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) since Bill Cosby for "I Spy". Cranston was also nominated in 2012 and 2013 for season four and the first half of season five, but lost out to Damian Lewis for "Homeland" and Jeff Daniels for "The Newsroom", respectively. He also won his fourth Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards At the annual Golden Globe Awards, Cranston has been nominated for the Best Actor – Television Series Drama accolade on four occasions for his role in "Breaking Bad", in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, winning in 2014 for the