Breaking Bad

American crime drama television series (2008–2013)
TVSeries television_series Q1079
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Breaking Bad

Summary

Breaking Bad is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,877 views/month, #52 of 21,487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Breaking Bad's instance of is recorded as television series[3].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Vince Gilligan[4].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Adam Bernstein[5].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Jim McKay[6].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Tricia Brock[7].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Bronwen Hughes[8].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Tim Hunter[9].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Bryan Cranston[10].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Charles Haid[11].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Terry McDonough[12].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as John Dahl[13].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Johan Renck[14].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Peter Medak[15].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Félix Enríquez Alcalá[16].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Michelle MacLaren[17].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Phil Abraham[18].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Colin Bucksey[19].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Scott Winant[20].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as John Shiban[21].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Michael Slovis[22].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Rian Johnson[23].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as David Slade[24].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Peter Gould[25].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as George Mastras[26].
  • Breaking Bad's director is recorded as Thomas Schnauz[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Vince Gilligan[4], Adam Bernstein[5], Jim McKay[6], Tricia Brock[7], Bronwen Hughes[8], and Tim Hunter[9]. Screenwriters include Vince Gilligan[28], Peter Gould[29], George Mastras[30], Sam Catlin[31], John Shiban[32], and Thomas Schnauz[33]. Cast members include Anna Gunn[34], Aaron Paul[35], Dean Norris[36], Betsy Brandt[37], RJ Mitte[38], and Jonathan Banks[39].

Publication

Genres include crime television series[40], drama television series[41], thriller television series[42], black comedy television series[43], and contemporary Western film[44].

Why It Matters

Breaking Bad ranks in the top 0.24% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,877 views/month, #52 of 21,487).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  32. [40] . wikidata.org.
  33. [41] . content.time.com. content.time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [42] . content.time.com. content.time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [43] . content.time.com. content.time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [44] . wikidata.org.
  37. [34] . wikidata.org.
  38. [35] . wikidata.org.
  39. [36] . wikidata.org.
  40. [37] . wikidata.org.
  41. [38] . wikidata.org.
  42. [39] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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