History Series / BREAKINGBAD

'''We will only [[PersonAsVerb Walter White]] out spoilers for the fourth and fifth seasons (and even those aren't 100% guaranteed). [[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned If you do not want to know what happens in those seasons,]] [[Memes/BreakingBad we suggest you tread lightly,]] [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!]]'''

'''We will only [[PersonAsVerb Walter White]] out spoilers for the fourth and fifth seasons (and even those aren't 100% guaranteed). [[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned If you do not want to know what happens in those seasons,]] [[Memes/BreakingBad we suggest you tread lightly]], [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!]]'''

'''We will only [[PersonAsVerb Walter White]] out spoilers for the fourth and fifth seasons (and even those aren't 100% guaranteed). [[Memes/BreakingBad If you do not want to know what happens in those seasons, we suggest you tread lightly]], [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]]!'''

--> ''[[Music/{{Badfinger}} ♫ My baby blue... ♫]]''

A {{prequel}} centering on AscendedExtra [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Saul Goodman]] (Creator/BobOdenkirk) debuted in Febuary 2015 under the title ''Series/BetterCallSaul''. It delves into the lives of the Alberquerque underworld before Walter White, with several of the shows' supporting cast reprising their roles. A Creator/{{Netflix}} {{sequel}} movie, ''Film/ElCamino'', was released in October 2019 and wrapped up Jesse's story, serving as the GrandFinale of the entire ''Breaking Bad'' universe.

After participating in a ride-along with his DEA brother-in-law Hank Schrader (Creator/DeanNorris), Walter sees a former student of his, [[Characters/BreakingBadJessePinkman Jesse Pinkman]] (Creator/AaronPaul), escape a drug bust through dumb luck. Seeing a potential ladder into the methamphetamine market, Walter [[BoxedCrook entraps]] Jesse and makes him a proposition: Walter will use his chemical expertise and Jesse's drug connections to manufacture crystal meth and make them both rich, thus saving Walt's family from financial ruin.

''This show has a [[Recap/BreakingBad Recap page]]. You can also vote on your favorite episode [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/BreakingBad here.]]''

Sony has an official Spanish-language remake of the show, ''Metástasis''. The show follows the same general premise of ''Breaking Bad'', but alters specific details about the setting and characters so audiences in Mexico and South America better understand the story. Due to its following the standard scheduling format for telenovelas, ''Metástasis'' was able to run daily without the original series' weekly schedule or inter-season hiatuses. As a result, it premiered on Unimás on June 8, 2014 and aired its finale just under ''three months'' later.

A {{prequel}} centering on AscendedExtra Saul Goodman (Creator/BobOdenkirk) debuted in Febuary 2015 under the title ''Series/BetterCallSaul''. It delves into the lives of the Alberquerque underworld before Walter White, with several of the shows' supporting cast reprising their roles. A Creator/{{Netflix}} {{sequel}} movie, ''Film/ElCamino'', was released in October 2019 and wrapped up Jesse's story, serving as the GrandFinale of the entire ''Breaking Bad'' universe.

Walter White (Creator/BryanCranston), a high school chemistry teacher in UsefulNotes/{{Albuquerque}}, UsefulNotes/NewMexico with unrecognized genius in his field, [[YourDaysAreNumbered receives a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer]] after a meager lifetime of playing it safe. His world begins to fall apart when he realizes his medical bills will damage his family's future; in addition to raising a teenaged son with cerebral palsy (RJ Mitte), he and his wife Skyler (Creator/AnnaGunn) have a baby on the way.

After participating in a ride-along with his DEA brother-in-law Hank Schrader (Creator/DeanNorris), Walter sees a former student of his, Jesse Pinkman (Creator/AaronPaul), escape a drug bust through dumb luck. Seeing a potential ladder into the methamphetamine market, Walter [[BoxedCrook entraps]] Jesse and makes him a proposition: Walter will use his chemical expertise and Jesse's drug connections to manufacture crystal meth and make them both rich, thus saving Walt's family from financial ruin.

