Meet the actors and creators of the acclaimed drama series Breaking Bad , which follows a chemistry teacher turned meth dealer. Find out who played Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, Skyler White and more. Breaking Bad ... Breaking Bad is an American neo-Western crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an over-qualified, dispirited high-school chemistry teacher struggling with a recent diagnosis of stage-three lung cancer. Breaking Bad (TV Series 2008–2013) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Breaking Bad is a crime drama franchise created by American filmmaker Vince Gilligan. It started with the television series Breaking Bad (2008–13), and is followed by a prequel / sequel series, Better Call Saul (2015–22), and a sequel film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). The following is an abridged list of characters appearing across the productions.
