Gus Fring Was Behind That Clever Los Pollos Hermanos Ad for Better Call Saul

Giancarlo Esposito first dreamed it up during Breaking Bad

When AMC's Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul returns for Season 3 on April 10, the show will feature another familiar face from Breaking Bad: ruthless drug lord Gus Fring, played by Giancarlo Esposito.

AMC teased Esposito's appearance last week by releasing a clever ad for Los Pollos Hermanos—the fictional fast-food fried chicken chain that Fring operates as a drug front—featuring Fring himself, which caused Breaking Bad fans to lose their minds.

Esposito confirmed his return at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif.,

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