Breaking Bad
Stuck the LandingFinale "Felina" scored 9.8, one of its highest-rated episodes.
Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 10/10Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 10/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 10/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 10/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 9/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 9/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 9/10Mounting dreadThe pleasure is in the slowly mounting fear.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Bryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna GunnBetsy BrandtDean NorrisRJ Mitte
Written by
Vince Gilligan
Starring
Bryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna GunnBetsy BrandtDean NorrisRJ Mitte
Written by
Vince Gilligan
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Breaking Bad Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 8.8 | ||||||||||
| S2 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.2 | ||||
| S3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 9.7 | ||||
| S4 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.8 | ||||
| S5 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
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About
"A mild man's slow, terrifying transformation into someone else"
A high school chemistry teacher, diagnosed with terminal cancer, turns to cooking methamphetamine to secure his family's future, and finds he's disturbingly good at it. What starts as a desperate survival plan curdles into a study of ego, pride, and how far a decent man can rationalize going. The tone shifts from dark comedy to unbearable tension as consequences pile up. It's meticulously plotted, visually sharp, and builds with a slow-burn intensity that rewards patience, anchored by one of television's great character transformations.
Watch it for
the meticulous, escalating transformation of an ordinary man into something monstrous.
Maybe skip if
you dislike slow-building dread or watching a likeable character make increasingly indefensible choices.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12008
8.7453K75h 46m
High school chemistry teacher Walter White's life is suddenly transformed by a dire medical diagnosis. Street-savvy former student Jesse Pinkman "teaches" Walter a new trade.
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Season 22009
8.8699K1310h 13m
Walt must deal with the chain reaction of his choice, as he and Jesse face new and severe consequences. When danger and suspicion around Walt escalate, he is pushed to new levels of desperation. Just how much higher will the stakes rise? How far is Walt willing to go to ensure his family's security? Will his grand plan spiral out of control?
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Season 32010
8.7736K1310h 11m
Walt continues to battle dueling identities: a desperate husband and father trying to provide for his family, and a newly appointed key player in the Albuquerque drug trade. As the danger around him escalates, Walt is now entrenched in the complex worlds of an angst-ridden family on the verge of dissolution, and the ruthless and unrelenting drug cartel.
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Season 42011
9.1831K1310h 9m
Walt and Jesse must cope with the fallout of their previous actions, both personally and professionally. Tension mounts as Walt faces a true standoff with his employer, Gus, with neither side willing or able to back down. Walt must also adjust to a new relationship with Skyler, whom while still reconciling her relationship with Walt, is committed to properly laundering Walt’s money and ensuring her sister Marie and an ailing Hank are financially stable.
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Season 52012
9.51.9M1612h 42m
Walt is faced with the prospect of moving on in a world without his enemy. As the pressure of a criminal life starts to build, Skyler struggles to keep Walt’s terrible secrets. Facing resistance from sometime adversary and former Fring lieutenant Mike, Walt tries to keep his world from falling apart even as his DEA Agent brother in law, Hank, finds numerous leads that could blaze a path straight to Walt.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Bryan Cranston Walter White
Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman
Anna Gunn Skyler White
Betsy Brandt Marie Schrader
Dean Norris Hank Schrader
RJ Mitte Walter White, Jr.
Bob Odenkirk Saul Goodman
Steven Michael Quezada Steven Gomez
Jonathan Banks Mike Ehrmantraut
Giancarlo Esposito Gus Fring
Crew
Vince Gilligan
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