Breaking Bad is a popular American television series that originally aired on the AMC network from 2008 to 2013. The show was created by Vince Gilligan and follows the story of a high school chemistry teacher named Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, who is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Faced with mounting medical bills and the prospect of leaving his family with nothing, Walter turns to a life of crime, using his chemistry skills to cook and sell methamphetamine with his former student, Jesse Pinkman, played by Aaron Paul.