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Breaking Bad: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Breaking Bad (2008): Drama, Crime, Thriller. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Breaking Bad follows protagonist Walter White, a chemistry teacher who lives in New Mexico with his wife and teenage son who has cerebral palsy. White is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of two years left to live. With a new sense of fearlessness based on his medical prognosis, and a desire to secure his family's financial security, White chooses to enter a dangerous world of drugs and crime and ascends to power in this world. The series explores how a fatal diagnosis such as White's releases a typical man from the daily concerns and constraints of normal society and follows his transformation from mild family man to a kingpin of the drug trade.

Series details

  • Title: Breaking Bad
  • Format: Scripted
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
  • Premiere date: 2008-01-20
  • Final broadcast date listed: 2019-10-11
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: AMC
  • Network country: United States
  • Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
  • TVmaze community rating: 9.2/10
  • TVMaze ID: 169

Cast and credited roles

  • Bryan Cranston — Walter White
  • Aaron Paul — Jesse Pinkman
  • Anna Gunn — Skyler White
  • RJ Mitte — Walter White Jr.
  • Dean Norris — Hank Schrader
  • Betsy Brandt — Marie Schrader
  • Bob Odenkirk — Saul Goodman
  • Jonathan Banks — Michael 'Mike' Ehrmantraut
  • Giancarlo Esposito — Gustavo 'Gus' Fring
  • Jesse Plemons — Todd Alquist
  • Laura Fraser — Lydia Rodarte-Quayle

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 2008-01-20; final listed air date 2008-03-09; episode order: 7.
  • Season 2: premiered 2009-03-08; final listed air date 2009-05-31; episode order: 13.
  • Season 3: premiered 2010-03-21; final listed air date 2010-06-13; episode order: 13.
  • Season 4: premiered 2011-07-17; final listed air date 2011-10-09; episode order: 13.
  • Season 5: premiered 2012-07-15; final listed air date 2019-10-11; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Breaking Bad on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.

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