Breaking Bad 

A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in order to secure his family's future.

Creator:

Vince Gilligan

Stars:

Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn

Top Rated TV #5 | Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 146 wins & 228 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Bryan Cranston	...	Walter White 62 episodes, 2008-2013
Anna Gunn	...	Skyler White 62 episodes, 2008-2013
Aaron Paul	...	Jesse Pinkman 62 episodes, 2008-2013
Dean Norris	...	Hank Schrader 62 episodes, 2008-2013
Betsy Brandt	...	Marie Schrader 62 episodes, 2008-2013
RJ Mitte	...	Walter White, Jr. 62 episodes, 2008-2013
Bob Odenkirk	...	Saul Goodman 43 episodes, 2009-2013
Steven Michael Quezada	...	Steven Gomez 34 episodes, 2008-2013
Jonathan Banks	...	Mike Ehrmantraut 28 episodes, 2009-2012
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Gustavo 'Gus' Fring 26 episodes, 2009-2011

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 teenage son, who has cerebral palsy, and his wife, in New Mexico. Determined to ensure that his family will have a secure future, Walt 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, and explores how a fatal diagnosis affects his morality and transforms him into a major player of the drug trade.

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Plot Keywords:

cancer | albuquerque new mexico | chemistry | crystal meth | drug | 

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Taglines:

Walter White: Chemist, Meth Cook, Heisenberg, Killer, Drug King Pin? (season 5, part 1)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

20 January 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Breaking Bad

Filming Locations:

906 Park Avenue SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

High Bridge Productions, Gran Via Productions, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min 3,030 min (Entire series)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (DTS HD Master Audio 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Spanish rock group Mamá Ladilla ("Crabs mum") has a song dedicated to the series called "Jaisemberg", a literal transcription of the name Heisenberg. One of the lines says "You have sold your blue stuff the incredible Hulk", as a reference to the violent character Tuco.

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Goofs

In the opening credits, the "Br" and "Ba" in "Breaking Bad" are presented as if they are entries from a periodic table of elements. The additional pieces of information included are atomic number, atomic mass, oxidation states, and electron shell configuration. Each of these is depicted accurately for both Br (bromine) and Ba (barium), except the electron shell configuration for Ba is copied verbatim from Br. The periodic table that the entry for Ba is visually extracted from contains the correct information. The creators were most likely aware of this, but thought the opening had enough merit to warrant this disregard for correctness under artistic license.

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Quotes

Walter White: Never give up control.

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Crazy Credits

Opening credits use chemical symbols from the periodic table of elements as part of names : bromine (Br), and barium (Ba) for the title, none for creator Vince Gilligan (except when he gets a V for Vanadium), one for cast and crew members.

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Alternate Versions

All episodes were rerun on an on-demand cable channel in some areas, without commercials but with additional scenes not included on AMC.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Memorable Television Characters of All Time (2016)

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Soundtracks

Fallacies
(uncredited)
Performed by Twaughthammer

User Reviews

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