Putting the "criminal" in "criminal lawyer."
About
Set in the sun-drenched, morally ambiguous landscape of Albuquerque, New Mexico, this series serves as a deep dive into the evolution of Jimmy McGill, a struggling public defender trying to shed the shadow of his brilliant, esteemed older brother. Long before he adopts the flamboyant persona of Saul Goodman and becomes the go-to attorney for the criminal underworld, Jimmy is a man caught between the temptation of his shortcut-prone past and the desire to be a respected legal professional. As he navigates the cutthroat world of corporate law and small-time litigation, his life intersects with a cast of complex characters, most notably the steely and methodical Mike Ehrmantraut. Mike, a former police officer turned underground enforcer, finds himself dragged into a burgeoning web of dangerous illicit activity that forces him to navigate a dark path of survival and calculation. The series masterfully explores the erosion of ethics as Jimmy continuously bends the rules of the law to achieve his ambitions, creating a gripping tension between his inherent charm and the encroaching darkness of his future. The narrative chronicles the painstaking, incremental steps that transform an earnest, struggling underdog into the morally flexible fixer who eventually makes a name for himself by helping clients who exist on the wrong side of the law. As the stakes rise and the boundaries between right and wrong blur, the show highlights how personal desperation and professional disillusionment can alter the course of an entire life, turning a man seeking legitimacy into a notorious architect of chaos.