Vince Gilligan's
next project has had a big update thanks to Deadline, who have reported that the showrunner
is producing his new show for apple TV + and that Rhea Seehorn is going to
join it as the main lead. There are some other details surrounding this news too, and in this
video, I'm going to be breaking it down and giving my reaction to all of the information
shared. Before I get into it though, if you want to see more videos on Vince Gilligan's
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the latest news surrounding Vince Gilligan's new show.
So according to the big article from Deadline, Vince Gilligan’s next series has landed at Apple
TV Plus, and the currently untitled project, which is being described as a blended,
grounded genre drama, has received a two-season straight-to-series order. This means that without
even seeing a produced episode or pilot, Apple have commisioned 2 seasons right from the
get-go, because they are confident in Vince and the project idea he has brought to them.
Of course, this is quite the reverse to Breaking Bad, which saw viewing figures only rise a few
seasons in, but we know that the producers behind those shows, trusted in his vision and saw the
gold that Breaking Bad would soon become. And in addition to this update on Vince
Gilligan's new show, the even bigger news is that Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn, who
played the iconic Kim Wexler throughout the show, is attached to star in the lead role. This is
exciting for all of us who are fans of the Breaking Bad universe and although plot details
are currently secretive, after seeing the acting potential of Seehorn in Saul, it's enought to
wet the appetite for whatever Vince is working on.
In regards to the other details and a brief interview that Vince Gilligan gave,
we learnt about who would be working on the project, alongside Gilligan's
thoughts towards those involved. According to the Deadline report,
Gilligan is creating the series and serving as an executive producer and showrunner, with Jeff Frost
and Diane Mercer also executive producing it to. Jenn Carroll of Gilligan’s High Bridge Productions
will further produce the show, and Sony Pictures Television, which also produced Breaking Bad
and Better Call Saul, is co-operating as the studio behind it, even though it's being
distributed by Apple. The series will further reunite Gilligan with Zack Van Amburg and Jamie
Erlicht, the heads of Apple video, who previously were the co-presidents of Sony
Pictures Tv. And Vince will be reuniting with Chris Parnell, another former Sony TV president
who left the studio in 2020 and became a senior programmer over at Apple. So after many TV
networks joined the list to get Gilligan on board, it was Apple that landed the final deal,
and this makes sense given all the people now in charge over at the streamer, who Vince previously
worked with many years ago. A more interesting detail though is that during the bidding process,
the reported budget was around $13-15 million per episode which is huge when compared
alongside recent TV such as the $20M-plus range for examples like The Rings of Power or House of
the Dragon. Now we know that with Vince, he will focus on the script and making the
story and characters as impactful as possible, so giving a creator like that this kind of budget,
makes it interesting to see what he'll come up with. With the show being compared to The Twilight
Zone and putting a twist on our world, alongside bending reality and focusing on exploring the
human condition in a surprising new way, this may link into the kind of budget that's
being reported. It's apparently being described as thought-provoking rather than a morality tale,
but yet it's expected to carry the signature Gilligan approach that infuses drama with comedy.
So it's all very exciting just based on that brief description, and it really makes us hungry
to hear the overall plot idea attached to that setup. In the brief interview I mentioned
before, Gilligan spoke about his long-term relationship with the producers and his thoughts
on getting the chance to work with Rhea Seehorn for his new series. He said, “After fifteen years,
I figured it was time to take a break from writing antiheroes… and who’s more heroic than
the brilliant Rhea Seehorn? It’s long past the time that she had her own show, and I
feel lucky to get to work on it with her. And what nice symmetry to be reunited with Zack Van Amburg,
Jamie Erlicht and Chris Parnell. Jamie and Zack were the first two people to say yes to
Breaking Bad all those years ago. They’ve built a great team at Apple, and my wonderful, long-time
partners at Sony Pictures Television and I am excited to be in business with them.”
So how can we not be excited about this news. We have possibly one of the best showrunners in TV,
working on a new mindbending project, with the people who greenlit Breaking Bad and
trusted in that vision many years ago. And then to top it off, we have one of the best actresses
on TV today in Rhea Seehorn working with them in a new lead role. To me, this is excellent
news and while I couldn't have been any more excited for Vince Gilligan's new show,
this news has only raised that anticipation. I think it's poetic that a creator who's built his
reputation with the quality of work he's put to screen is getting all the budget and resources
to make the best show he possibly can. Now I don't want to talk down on the Rings Of Power
too much, but I think it's a good reference point for speaking about using resources in a
television show. While Vince, an extroadinary writter and showrunner is getting all the
resources and talent to make this as strong as it can be, with the Rings of Power,
Amazon put their trust in showrunners and writters who've barely wrote a compelling script before.
That's the different between producers who look for quality talent and assign these kinds of
budgets for those candidates vs signing talent that are yet to prove that they can pull off a
show of that size. I get the point from Amazon's perspective that the people they assigned were
lord of the rings fans, but there's a huge difference when writters have experience in
scripting great television. Vince has nearly 15 years of that behind his belt, in both directing
and writting, and I honestly can't wait to see what he does with this new show, having
all the freedom and talent that is being linked to it. We'll have to see, but count
me in as incredibly excited to see what Vince Gilligan and co create with this new project.
So that was all the news surrounding Vince Gilligan's upcoming show, with Rhea Seehorn set
to star as the lead. It's going to be interesting to see what this blended genre drama is really
going to be about, but I think after his work on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, I trust
Vince to really do something satisfying once again. And Rhea Seehorn's work on the prequel
show further showcased her talent as an actress too, making us wonder what kind of character we
will see her play this time around. We'll have to see, but I can't wait to learn more about
what this show is really about, and I guess we'll just have to rewatch the Breaking Bad universe all
over again for the time being. But what are your thoughts on the news of Rhea Seehorn
leading Vince Gilligan's new show and are you excited for it after the work they've done with
the projects Breaking Bad universe. Let me know down below in the comments section.
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