Season 2 (Better Call Saul)

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Season 2
Original Run Start	February 15, 2016
Original Run End	April 18, 2016
Previous	Season 1
Next	Season 3

The second season of the American television drama series Better Call Saul was announced in July of 2014. The series returned on Monday, February 15th 2016, at 10pm ET/PT. It consisted of 10 episodes, each running approximately 45 minutes in length.

Story

Season 2 promotional poster

To Be Added

Credits

• Starring
• Guest Starring
• Notable Co-Starring
• Notable Crew

Starring

Cast	Portrays	Ep.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Bob Odenkirk	James McGill	10	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Jonathan Banks	Mike Ehrmantraut	10	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Rhea Seehorn	Kim Wexler	10	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Patrick Fabian	Howard Hamlin	9	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✘	✔	✔	✔
Michael Mando	Nacho Varga	7	✔	✔	✔	✔	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔	✔
Michael McKean	Chuck McGill	7	✘	✔	✔	✔	✔	✘	✘	✔	✔	✔

Guest Starring

Omar Maskati as Omar (7/10) Jessie Ennis as Erin Brill (6/10) Ed Begley Jr. as Clifford Main (5/10) Mark Margolis as Hector "Tio" Salamanca (5/10) Cara Pifko as Paige Novick (4/10) Eileen Fogarty as Mrs. Nguyen (4/10) Josh Fadem as Joey Dixon (4/10) Kerry Condon as Stacey Ehrmantraut (4/10) Rex Linn as Kevin Wachtell (4/10) Elisha Yaffe as Lance (3/10) Manuel Uriza as Ximenez Lecerda (3/10) Carol Herman as Mrs. Strauss (2/10) Daniel Moncada as Leonel Salamanca (2/10) Dennis Boutsikaris as Richard Schweikart (2/10) Jim Beaver as Lawson (2/10) Luis Moncada as Marco Salamanca (2/10) Mark Proksch as Daniel Wormald (2/10) A. Russell Andrews as Detective Salerno (1/10) Alex Désert as Officer Baker (1/10) Ann Cusack as Rebecca Bois (1/10)

Blake Bertrand as young Jimmy McGill (1/10) Brendan Fehr as Bauer (1/10) Clea DuVall as Dr. Cruz (1/10) Eli Goodman as Doctor (1/10) Hayley Holmes as Drama Girl (1/10) Jennifer Hasty as Stephanie Doswell (1/10) Joe DeRosa as Caldera (1/10) Juan Carlos Cantu as Manuel Varga (1/10) Julie Pearl as A.D.A. Ericsen (1/10) Kurt Caceres as Assistant DA (1/10) Kyle Bornheimer as Ken (1/10) Liana Mendoza as Tricia (1/10) Max Arciniega as Domingo "Krazy-8" Molina (1/10) Michael Chieffo as Mr. Ughetta (1/10) Raphael Sbarge as Charles McGill Sr. (1/10) Raymond Cruz as Tuco Salamanca (1/10) Stephen Snedden as Con Man (1/10) Steven Flynn as Dale (1/10) Stoney Westmoreland as Officer Saxton (1/10) Troy Winbush as Detective (1/10)

Notable Co-Starring

Brandon K. Hampton as Ernesto (5/10) Abigail Zoe Lewis as Kaylee (4/10) Julian Bonfiglio as Sound Guy (4/10) Luis Bordonada as Brian Archuleta (4/10) Vincent Fuentes as Arturo (4/10) Anthony Escobar as Gesualdo (2/10) Audrey Moore as Julie (2/10)

David Grant Wright as Lynton (2/10) Debrianna Mansini as Fran (2/10) James E. Dowling as Francis (2/10) Robert Grossman as Fudge (2/10) Patty Figel as Ruth McGill (1/10) Peter Diseth as DDA Oakley (1/10)

Notable Crew

Writers Ann Cherkis Gennifer Hutchison Gordon Smith Heather Marion Jonathan Glatzer Peter Gould Thomas Schnauz Vince Gilligan

Directors Adam Bernstein Colin Bucksey John Shiban Larysa Kondracki Michael Slovis Peter Gould Scott Winant Terry McDonough Thomas Schnauz Vince Gilligan

Producers Bob Odenkirk Gennifer Hutchison Jenn Carroll Jonathan Glatzer Mark Johnson Melissa Bernstein Nina Jack Peter Gould Robin Sweet Thomas Schnauz Vince Gilligan

Episodes

Episode 1: "Switch"
Directed by Thomas Schnauz
Written by Thomas Schnauz
February 15, 2016 • 46 minutes

