Breaking Bad.

Breaking Bad is an American television 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 advanced 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), with the aim of securing his family's financial future before he dies.The network originally ordered nine episodes for the first season (including the pilot), but the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike limited the production to seven episodes.On June 14, 2010, AMC announced that Breaking Bad was renewed for a fourth, 13-episode season. Production began in January 2011 and the season premiere aired on July 17, 2011. Originally, mini episodes of four minutes in length were to be produced before the premiere of the fourth season, but these did not come to fruitionOn August 14, 2011, AMC announced that Breaking Bad was renewed for a fifth and final season. The season will consist of 16 episodes to end the series instead of the usual 13.The series has won numerous awards and nominations, including six Emmy Awards and Bryan Cranston winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series three years in a row. Overall, the show has won 16 industry awards and been nominated for a further 40.