Breaking Bad is an American
crime drama television series created and
produced by
Vince Gilligan. The show originally aired on the
AMC network for five seasons, from January 20, 2008 to September 29, 2013. The main character is
Walter White (
Bryan Cranston), a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with inoperable
lung cancer at the beginning of the series. He turns to a life of crime, producing and selling crystallized
methamphetamine, in order to secure his family's financial future before he dies, teaming with his former student,
Jesse Pinkman (
Aaron Paul). The show was set and produced in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Walter's family consists of his wife
Skyler (
Anna Gunn) and children,
Walter, Jr. a.k.a. Flynn (
RJ Mitte) and
Holly (Elanor Anne Wenrich). The show also features Skyler's sister
Marie Schrader (
Betsy Brandt), and her husband
Hank (
Dean Norris), a
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent. Walter teams up with lawyer
Saul Goodman (
Bob Odenkirk), who connects him with drug kingpin
Gus Fring (
Giancarlo Esposito). The
final season introduces the characters of
Todd Alquist (
Jesse Plemons) and
Lydia Rodarte-Quayle (
Laura Fraser).
Breaking Bad is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time. By the time the
series finale aired, the series was among the most-watched
cable shows on American television. The show received
numerous awards, including sixteen
Primetime Emmy Awards, eight
Satellite Awards, two
Golden Globe Awards, two
Peabody Awards and a
People's Choice Award. In 2014,
Breaking Bad entered the
Guinness World Records as the highest rated show of all time.
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