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Breaking Bad: Season 1

7 episodes Premiered Jan 20, 2008 Updated Jul 18, 2026

Breaking Bad is a television drama series that premiered in 2008. The narrative centers on Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher residing in New Mexico. White’s life undergoes a sudden transformation following a medical diagnosis of Stage III cancer, which leaves him with a prognosis of only two years to live. Faced with this dire situation, White experiences a sense of fearlessness and develops an unrelentin

Season overview

Breaking Bad is a television drama series that premiered in 2008. The narrative centers on Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher residing in New Mexico. White’s life undergoes a sudden transformation following a medical diagnosis of Stage III cancer, which leaves him with a prognosis of only two years to live. Faced with this dire situation, White experiences a sense of fearlessness and develops an unrelenting desire to secure his family’s financial future at any cost. To achieve this goal, he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime. He is aided in this new trade by Jesse Pinkman, a street-savvy former student who helps him navigate the illicit industry. The series explores the consequences of White’s choices as he abandons his previous life to pursue this high-stakes path. The show serves as the foundation for a larger franchise, which eventually expanded to include the spin-off series Better Call Saul and the sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. The original series ran from 2008 until 2013, establishing a complex story of transformation and moral compromise within the criminal underworld.

Episodes

S1·E1

Pilot

Jan 20, 2008 · 59 min

When an unassuming high school chemistry teacher discovers he has a rare form of lung cancer, he decides to team up with a former student and create a top of the line crystal meth

S1·E2

Cat's in the Bag...

Jan 27, 2008 · 49 min

Walt and Jesse attempt to tie up loose ends. The desperate situation gets more complicated with the flip of a coin. Walt's wife, Skyler, becomes suspicious of Walt's strange behavi

S1·E3

...And the Bag's in the River

Feb 10, 2008 · 49 min

Walter fights with Jesse over his drug use, causing him to leave Walter alone with their captive, Krazy-8. Meanwhile, Hank has a scared straight moment with Walter Jr. after his au

S1·E4

Cancer Man

Feb 17, 2008 · 49 min

Walter finally tells his family that he has been stricken with cancer. Meanwhile, the DEA believes Albuquerque has a new, big time player to worry about. Meanwhile, a worthy recipi

S1·E5

Gray Matter

Feb 24, 2008 · 49 min

Walter and Skyler attend a former colleague's party. Jesse tries to free himself from the drugs, while Skyler organizes an intervention.

S1·E6

Crazy Handful of Nothin'

Mar 2, 2008 · 49 min

The side effects of chemo begin to plague Walt. Meanwhile, the DEA rounds up suspected dealers.

S1·E7

A No Rough Stuff Type Deal

Mar 9, 2008 · 48 min

Walter accepts his new identity as a drug dealer after a PTA meeting. Elsewhere, Jesse decides to put his aunt's house on the market and Skyler is the recipient of a baby shower.