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Walter White
A highly skilled chemistry teacher in Albuquerque. He has a pregnant wife, a teenage son and a second job at a car wash.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 1 · EPISODE 1
Breaking Bad
Pilot
The setup
Walter White is an underpaid chemistry teacher living with his family in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After receiving life-changing news, he makes a dangerous decision involving a former student and the illegal drug trade.
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8 peopleThe names you need
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Jesse Pinkman
Walter’s former student. He now makes and sells meth under the name Cap’n Cook.
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Skyler White
Walter’s pregnant wife. She sells items online and does not yet know what Walter is hiding.
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Walter White Jr.
Walter and Skyler’s teenage son. He has cerebral palsy and uses crutches.
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Hank Schrader
Walter’s loud, confident brother-in-law and a DEA agent. He is married to Skyler’s sister, Marie.
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Marie Schrader
Skyler’s sister and Hank’s wife.
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Krazy-8
A local meth distributor who Jesse approaches to sell Walter’s product.
EK
Emilio Koyama
Jesse’s former cooking partner and Krazy-8’s cousin. The DEA arrests him during the raid.
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Key story points
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Content note: Episode 1 contains drug manufacture, strong violence, threat, cancer diagnosis, sexual content and brief nudity.
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