Walter White (Creator/BryanCranston), a high school chemistry teacher in UsefulNotes/{{Albuquerque}}, UsefulNotes/NewMexico with unrecognized genius in his field, [[YourDaysAreNumbered receives a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer]] after a meager lifetime of playing it safe. His world begins to fall apart when he realizes his medical bills will have dire consequences for his family's future; in addition to raising a teenaged son with cerebral palsy (RJ Mitte), he and his wife Skyler (Creator/AnnaGunn) have a baby on the way.

-->--'''Jesse Pinkman'''

Walter White (Creator/BryanCranston), a high school chemistry teacher in UsefulNotes/{{Albuquerque}}, UsefulNotes/NewMexico with unrecognized genius in his field, [[YourDaysAreNumbered receives a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer]] after a meager lifetime of playing it safe. His world begins to fall apart when he realizes his medical bills will damage his family's future; in addition to raising a teenaged son with cerebral palsy (RJ Mitte), he and his wife Skyler (Creator/AnnaGunn) have a baby on the way.

Walter White (Creator/BryanCranston), a high school chemistry teacher in UsefulNotes/{{Albuquerque}}, UsefulNotes/NewMexico with unrecognized genius in his field, [[YourDaysAreNumbered receives a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer]] after a meager lifetime of playing it safe. His world begins to fall apart when he realizes his medical bills will destroy his family's future; in addition to raising a teenaged son with cerebral palsy (RJ Mitte), he and his wife Skyler (Creator/AnnaGunn) have a baby on the way.

->''"Some straight like you, giant stick up his ass, all of a sudden, age -- what, sixty? He's just gonna [[TitleDrop break bad?]]"''[[note]]''[[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne "I'm fifty."]]''[[/note]]

''Breaking Bad'' is an Creator/{{AMC}} [[NewOldWest neo-western]] [[CrimeFiction crime drama]] series which debuted in January 2008 with a seven-episode season (shortened because of the writers' strike) and soon found itself renewed for a full-run second season. The show ran for five seasons in total, with its finale airing on September 29, 2013.

Walter White (Creator/BryanCranston), a high school chemistry teacher in UsefulNotes/{{Albuquerque}}, UsefulNotes/NewMexico with unrecognized genius in his field, [[YourDaysAreNumbered receives a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer]] after a meager lifetime of playing it safe. His world begins to fall apart when he realizes his medical bills will destroy his family's future; in addition to raising a teenaged son with cerebral palsy (RJ Mitte), his wife Skyler (Creator/AnnaGunn) has a baby on the way.

--> ''[[Music/{{Badfinger}} ♫ My baby blue...♫]]''

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[[caption-width-right:300:[[Music/TheNotoriousBIG Mo' money, mo' problems.]]]]

--> ''# [[Music/{{Badfinger}} My baby blue...]] #''

Sony has an official Spanish-language remake of the show ''Metástasis''. The show follows the same general premise of ''Breaking Bad'', but alters specific details about the setting and characters so audiences in Mexico and South America better understand the story. Due to its following the standard scheduling format for telenovelas, ''Metástasis'' was able to run daily without the original series' weekly schedule or inter-season hiatuses. As a result, it premiered on Unimás on June 8, 2014 and aired its finale just under ''three months'' later.

''This show has a [[Recap/BreakingBad Recap page]] that NeedsWikiMagicLove. You can also vote on your favorite episode [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/BreakingBad here.]]''

A {{prequel}} centering on AscendedExtra Saul Goodman (Creator/BobOdenkirk) debuted in Febuary 2015 under the title ''Series/BetterCallSaul''. It delves into the lives of the Alberquerque underworld before Walter White. Creator/JonathanBanks and Creator/GiancarloEsposito reprise their roles as Mike and Gus, respectively. A Creator/{{Netflix}} {{sequel}} movie, ''Film/ElCamino'', was released in October 2019 and wrapped up Jesse's story, serving as the GrandFinale of the entire ''Breaking Bad'' universe.

