Breaking Bad follows Walter White, a struggling, frustrated high school chemistry teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico who becomes a crime lord in the local See more

Conception
Breaking Bad was created by Vince Gilligan, who had spent several years writing the Fox series The X-Files. Gilligan wanted to create a … See more

Moral consequences
In an interview with The New York Times, Gilligan said the larger lesson of the series is that "actions have … See more

Critical reception
Breaking Bad received widespread critical acclaim and has been praised by many critics as one of the greatest television shows of all time. On the review aggregator website Metacritic (using a scale of 0–100), the … See more

Main characters
• Bryan Cranston as Walter White, a high-school chemistry teacher who, shortly after his 50th birthday, is diagnosed with Stage III See more

The complete series was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 26, 2013, in a collectable box shaped like one of the barrels used by Walt to bury his money. The set contains various features, including a two-hour documentary and a humorous alternative … See more

Pink teddy bear
A motif within the second season is the image of a damaged teddy bear and its missing eye. The … See more