Big Spring Herald Weekend

“Better Call Saul” (AMC — season premiere, April 18)

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When this acclaimed drama premiered it 2015, it was (accurately) touted as a spinoff and prequel of the critically adored “Breaking Bad,” but it didn’t take this series — which chronicles the complicate­d emotional journey of attorney Jimmy Mcgill (Bob Odenkirk) — long to make its own mark. Since then, “Saul” has earned a Peabody Award, 21 Primetime Emmys and a shelfful of other accolades. Now, the series opens its sixth and final season, which will air in two parts. Rhea Seehorn, Jonathan Banks and Giancarlo Esposito also return.

“Freddie Mercury: The Final Act” (The CW — new special, April 20)

This new documentar­y chronicles the final profession­al chapter in the life of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, including how his friends and band colleagues staged an unforgetta­ble tribute concert at Wembley Stadium after Mercury died from AIDS. The film, which airs here on the 30th anniversar­y of the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, features extensive footage from that epic musical event, as well as behind-the scenes rehearsal footage and interviews with Mercury’s Queen colleagues Brian May and Roger Taylor.

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