Walter White (Creator/BryanCranston), a high school chemistry teacher in UsefulNotes/{{Albuquerque}}, UsefulNotes/NewMexico with unrecognized genius in his field, [[YourDaysAreNumbered receives a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer]] after a meager lifetime of playing it safe. His world begins to fall apart when he realizes his medical bills will destroy his family's future: in addition to raising a teenaged son with cerebral palsy (RJ Mitte), his wife Skyler (Creator/AnnaGunn) has a baby on the way.

Walter White (Creator/BryanCranston), a high school chemistry teacher in UsefulNotes/{{Albuquerque}}, UsefulNotes/NewMexico with unrecognized genius in his field, [[YourDaysAreNumbered receives a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer]] after a meager lifetime of playing it safe. His world falls apart when he realizes that his medical bills will destroy his family's future: In addition to raising a son with cerebral palsy (RJ Mitte), his wife Skyler (Creator/AnnaGunn) has a baby on the way.

Their product, nicknamed "Blue Sky" for its bluish tint, makes waves in the drug trade for its purity -- a benefit of having a peerless chemist designing the drug. But their work attracts the worst kind of attention from both local drug pushers and law enforcement. The pair find themselves juggling production problems, rival suppliers, psychotic distributors, and federal investigations -- but they also wrestle with personal problems as the work takes a toll on their loved ones and psyches.

A {{prequel}} centering on AscendedExtra Saul Goodman (Creator/BobOdenkirk) debuted in Febuary 2015 under the title ''Series/BetterCallSaul''. It delves into the lives of the Alberquerque underworld before Walter White. Creator/JonathanBanks and Creator/GiancarloEsposito reprise their roles as Mike and Gus, respectively. A Creator/{{Netflix}} {{sequel}} movie, ''Film/ElCamino'', was released in October 2019 and wrapped up Jesse's story, serving as GrandFinale of the entire ''Breaking Bad'' universe.

->''"Some straight like you, giant stick up his ass, all of a sudden, age -- what, sixty? He's just gonna break bad?"''[[note]]''[[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne "I'm fifty."]]''[[/note]]

Walter White (Creator/BryanCranston), a high school chemistry teacher in UsefulNotes/{{Albuquerque}}, UsefulNotes/NewMexico with unrecognized genius in his field, [[YourDaysAreNumbered receives a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer]] after a meager lifetime of playing it safe. His world falls apart when he realizes that his medical bills will destroy his family's future: In addition to raising a son with cerebral palsy (RJ Mitte), his wife Skyler (Creator/AnnaGunn) has a baby on the way. After participating in a ride-along with his DEA brother-in-law Hank Schrader (Creator/DeanNorris), Walter sees a former student of his, Jesse Pinkman (Creator/AaronPaul), escape a drug bust through dumb luck. Seeing a potential ladder into the methamphetamine market, Walter [[BoxedCrook entraps]] Jesse and makes him a proposition: Walter will use his chemical expertise and Jesse's drug connections to manufacture crystal meth and make them both rich, thus saving Walt's family from financial ruin.

Mild-mannered Walter White (Creator/BryanCranston), a high school chemistry teacher in UsefulNotes/{{Albuquerque}}, UsefulNotes/NewMexico with unrecognized genius in his field, [[YourDaysAreNumbered receives a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer]] after a meager lifetime of playing it safe. His world falls apart when he realizes that his medical bills will destroy his family's future: In addition to raising a son with cerebral palsy (RJ Mitte), his wife Skyler (Creator/AnnaGunn) has a baby on the way. After participating in a ride-along with his DEA brother-in-law Hank Schrader (Creator/DeanNorris), Walter sees a former student of his, Jesse Pinkman (Creator/AaronPaul), escape a drug bust through dumb luck. Seeing a potential ladder into the methamphetamine market, Walter [[BoxedCrook entraps]] Jesse and makes him a proposition: Walter will use his chemical expertise and Jesse's drug connections to manufacture crystal meth and make them both rich, thus saving Walt's family from financial ruin.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[Music/TheNotoriousBIG Mo' money, mo' problems]].]]