Episode 2: "Cobbler"
Directed by Terry McDonough
Written by Gennifer Hutchison
February 22, 2016 • 47 minutes

Episode 3: "Amarillo"
Directed by Scott Winant
Written by Jonathan Glatzer
February 29, 2016 • 42 minutes

Episode 4: "Gloves Off"
Directed by Adam Bernstein
Written by Gordon Smith
March 7, 2016 • 43 minutes

Episode 5: "Rebecca"
Directed by John Shiban
Written by Ann Cherkis
March 14, 2016 • 45 minutes

Episode 6: "Bali Ha'i"
Directed by Michael Slovis
Written by Gennifer Hutchison
March 21, 2016 • 46 minutes

Episode 7: "Inflatable"
Directed by Colin Bucksey
Written by Gordon Smith
March 28, 2016 • 42 minutes

Episode 8: "Fifi"
Directed by Larysa Kondracki
Written by Thomas Schnauz
April 4, 2016 • 48 minutes

Episode 9: "Nailed"
Directed by Peter Gould
Written by Peter Gould
April 11, 2016 • 49 minutes

Episode 10: "Klick"
Directed by Vince Gilligan
Written by Vince Gilligan & Heather Marion
April 18, 2016 • 48 minutes

Trivia

• Originally ordered for 13 episodes, it was reduced to 10 episodes in November 2015.
• When put in the right order, the first letter of each episode title spells "FRING’S BACK". The creators have confirmed that it is a clue about the appearance of Gustavo Fring in the series.

Promotional Photos

Creators and Executive Producers Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould on the set of "Better Call Saul."
Photo credit: Ursula Coyote/Sony Pictures Television/AMC

Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill.
Photo credit: Ursula Coyote/Sony Pictures Television/AMC

Season 2 Episode 1 preview

Season 2 Episode 3 preview

Awards and nominations

Ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result
2016 Gold Derby Awards	Best Drama Series	Better Call Saul	Nominated
	Best Drama Episode of the Year	"Nailed"	Nominated
	Best Drama Actor	Bob Odenkirk	Nominated
	Best Drama Supporting Actor	Michael McKean	Nominated
32nd TCA Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Drama	Better Call Saul	Nominated
	Individual Achievement in Drama	Bob Odenkirk	Nominated
68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series	Kelley Dixon ("Rebecca")	Nominated
		Kelley Dixon and Chris McCaleb ("Nailed")	Nominated
	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series	Phillip W. Palmer, Larry Benjamin, Kevin Valentine ("Klick")	Nominated
	Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role	William Powloski, Eric Chauvin, Erin Kanoa ("Fifi")	Nominated
68th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	Better Call Saul	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Bob Odenkirk	Nominated
	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Jonathan Banks	Nominated
7th Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Drama Series	Better Call Saul	Nominated
	Best Actor in a Drama Series	Bob Odenkirk	Won
	Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Michael McKean	Nominated
2016 American Film Institute Awards	Top 10 Television Programs of the year	Better Call Saul	Won
74th Golden Globe Awards	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Bob Odenkirk	Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards 2016	Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama	Better Call Saul	Nominated
67th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards	Best Edited Drama Series for Commercial Television	Skip Macdonald ("Fifi")	Nominated
		Skip Macdonald and Curtis Thurber ("Klick")	Nominated
		Kelley Dixon and Chris McCaleb ("Nailed")	Nominated
21st Satellite Awards	Best Drama Series	Better Call Saul	Nominated
	Best Actor in a Drama Series	Bob Odenkirk	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Film	Jonathan Banks	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Film	Rhea Seehorn	Won
53rd Cinema Audio Society Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour	Phillip W. Palmer, Larry B. Benjamin, Kevin Valentine, Matt Hovland and David Michael Torres ("Klick")	Nominated
69th Writers Guild of America Awards	Drama Series	Better Call Saul	Nominated
	Episodic Drama	Gordon Smith ("Gloves Off")	Nominated
		Heather Marion and Vince Gilligan ("Klick")	Nominated
		Thomas Schnauz ("Switch")	Nominated
Location Managers Guild Awards 2017	Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary TV Series	Christian Diaz de Bedoya	Nominated
21st Art Directors Guild Awards	Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series	Tony Fanning ("Inflatable",  "Fifi",  "Klick")	Nominated
Golden Reel Awards 2017	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media	Kurt Nicholas Forshager, Mark Cookson, Jeffrey Cranford, Tim Chilton, and Jerry Trent ("Nailed")	Nominated

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