Breaking Bad is a 2008 English-language Crime Drama series created by Vince Gilligan. The series was Produced by Stewart A. Lyons, Sam Catlin, John Shiban, Peter Gould, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Melissa Bernstein, Diane Mercer, Bryan Cranston, Moira Walley-beckett, Karen Moore and Patty Lin under the banner of High Bridge Entertainment in collaboration with Gran Via Productions and Sony Pictures Television. for AMC. When chemistry teacher Walter White is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given only two years to live, he decides he has nothing to lose. He lives with his teenage son, who has cerebral palsy, and his wife, in New Mexico. Determined to ensure that his family will have a secure future, Walt embarks on a career of drugs and crime. He proves to be remarkably proficient in this new world as he begins manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with one of his former students. The series tracks the impacts of a fatal diagnosis on a regular, hard working man, and explores how a fatal diagnosis affects his morality and transforms him into a major player of the drug trade. Written by WellardRockard, jackenyon. Breaking bad features Bryan Cranston in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, Rj Mitte and Bob Odenkirk. The music was composed by Dave Porter. Cinematography was done by Michael Slovis, Reynaldo Villalobos, Arthur Albert, John Toll and Nelson Cragg and editing by Kelley Dixon, Skip Macdonald, Chris McCaleb, Sharidan Williams-Sotelo and Lynne Willingham. The series has a running time of 43-58 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 62 episodes during it's run of 5 seasons. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Distribution rights for the series were acquired by Sony Pictures Television.