The series, which debuted January 2008 on AMC, followed Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher, who starts cooking meth with Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), after discovering he has stage-three lung carcinoma.
Vince Gilligan created the drama. Although it had a slow start, the show became a popular TV series. The final season aired on September 29, 2013.
“I recall reading things [like] “Shame on Sony, shame upon AMC for greenlighting an show that’s glorifying the selling and cooking of meth,” Paul said to Entertainment Weekly in 2018. “All that quickly vanished the minute we hit the air.” “
Cranston also mentioned a similar conversation about how to promote the show. But it never came to be used,” he explained. “
Despite its heavy content, the show was a huge success. It won 16 Primetime Emmy Awards from 58 nominations. Anna Gunn, Cranston’s actress, took home three, Paul took home three, and Guinness World Records ranked the show as the most critically acclaimed show of 2013.
He’ll always be my friend,” Paul said to Cranston when he was discussing his relationship with him.
He said, “It is not necessary that you actually like the people that you work with. “
The cast also included RJ Mitte and Betsy Brandt.
Bryan Cranston
Cranston won four Emmys for his portrayal as Walter White.
Aaron Paul
He starred in multiple films, including Exodus: Gods and Kings and Need for Speed. In addition, he was an executive producer for Netflix’s BoJack Horseman. In 2014, Paul played Todd Chavez, who voiced Todd Chavez.
Anna Gunn
Gunn was a major role in Gracepoint and Shades of Blue after Breaking Bad ended. She also appeared in Sully in 2017 and Gracepoint in 2014. Gunn also starred as Sully in Sully. Gunn also starred on the “audio play” podcast “Numbered days,” which consisted of four parts. “
Dean Norris
After the series ended, Norris continued to work in film and TV.
RJ Mitte
United Cerebral Palsy’s celebrity ambassador landed a regular role on The Tonight Show. Changed at Birth In 2014, just after the Breaking Bad finale. His roles include the following: Recall , Dixieland And Standing Up for Sunny . He appeared in two episodes on HBO’s 2019 season. Now Apocalypse . Mitte continues to act and is a strong advocate of people with disabilities.
Betsy Brandt
Brandt has starred in many roles on TV and in movies. She was the lead actress in CBS’ Life in Pieces in 2015. In 2015, Brandt also starred in four seasons of the series. Brandt then starred in the new CBS anthology series Soulmates. Brandt also starred in the Hulu-produced Love, Victor in October 2020. Brandt was also a part of the Peacock Christmas movie Housewives of the North Pole in December 2021.
Bob Odenkirk
Odenkirk has been the Breaking Bad prequel series’ leader, Better Call Saul since 2015. “