Breaking Bad

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Breaking Bad

Genre

Crime drama
Thriller[1]
Contemporary Western[2][3]
Black comedy[4]

Created by

Starring

Vince Gilligan

Bryan Cranston

Anna Gunn

Aaron Paul

Dean Norris

Betsy Brandt

RJ Mitte

Bob Odenkirk

Giancarlo Esposito

Jonathan Banks

Laura Fraser

Jesse Plemons
Opening theme

"Breaking Bad Theme"

Composer(s)

Dave Porter

Country of origin

United States

Originallanguage(s)

English

No. of seasons

No. of episodes

62 (list of episodes)
Production

Executiveproducer(s)
Vince Gilligan

Mark Johnson

Michelle MacLaren
Producer(s)
Stewart A. Lyons

Sam Catlin

John Shiban

Peter Gould

George Mastras

Thomas Schnauz

Bryan Cranston

Moira Walley-Beckett

Karen Moore

Patty Lin
Location(s)

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Cinematography
Michael Slovis

John Toll ("Pilot")

Running time

4358 minutes

Productioncompany(s)
High Bridge Entertainment

Gran Via Productions

Sony Pictures Television

Release
Original channel

AMC

Picture format

Original version:

1080i (16:9 HDTV)

Remastered version:

4K (UHDTV)[5]
Original release

January 20, 2008 September 29, 2013

Chronology

Related shows

Talking Bad
Metstasis
Better Call Saul
External links
Website

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
crystallizedmethamphetamine to secure his family's financial future before he dies. The title is from
aSouthern colloquialism meaning to "raise hell". Breaking Bad is set and was filmed inAlbuquerque,
New Mexico.