Breaking Bad but due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike only seven episodes were filmed. It ran from January 20 to March 9, 2008. A struggling high school chemistry teacher, Walter White (Bryan Cranston), is diagnosed with inoperable, advanced lung cancer. On a ride-along with his DEA agent brother-in-law Hank Schrader (Dean Norris), Walter sees a former student of his, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), fleeing the scene of a meth lab. He later contacts Jesse and devises a scheme to become partners in an attempt to combine their skills to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, with Walter cooking the product and
Breaking Bad Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series three times; Anna Gunn won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series twice. In 2013, "Breaking Bad" entered the "Guinness World Records" as the most critically acclaimed show of all time. A spin-off prequel series, "Better Call Saul", starring Bob Odenkirk and Jonathan Banks, debuted on February 8, 2015, on AMC. , a feature film spin-off is also in development. Set in Albuquerque, New Mexico between 2008 and 2010, "Breaking Bad" follows Walter White as he is transformed from a meek high school science teacher who wants to