description Breaking Bad (2008) Overview
Breaking Bad is an American television crime drama created by Vince Gilligan that aired on AMC from 2008 to 2013. It follows Walter White, a high-school chemistry teacher diagnosed with lung cancer, as he enters the illegal methamphetamine trade with former student Jesse Pinkman. Set largely in Albuquerque, the series examines how criminal decisions affect family relationships, business partners, law enforcement, and the characters' moral identities.
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How many seasons and episodes does Breaking Bad have?
Breaking Bad ran for 5 seasons and 62 episodes from 2008 to 2013. Vince Gilligan created the series, which follows Albuquerque chemistry teacher Walter White after his cancer diagnosis.
Why does Walter White start making meth in Breaking Bad?
Walter says he wants to leave money for his family after his cancer diagnosis, using his chemistry expertise to enter the meth trade with Jesse Pinkman. The criminal business then grows from a financial plan into the central source of his power and moral collapse.
Where is Breaking Bad set and filmed?
The story is set primarily in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the production filmed extensively around the city. Its desert landscape and local neighborhoods become recurring parts of Walter's transformation.
Who is Heisenberg in Breaking Bad?
Heisenberg is Walter White's criminal alias, adopted as he becomes a methamphetamine manufacturer and kingpin. Jesse Pinkman remains his partner for much of the series, while Saul Goodman becomes a key lawyer in the same Albuquerque underworld.
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