Breaking Bad is an American television series set in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It started in January 2008. The show was broadcast across Canada and the United States on the cable channel AMC. It has won 10 Emmy Awards. Breaking Bad ended in September 2013. Bryan Cranston plays the main role, Walter White. There are five seasons and 62 episodes.
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| Genre | Crime drama Thriller Neo-Western Black comedy |
| Created by | Vince Gilligan |
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| Composer | Dave Porter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 62 (list of episodes) |
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| Production location | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Running time | 43–58 minutes |
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| Network | AMC |
| Release | January 20, 2008 – September 29, 2013 |
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| Better Call Saul El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | |
Breaking Bad is about a chemistry teacher who is told he has lung cancer and starts making the illegal drug methamphetamine to pay for his family's needs after he dies. The series was made by Vince Gilligan. It is considered one of the greatest television series of all time. The idea for the series came to Vince Gilligan when he wanted the hero of a show to slowly become a villain.
Main characters
change- Walter White - A nervous, depressed chemistry teacher who gets diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. He makes very high quality methamphetamine in order to make money for his family, taking on the nickname "Heisenberg". It soon becomes clear that Walter did this because it made him happy, and not for the money.
- Skyler White - The responsible, stressed wife of Walter. She dissapproves of Walter's drug making, but helps manage the money he makes from it in order to protect her family.
- Jesse Pinkman - A laidback, amateur drug dealer and former student of Walter's. He has great potential, but was constantly put down by his parents. He teams up with Walter to create his very high quality methamphetamine, but his life slowly becomes worse because of it.
- Hank Schrader - Skyler's proud and confident brother-in-law who works for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Hank dedicates himself to arresting Heisenberg, unaware it is his own brother-in-law, Walter.
- Marie Schrader - Skyler's highly strung sister, and wife of Hank. She has kleptomania, meaning she constantly feels the urge to steal things, such as spoons, and small gifts.
- Walter White Jr. - Walter and Skyler's rebellious son. He has cerebral palsy, and eventually takes on a name of his own, Flynn.
- Gustavo "Gus" Fring - A highly dangerous drug lord who hides his crimes behind his fried chicken restaraunt, Los Pollos Hermanos. Gus has a strong hatred for the Salamanca crime family, who is responsible for the death of his lover, Max.
- Saul Goodman - A cocky and quick-thinking lawyer who later works with Walter and Jesse in managing their drug empire. Saul is highly corrupt but is also a very good lawyer, despite his silly attitude.
- Mike Ehrmantraut - A grizzled, experienced ex cop who works for Gus. He is also a security consultant to Saul. Mike is very intelligent, being able to trick people when he needs to, and cover up crime scenes when hired to do so, ensuring that he doesn't take half-measures.
