Breaking Bad

Watch: Breaking Bad Season 1 Episode 1

S1 EP1

TV-MA

62 episodes5 seasons

US Release

~ Change the equation. ~

Overview:

Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.

Created by:

Vince Gilligan

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

1/20/2008

Last air date:

9/29/2013

Key words:

new mexico
drug dealer
narcissism
psychopath
terminal illness
outlaw
dark comedy
cancer
tragedy
drugs
criminal
meth lab
cynical
high school teacher
dea agent
neo-western
narcissist
albuquerque, new mexico
criminal lawyer
fall from grace
domineering
vexed
cartel
zealous
candid
mexican cartel
male egos
desperate
crystal meth
methamphetamine
absurd
thriller
depressing
ambivalent
amused
conceited
derisive
inflammatory
mean spirited

Seasons

Specials

9 Episodes

Season 1

7 Episodes

Season 2

13 Episodes

Season 3

13 Episodes

Season 4

13 Episodes

Season 5

16 Episodes

Cast

Bryan Cranston

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Walter White

Aaron Paul

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Jesse Pinkman

Anna Gunn

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Skyler White

RJ Mitte

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Walter White Jr.

Dean Norris

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Hank Schrader

Betsy Brandt

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Marie Schrader

Bob Odenkirk

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Saul Goodman

Jonathan Banks

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Mike Ehrmantraut

Steven Michael Quezada

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Steven Gomez

Giancarlo Esposito

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Gus Fring

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Reviews (4)

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slyone10001
Written 7 year(s) ago
10
Wow....where to start. Not really into "DRUG" inspired shows. But this one had me from the start. The only bad about this show was the split seasons when it was a first run show. But now you can go right through to the next episode with out having to wait.....MUST WATCH ! !
Dean
Written 5 year(s) ago
10
I'll be honest, at first when I started this TV show and finished first season, I didn't like it. It felt boring for me and I stopped watching, but after few years, I decided to give it a chance and continue. I'm so happy because of my decision, because after finishing this TV show, I can definitely tell that it was a masterpiece! 5th season is a bomb and 14th season was shocking! It left me with sad, euphoric shock feeling. It was mind blowing! I'm not gonna spoil you what happened, but if you started first season and you don't like it, for goodness sake, give it a chance and continue watching. I promise you won't regret.

Characters are very well developed. Acting is superb! Plot is very interesting. Whole TV show is tense, especially the last season. The only downside I can think about is camera. Sometimes it's shaking on some certain scenes. I don't know why they didn't pay attention to this, but this is nothing, just a very minor minus. Everything else is great about this TV show.
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l33t5p34k3r
Written 5 year(s) ago
9
Started out really good, but dropped quality after the second to last season
drystyx
Written 2 year(s) ago
3
This is the kind of TV show for the "formula lovers" who want to feel superior. There is an air of the superiority complex of the "drug knowledgeable" crowd in this series about a "smart guy" breaking into the drug trade. His "talent" makes him the important cog in the machine. He can call his shots. Still, the ruffians give him a rough way to go, because criminals really are stupid. Once they learn that they are nothing without him, he gets his way. Much like a Western town blacksmith, he's the needed ingredient. However, things get very formula early on in the show. And there's always this sense of a superiority complex from the sort of people who push shows like this onto their friends and acquaintances. The directing writing team tap into the control freak crowd very well. But it is a dull show about dull people.