the hours of glory of his youth after the publication of a novel. His destiny as a teacher in a mediocre university in Pennsylvania is no longer enough for him, he dreams of something else. Unfortunately, Henry will have to face other worries: he fears that his wife is cheating on him with the dean of the establishment, his daughter is going to divorce and his secretary is about to publish a book with his own publisher. The series, which is slated to premiere next spring on AMC, also stars Mireille Enos (The Killing) as Lily, Hank’s wife.

This role that actor Bob Odenkirk will never forget

While Bob Odenkirk will soon star in a new series, the 60-year-old actor revealed that he had a hard time saying goodbye to Saul Goodman, his character in breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. “I wish I had spent more time with him.he admitted to the magazine Empire. And I think I’m going to feel sorry for myself for at least ten years, maybe more. I know that was probably the role of my life, and it’s wonderful to have been able to experience that. Some don’t have the chance. So yes, I’m going to wallow in my misfortune.” The American star landed as Saul Goodman in the second season of breaking Bad in 2009, before becoming the star of the spin-off Better Call Saul.

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