Breaking Bad is an American crime drama created by Vince Gilligan and broadcast by the cable network AMC. It follows Walter White, a mild high-school chemistry teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico, played by Bryan Cranston, who after being diagnosed with lung cancer begins making methamphetamine with a former student, Jesse Pinkman, played by Aaron Paul, to secure his family's financial future. As Walter's morality erodes, he becomes a ruthless drug lord. The series ran for five seasons and is widely regarded as one of the greatest television dramas. It inspired the prequel series Better Call Saul and the film El Camino.
Before and after
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- 2008Launch of Encyclopedia of Life
- 11 January 2008Death of Edmund Hillary
- from 20 January 2008 to 29 September 2013Premiere of Breaking Bad
- 27 January 2008Death of Suharto
- 7 February 2008Launch of STS-122
- 17 February 20082008 Kosovo declaration of independence
- 26 February 2008Construction of Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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