Giancarlo Esposito, who plays the drug kingpin Gus Fring on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is excited about the potential for a Gus Fring-centric prequel. But right now, it’s only an idea and there is no word on if it would ever happen. Still, it’s something that Esposito is excited about.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Esposito said he would like to explore Gus’ life before the events of Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad, a time when he was living in Chile. A show about Fring and his early days could be called “Rise of Gus,” Esposito said. Whether or not it ever happens, however, will likely depend on if Breaking Bad bosses Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould would come back for it.
Esposito said Gilligan and Gould “should take a break” from the Breaking Bad universe, at least for now, but he’s hopeful that a Gus-specific show could happen one day.