Breaking Bad creator explains why a Walt Jr spin-off would be "depressing as hell"
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Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has explained why a Walt Jr spin-off series would be "depressing as hell".
In a new interview with Variety, Gilligan said he often thinks about the hit crime drama's characters and what they might be up to now.
Although RJ Mitte's Walt Jr didn't get a "very happy ending" in the show's finale, Gilligan said he likes to believe things got better for him and "hates" the idea of him following in the footsteps of his drug lord father.
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He continued: "That’s probably the kind of thing somebody will pitch 10 or 15 years from now – Walter Jr as an Albuquerque crime lord succeeding where his father failed.
"I could pretty much guarantee right now that I have no interest in seeing that happen. That’d be a sad tribute to the show.
"It’s fun thinking about what would happen to the characters, but it doesn’t rise to the level of, 'Gee, I’d like to tell more about the story.' But who knows, in a few years maybe."
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He went on to say that a spin-off is "doubtful as hell", adding: "The only attractive thing about that idea is working with RJ Mitte again because he’s a wonderful actor and sweet guy.
"But that would be depressing as hell. That would be the wrong lesson from the show, if there are any lessons at all to be gleaned from it."
Elsewhere, Gilligan is currently working on a new untitled show for Apple TV+, which he says will feature "no crime, and no methamphetamine".
The sci-fi series will star Rhea Seehorn, who played Kim Wexler in Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul.
All seasons of Breaking Bad are available to stream now on Netflix.
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