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Kyla Brewer to cook meth in the hopes that his Although initially the actor studied TV Media shady dealings would secure his police science, he was bitten by the family's future. However, his decision acting bug while on a cross-country s the old saying goes, the to throw caution to the wind has motorcycle trip with his brother. After road to hell is paved with resulted in an unexpected transforma- being cast in a summer stock Agood intentions. Apparently, tion for the formerly docile teacher. company, he decided against police no one told Walt White. What began as He's become a reprehensible drug work. an effort to secure his family's dealer, and he shows no sign of "At that point, I realized I needed financial security has transformed his stopping in Season 4. to pursue what I loved, not just what I life in ways he could not have Aaron Paul stars alongside was good at, so becoming a detective imagined. Cranston in his Emmy-winning role as was out and acting was in," Cranston Bryan Cranston returns as the Jesse Pinkman, a dropout who teams said. chemistry teacher-turned-drug dealer up with White to break into the city's His love for his craft shows in his in the season premiere of AMC's lucrative drug trade. Anna Gunn performance, and it appears that as "Breaking Bad," airing Sunday, July portrays White's wife, Skyler. Betsy Cranston's Walt gets darker and more 17. Brandt and Dean Norris star as Marie heinous, viewers want to watch him Filmed in Albuquerque, "Breaking and Hank Schrader, Skyler's sister and even more. Many TV series draw their Bad" is the brainchild of Vince her husband. Young actor R.J. Mitte highest ratings in the first season or Gilligan, formerly famous for his work tackles the role of Walt Jr., Walt's son, two. Not so for "Breaking Bad." The on the sci-fi Fox hit "The X-Files." The who has cerebral palsy. show's second season premiere earned term "breaking bad" means to raise Unlike so many other shows on TV 40 per cent higher ratings than its hell or defy convention -- and that's that strive to maintain the status quo first. What's more, Season 3's premiere just what White does. (and therefore the viewers), "Breaking earned even higher ratings than the When the series began, White had Bad" is all about change. The transfor- previous season. just been diagnosed with terminal mation of Walter White from hero to Mind you, it wasn't exactly one of cancer. Desperate to make ends meet, villain has been tremendous, and few those series that was slow out of the actors could have pulled it off. starting gate. "Breaking Bad" was a hit from the beginning. After its Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul star in "Breaking Bad" Luckily, producers hired Cranston, premiere in January 2008, "Newsday" and he's earned nothing but accolades quickly heralded the show as a "must- since. In fact, he became the first actor see series." Praise for the series phenomena known as "Glee." anxiously awaiting the season on a cable show to be honored with continued throughout its first three It was hardly a surprise to fans or premiere on July 17. The season back-to-back Emmys for his role as seasons, with "Variety" calling it "one industry insiders when AMC opener checks in with Walt and Jesse White in 2008 and 2009. He won of TV's best dramas." announced in June 2010 that the show as they face the consequences of their again in 2010. Over the years, the show has been had been renewed for another season, actions. Elsewhere, Marie tries to help These weren't Cranston's first nominated for 16 Emmys, winning six. more than a year before the season Hank, and Skyler deals with a puzzling Emmy nods either. Previously, he'd It was also honored with a 2008 was set to premiere. disappearance. been nominated for three Emmys and Peabody Award, earned a Writer's Buzz about the new season For those craving even more a Golden Globe for his work as the Guild Award for Gilligan's work on the promises plenty of action from the get- "Breaking Bad" content in Season 4, dad in "Malcolm in the Middle," pilot, and was named one of the go as White becomes more comfort- AMC is offering exclusives at American Film Institute's Top 10 able in his own skin. His days as a amctv.com, including behind-the- boring high school chemistry teacher scenes clips and a new version of the TThishis llightight ccan’tan’t Programs of the Year in 2008 and ttellell yyouou iiff tthehe pproblemroblem 2010. In 2009, it was bumped from are long gone. online graphic novel featuring iiss sserious.erious. the list by a little up-and-coming Fans of the show are no doubt character Jesse Pinkman. 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