When Breaking Bad aired its final episode in 2013, it had neatly tied up most of its primary storylines, but a few loose ends — namely the fate of addict-turned-prolific meth cook Jesse Pinkman — were left dangling. El Camino, a new feature-length sequel to the beloved AMC series, picks up where the show left off, with Aaron Paul returning to the role that made him a household name. The movie is now streaming on Netflix, and it has a limited theatrical engagement at the Magic Lantern this weekend (get tickets here).
El Camino is actually the third feature length TV spinoff this year, following the long-awaited Deadwood movie and the box office hit Downton Abbey. This trend gave us the idea to pitch our own TV-based films — big-screen sequels to series that either didn’t get the send-off they deserved, or whose universes we’d like to revisit for old time's sake.
