Breaking bad cast: Breaking Bad (TV Series 2008–2013) - Cast

Breaking Bad (TV Series 2008–2013) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. 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. All cast members from Breaking Bad , Better Call Saul, and El Camino.