Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star Giancarlo Esposito has said there should be a spin-off starring his infamous Gustavo Fring character.
Speaking to Variety, Esposito made clear he'd be up reprising the role again if creator Vince Gillighan wanted to make another series, and said he has extensive ideas for a prequel focusing on Fring's rise through the Chilean underworld.
"Should there be [another spin-off]? I think eventually there should be, and there might be," Esposito said. "I have a lot of premises I like to push. If I was talking to [creator] Vince Gillighan right now I would tell him: the rise of Gus.
"Wait a few years — he's doing another show — then come back to me, because the rise of Gus is interesting. To find out what are the pieces that made up Gustovo Fring, and where did he come from in terms of his relationship to the hierarchy in Chile, would be very interesting, and to see his family background."
Breaking Bad ran from 2008 to 2013, while spin-off prequel Better Call Saul ran from 2015 to 2022. Esposito starred in both as Fring, the cool-headed evil genius behind a colossal drug empire.
IGN deemed the finales of both shows masterpieces. "The final batch of Breaking Bad is one of the best run of episodes TV has ever offered," we said of the former, and of the latter: "Better Call Saul ends with a satisfying finale that provides surprises, laughs, tears, and emotional gut punches."
