TV Shows Like Better Call Saul
If you like Better Call Saul, here are 11 similar TV shows — each with its current AI renewal verdict, so you can see which are still going and which have been cancelled.
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Better Call Saul is a show that earns its reputation the slow way. It starts with a charming, scrappy lawyer named Jimmy McGill working out of a converted nail salon, and it ends somewhere much darker. The pleasure of watching is not really in the destination, which the Breaking Bad universe has already mapped out for us, but in the texture of the journey: the Albuquerque light, the careful framing, the way Jimmy's small moral compromises stack up until the pile collapses. The show is funny, genuinely funny, in a way that makes the tragedy land harder. Mike Ehrmantraut doing anything is a joy to watch. So is Kim Wexler, arguably the best character to come out of this entire universe. The show rewards patience and attention, and fans of it tend to know that.
The best shows like Better Call Saul
1. Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul was built around this show, and the relationship runs both ways. Watching Walter White's fall from mild-mannered chemistry teacher to ruthless drug lord hits differently once you know Saul Goodman's own arc, and the Albuquerque setting, the cartel threads, and the dark comedy that undercuts genuine menace are all here in full force. If you came to the universe through Jimmy McGill, going back to where it all leads is worth every minute.
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2. Tulsa King
If what you love about Better Call Saul is a charming, aging operator dropped into a world that does not quite fit him and forced to improvise, Tulsa King scratches that itch with a lot more comedy in the mix. Dwight Manfredi rebuilding a criminal operation in Oklahoma is fish-out-of-water drama with real warmth, and the show knows when to let its lead just be funny.
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3. Damages
Damages trades the Southwest for Manhattan, but the dynamics at its center are pure Better Call Saul territory: a ruthless, brilliant legal mind pulling a younger, more idealistic lawyer into moral compromises they cannot walk back. Patty Hewes is as fascinating and dangerous as any character in the crime-drama space, and the show's cold, psychological tone rewards the same kind of close attention that Saul demands.
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4. Animal Kingdom
Like Better Call Saul, Animal Kingdom is a show about family loyalty as both a shield and a trap, and about how deeply people can deceive themselves about their own motivations. The Cody family is messier and louder than Jimmy McGill, but the crime-family dynamics and the question of whether anyone can ever really get out will feel familiar. It earns its darker turns.
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5. The Lincoln Lawyer
Mickey Haller is a more confident and quippy version of the criminal defense lawyer archetype that Jimmy McGill embodies at his most functional, and The Lincoln Lawyer is a faster, lighter ride than Saul without being shallow about it. The courtroom mechanics are fun, the moral lines are deliberately blurry, and fans of Jimmy's legal maneuvering will find a lot to enjoy here.
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More on shows like Better Call Saul
What those fans are usually looking for next is a specific combination of things. They want morally complicated protagonists who are smart but self-destructive, people who can see exactly how they are ruining their own lives and do it anyway. They want crime that feels grounded and consequential, not flashy. They tend to appreciate dark comedy woven into serious drama, and they are drawn to shows where the slow build is the point. Legal settings help, cartel shadows help, but the sense of a good person, or a person who could have been good, making one bad choice too many is the thread that runs through all of it.
The most obvious recommendation here is Breaking Bad, the show Better Call Saul was born from, and it holds up as a companion rather than just a predecessor. For viewers who came to the universe through Saul, going back to Breaking Bad is a different experience worth having. The Lincoln Lawyer and Damages both offer the legal drama angle, though they go about it very differently: one is slick and propulsive, the other is cold and psychological. Tulsa King and Animal Kingdom sit more firmly in crime-family territory, each with its own flavor of dysfunction and dark humor. Together these recommendations cover most of what makes Better Call Saul so watchable.
Damages is probably the sharpest left turn of the group, trading New Mexico dust for Manhattan glass and steel, but the emotional core is the same: a mentor-protégé relationship that curdles, and a brilliant legal mind that is also a dangerous one. Animal Kingdom is the most purely pulpy of the bunch, which is not a criticism. Tulsa King has the most comedy, and The Lincoln Lawyer moves the fastest. None of them are quite Better Call Saul, but taken together they fill in the space it leaves behind.
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Frequently asked
- What is the most popular show like Better Call Saul?
- Breaking Bad is the most popular show similar to Better Call Saul in the IsItRenewed catalogue.
- Are shows like Better Call Saul still on the air?
- Of the 11 shows similar to Better Call Saul listed here, 1 currently carry a renewed verdict — the rest are cancelled, ended, or awaiting a decision.
- How does IsItRenewed pick shows like Better Call Saul?
- The recommendations come from TMDB's similar-titles data, and each is shown with its current AI renewal verdict so you know which are still going.