Breaking Bad

Season 1

A struggling high school chemistry teacher is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and turns to making methamphetamine with a former student to leave money for his family.

Walt and Jesse must deal with the aftermath of their first cook, including a prisoner and a body in the RV.

Walt faces an impossible moral dilemma as he must decide the fate of their prisoner, Krazy-8.

Walt reveals his cancer diagnosis to his family, while Jesse tries to reconnect with his parents and younger brother.

Walt's former business partners offer to pay for his treatment, but his pride leads him back to cooking meth with Jesse.

Walt adopts the Heisenberg persona for the first time as he confronts drug distributor Tuco Salamanca with an explosive proposition.

Walt and Jesse attempt a large-scale cook using a new chemical process, while Walt grows more comfortable in his double life.

Season 2

Walt and Jesse face the violent and unpredictable Tuco, while mysterious black-and-white flash-forwards hint at a coming disaster.

Walt receives good news about his health but struggles to let go of his Heisenberg identity.

A tragedy forces Walt and Jesse to seek a new distribution method, leading them to the mysterious Gus Fring.

Jesse's relationship with Jane deepens dangerously, leading to a devastating choice by Walt that changes everything.

The season's mysterious flash-forwards converge as the consequences of Walt's actions result in catastrophic tragedy.

Walt and Jesse are held captive by Tuco at a remote desert shack, while Hank leads the DEA search.

Walt and Jesse scramble to create alibis for their disappearance during the confrontation with Tuco.

Jesse is kicked out of his home and spirals downward, while Walt's lies begin to fracture his marriage.

Walt and Jesse begin distributing meth independently, but quickly learn the dangers of managing street-level dealers.

Jesse is sent to collect a debt from two meth addicts and discovers a neglected child in their home.

Heisenberg's blue meth draws attention from the Mexican cartel, while Jesse expands the distribution network.

Walt and Jesse seek the help of flamboyant criminal lawyer Saul Goodman when Badger is arrested by the DEA.

Fearing his cancer has returned, Walt convinces Jesse to join him for an extended cook in the desert, leading to a desperate survival situation.

Season 3

In the aftermath of the Wayfarer 515 disaster, Walt grapples with guilt while two mysterious cousins from the cartel cross into the US.

Walt becomes obsessed with a contaminating fly in the superlab in a bottle episode that explores his guilt and psychological deterioration.

Jesse begins a relationship with his NA sponsor Andrea, discovering her connection to the drug trade that endangers them both.

Walt faces an impossible situation when Jesse plots revenge against the dealers who use children, leading to a shocking climax.

Walt and Jesse must take drastic action to protect themselves from Gus in a devastating season finale that forever changes Jesse.

Walt refuses to accept his separation from Skyler, while the Salamanca cousins close in on their target.

Skyler takes drastic action to push Walt away, while Gus Fring makes Walt an offer he finds difficult to refuse.

Walt spirals out of control after learning Skyler's secret, while Jesse starts cooking meth on his own using Walt's formula.

Gus shows Walt a state-of-the-art superlab to entice him back to cooking, while flashbacks reveal the origins of Gus's empire.

Hank closes in on the RV, trapping Walt and Jesse inside in a tense standoff that threatens to expose everything.

Hank faces deadly consequences in a parking lot ambush by the Salamanca cousins in one of the series' most acclaimed action sequences.

The family gathers at the hospital after the attack on Hank, while Walt navigates the increasingly dangerous politics between Gus and the cartel.

Jesse grows disillusioned with the superlab operation and begins skimming product, while Skyler devises a plan to launder Walt's money.

Season 4

Gus sends a terrifying message to Walt and Jesse in the superlab, establishing the deadly stakes of their new dynamic.

Gus, Mike, and Jesse travel to Mexico for a deadly confrontation with the cartel in a pivotal turning point for Jesse's character.

Walt discovers the money he needs to disappear is gone, leading to a chilling breakdown in the crawl space beneath his home.

Walt makes a desperate and morally reprehensible move to turn Jesse against Gus as the season races toward its climax.

Walt executes a brilliant and terrifying plan to destroy Gus Fring in a season finale that redefines the series.

Walt secretly purchases a handgun to protect himself from Gus, while Jesse throws endless parties to avoid confronting his trauma.

Hank's recovery drives him deeper into his mineral obsession, while Marie's kleptomania resurfaces under the stress.

Walt and Skyler rehearse their cover story for the car wash purchase, while Gale's notebook draws Hank's attention to the meth operation.

Jesse is taken on mysterious rides with Mike as Gus works to drive a wedge between Walt and his partner.

Walt's famous declaration of danger to Skyler reveals his deepening Heisenberg identity as the power struggle with Gus intensifies.

Jesse struggles with guilt while Walt plots to poison Gus, and Hank makes a breakthrough connecting Gus Fring to the drug trade.

Flashbacks reveal the origins of Gus Fring's vendetta against the cartel and the murder of his partner Max.

The rift between Walt and Jesse reaches a violent breaking point as loyalties are tested on all sides.

Season 5

In the aftermath of Gus's death, Walt, Jesse, and Mike must destroy evidence at the superlab using a powerful magnet.

Walt races to hide his money in the desert while Hank and Marie try to turn Skyler against him.

Walt produces a devastating false confession video implicating Hank, while Jesse discovers Walt's ultimate betrayal.

Jesse allies with Hank to bring Walt down, while Walt considers the unthinkable to protect himself.

Hank and Jesse lure Walt to his buried money in the desert, leading to a confrontation that ends in a terrifying cliffhanger.

Widely considered the greatest television episode ever made, Walt's empire collapses in a single catastrophic day of loss, violence, and heartbreak.

Walt hides in a remote New Hampshire cabin as his world crumbles, reaching his lowest point before finding new purpose.

In the series finale, Walt returns to Albuquerque one last time to settle all accounts and say goodbye on his own terms.

The fallout from Gus's empire reaches a German conglomerate, while Walt manipulates Jesse and courts Mike for a new operation.

Walt, Jesse, and Mike set up a mobile meth lab operation using pest control tents as cover for their cooks.

Walt celebrates his 51st birthday as Skyler's desperation to protect the children reaches a crisis point.

The crew executes a daring methylamine heist from a moving train in the New Mexico desert, ending with a devastating twist.

Mike and Jesse want out of the business, but Walt refuses to sell his share of the stolen methylamine.

Walt asserts his dominance in a desert negotiation and takes a tragic step that eliminates a key partner.

Walt builds a meth empire through a montage of ruthless efficiency, but a poolside discovery by Hank changes everything.

Hank reels from his discovery and confronts Walt in a tense garage showdown that sets the final arc in motion.