The later Robert Forster will appear in Better Call Saul Season 5.Posting about this year's Television Critics Association event, AMC Networks confirmed on Twitter Dean Norris and Steven Quezada would reprise their roles as Hank Schrader and Steve Gomez, respectively. The account then tweeted Forster, who passed away in 2019, would reprise his role as Ed Galbraith.
This means Forster will have appeared in Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which are all of the franchise's installments. Jonathan Banks, who plays Mike Ehrmantraut, has also appeared in all three series.
Created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, Better Call Saul began airing on AMC in 2015. The show is a spin-off prequel to Breaking Bad, which ran from 2007 until 2013 and is often considered one of the best TV series ever. Better Call Saul focuses on Breaking Bad lawyer Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman as he transforms into a lawyer for criminals. The series is critically acclaimed and has earned Peabody Award and Primetime Emmy nominations.
Better Call Saul will return for Season 5 on Feb. 23. The show stars Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn and more.