Breaking Bad is an American television crime drama series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and produced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer at the beginning of the series. He turns to a life of crime, producing and selling methamphetamine, in order to secure his family’s financial future before he dies, teaming with his former student, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). Heavily serialized, the series is known for positioning its characters in seemingly inextricable corners and has been labeled a contemporary western by its creator.

Since the release of the pilot on January 20, 2008, the show has won:

7 Primetime Emmy awards
3 Creative Arts Emmy awards
5 Satellite awards
1 Screen Actors Guild award
9 Saturn awards
4 Television Critics Association awards
4 Critics' Choice Television awards
1 Directors Guild of America award
4 Writers Guild of America awards
1 Peabody award

There are 5 seasons with a total of 62 episodes in the series