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Breaking Bad (2008)

TV Series  -  TV_14 45 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller
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Informed he has terminal cancer, an underachieving chemistry genius turned high school chemistry teacher turns to using his expertise in chemistry to provide a legacy for his family... by producing the world's highest quality crystal meth.

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Vince Gilligan
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Bryan Cranston ...
Walter White (54 episodes, 2008-2012)
Anna Gunn ...
Skyler White (54 episodes, 2008-2012)
Aaron Paul ...
Jesse Pinkman (54 episodes, 2008-2012)
Dean Norris ...
Hank Schrader (54 episodes, 2008-2012)
Betsy Brandt ...
Marie Schrader (54 episodes, 2008-2012)
RJ Mitte ...
Walter White, Jr. (54 episodes, 2008-2012)
Bob Odenkirk ...
Saul Goodman (35 episodes, 2009-2012)
Jonathan Banks ...
Mike Ehrmantraut (28 episodes, 2009-2012)
Giancarlo Esposito ...
Gustavo 'Gus' Fring (26 episodes, 2009-2011)
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Storyline

When chemistry teacher, Walter White, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given only two years to live, he decides he has nothing to lose. He lives with his wife and teenage son, who has cerebral palsy, in New Mexico. Determined to ensure that his family will have a secure future, White embarks on a career of drugs and crime. He proves to be remarkably proficient in this new world as he begins manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with one of his former students. The series tracks the impacts of a fatal diagnosis on a regular hard working man explores how a fatal diagnosis, how that affects his morality and transforms him into a major player of the drug trade. Written by WellardRockard  

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Taglines:

Unstable. Volatile. Dangerous. And That's Just The Chemistry. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Country:

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Also Known As:

В обувките на Сатаната See more »

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Trivia

10 actors cast on the show have previously appeared in the Vince Gilligan produced The X-Files. Bryan Cranston in "Drive" (Season 6), Aaron Paul in "Lord of the Flies" (Season 9), Dean Norris in "F. Emasculata" (Season 2), Michael Shamus Wiles in "The End" (Season 5) and "En Ami" (Season 7), Raymond Cruz in "El Mundo Gira" (Season 4), Javier Grajeda in "Tithonus" (Season 6), Danny Trejo in "Redrum" (Season 8), Dale Dickey in "Existence" (Season 8), Dan Desmond in "Salvage" (Season 8), and John Koyama who served as a stuntman on the X-Files. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In Walter White's back yard you will notice an outline of a fire place right by their sliding back door, but inside the reverse wall is the dining room/kitchen. Their fire place inside should be on the side of the house. See more »

Quotes

Mike: No more half measures.
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Connections

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.172" (2011) See more »