( EW.com ) -- `` Better Call Saul '' has dialed up a third cast member . Michael McKean has signed on to `` Breaking Bad '' spinoff `` Better Call Saul , '' Entertainment Weekly has confirmed . Syfy developing Frank Miller 's 'Ronin ' `` The Laverne & Shirley '' / '' This is Spinal Tap '' vet will co-star as a gifted lawyer named Dr. Thurber who is hampered by a strange affliction on AMC 's meth drama prequel , which follows the exploits of oily lawyer Saul Goodman ( Bob Odenkirk ) before he hooks up with Walter White ( Bryan Cranston ) . The show , which is slated to hit the air in November , also features another `` Bad '' alum , Saul 's stone-faced PI Mike Ehrmantraut ( Jonathan Banks ) . AOL picks up Web series from James Franco , Steve Buscemi . McKean starred in the short-lived HBO comedy `` Family Tree '' last year , and his recent TV credits include guest gigs on `` Happy Endings '' and `` Law & Order : SVU . '' The news was first reported by Deadline . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Michael McKean has joined the `` Breaking Bad '' spinoff . He 'll play a gifted lawyer with a strange affliction . The show is based on AMC's hit series of the same name, which ran for seven seasons from 2007 to 2013.