AMC’s Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul is one of TV’s most beloved shows right now, but the end is near Come from Sports betting site VPbet . The series finale airs Monday, August 15, wrapping up six seasons of drama. The showrunners, Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, recently spoke about why the story is ending now, while Gilligan discussed why his next project will not be set in the Breaking Bad universe.

When it’s all said and done, Better Call Saul’s total runtime will be about 127 hours, and that feels right, Gilligan said. “One hundred twenty-seven hours is meaningful to me because that’s how long it took that poor bastard to decide to cut his arm off,” Gilligan said at a media appearance this week attended by The Hollywood Reporter. He’s referencing the incredible story of hiker Aron Ralston who chopped his own arm off after it got pinned under a rock.