Breaking Bad is an American
crime drama television series created and produced by
Vince Gilligan. The show originally aired on the
AMC network for five seasons, from January 20, 2008, to September 29, 2013. It tells the story of
Walter White (
Bryan Cranston), a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable
lung cancer, who, together with his former student
Jesse Pinkman (
Aaron Paul), turns to a life of crime, producing and selling crystallized
methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigating the dangers of the criminal world. The title is from a
Southern colloquialism meaning to "".
Breaking Bad is set and was filmed in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.