Breaking Bad
2008 | 5 seasons | Drama, Crime
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (9.0/10), it won 6 Emmys, people are still talking about it and it earned strong reviews (87/100). Make plans for this one.
Our take: The show that defined prestige TV's antihero era: a chemistry teacher's slow transformation, plotted so tightly that early details pay off seasons later.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
87 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
9.0/10 from 19K viewers, plus 1 MMM member rating
- AwardsVery strong
21 wins, 15 other nominations — won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series; won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Box office & staying powerStrong
5 seasons
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
2.9 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Netflix
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Created by Vince Gilligan
- Bryan CranstonWalter White
- Aaron PaulJesse Pinkman
- Anna GunnSkyler White
- RJ MitteWalter White Jr.
- Dean NorrisHank Schrader
- Betsy BrandtMarie Schrader
- Bob OdenkirkSaul Goodman
- Jonathan BanksMike Ehrmantraut