Breaking Bad Breaking Bad Breaking Bad is an American neo-western crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. The show originally aired on AMC for five seasons, from January 20, 2008 to September 29, 2013. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series tells the story of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a struggling and depressed high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with lung cancer. Together with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), White turns to a life of crime by producing and selling crystallized methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigating the
Walter White (Breaking Bad) sees Gretchen and Elliott on "Charlie Rose" dismissing his contributions to Gray Matter, and he is determined to return to Albuquerque to put things right. When Walter arrives in Albuquerque – on his 52nd birthday – he intimidates Gretchen and Elliott into putting his remaining money into a trust fund for Walter Jr. He then visits Skyler and gives her the location of Hank's body so she can clear herself as a suspect in his death, and finally admits to her that he entered the meth business for himself, not his family. As a token of appreciation, Skyler lets him