Breaking Bad
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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 episodes | (list of episodes) |
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| Production location | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Running time | 43–58 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | September 29, 2013 |
| Related | |
| Better Call Saul El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | |
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 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. It 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. Breaking Bad was made by Vince Gilligan. It is considered one of the greatest television series of all time. The idea came to Vince Gilligan when he wanted the hero to become a villain.
Main characters
- Walter White - A chemistry teacher who makes methamphetamine.
- Skyler White - The wife of Walter. Before he was diagnosed, Skyler was pregnant with his second child.
- Jesse Pinkman - A drug dealer. He used to be a student of Walter and is his partner in cooking meth.
- Hank Schrader - Skyler's brother-in-law who works for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
- Marie Schrader - Skyler's sister. She is married to Hank. She has kleptomania.
- Walter White Jr. - Walter and Skyler's son. He has cerebral palsy.
- Gustavo "Gus" Fring - A drug lord.
- Saul Goodman - A lawyer who represents Walt and Jesse.
- Mike Ehrmantraut - An ex cop who works for Gus.
Breaking Bad Media
Breaking Bad cast and crew (left to right): creator Vince Gilligan, RJ Mitte (Walter White Jr.), Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman), Anna Gunn (Skyler White), Bryan Cranston (Walter White), Dean Norris (Hank Schrader), and producer Mark Johnson
The gas mask worn when characters would cook meth in Breaking Bad is on display at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.
The meth in each episode was blue candy created by the employees at "The Candy Lady".
From left to right: Josh Sapan (AMC president and CEO), Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman), Vince Gilligan (creator), Bryan Cranston (Walter White) and Charlie Collier (President, general manager)
The cast and crew of Breaking Bad at the 68th Annual Peabody Awards
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