Breaking Bad is an American television crime drama series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and produced in Albuquerque,…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 with a former student, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). Walter's primary goal, when he begins manufacturing the methamphetamine, is securing his family's financial future before he dies. Hope you enjoy this theme!