Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- `` Breaking Bad '' addicts who may suffer withdrawal when the AMC drama ends will get a comedic fix with a spinoff featuring criminal lawyer Saul Goodman . The network announced a licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Television for a new series with the working title `` Better Call Saul . '' `` Plans call for Saul to be a one-hour prequel that will focus on the evolution of the popular Saul Goodman character before he ever became Walter White 's lawyer , '' AMC and Sony said in a joint news release Wednesday . Bob Odenkirk plays the flashy attorney Saul Goodman , who changed his professional name from Saul McGill so clients would think he was Jewish . The title `` criminal lawyer '' has extra meaning for Goodman , who often used extra-legal means to help his clients , including `` Breaking Bad '' lead character Walter White , a high school chemistry teacher who evolved into a meth manufacturer . `` Hi , I 'm Saul Goodman , '' he says in one of his TV commercials . `` Did you know you have rights ? The Constitution says you do and so do I. I believe that until proven guilty , every man , woman and child in this country is innocent and that 's why I fight for you , Albuquerque . '' The announcement did not reveal casting or timing for the series . `` Breaking Bad '' is in its fifth and final season .
` ` Better Call Saul '' is working title for ` ` Breaking Bad '' spinoff . AMC aired one - hour episodes focusing on the evolution of lawyer Saul Goodman . Criminal lawyer Saul Goodman uses extra - legal means to protect his clients .