9.356 minSeason 5 • Episode 16
LatestAll bad things must come to an end.
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.
Acting
Cranston's face does more acting than most careers.
Direction
Gilligan turned Albuquerque into a character.
Cinematography
Those desert shots? Chef's kiss.
Creator
Vince Gilligan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The iconic blue meth was actually blue rock candy from a local Albuquerque shop — actors occasionally ate it on set.
Gilligan pitched it as 'Mr. Chips becomes Scarface,' and Cranston was cast against type after his Malcolm in the Middle dad energy made his darkness shocking.
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