TV series · 2008 · Drama

Breaking Bad

Name: Breaking Bad
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller, Western
Released: 2008

Breaking Bad is ranked #9 of 72 in the films and TV census, from the two published rankings that hold it.

Genres Drama, Crime, Thriller, Western

The Cut

Made the Cut in both rankings

Ranked in two published lists

#1Time Out TV ranking: top 20 TV shows (excerpt)Made the Cut source library · @curated-library · 20 rankedMade the Cut

#3BBC Culture TV poll 2021: top 12 TV shows (excerpt)Made the Cut source library · @curated-library · 12 rankedMade the Cut

Where Breaking Bad ranks

#1Best Crime Seriesof 7 ranked

#1Best Western Seriesof 1 ranked

#2Best Drama Seriesof 23 ranked

#2Best Seriesof 25 ranked

#2Best Thriller Seriesof 7 ranked

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About Breaking Bad

When Walter White, a chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of two years left to live, he chooses to enter a dangerous world of drugs and crime with the intent to secure his family's financial security.

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