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Walter White
A chemistry teacher and meth producer whose family now knows he has been living a double life.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 3 · EPISODE 1
Breaking Bad
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The setup
Albuquerque is grieving after the plane collision. Skyler has uncovered Walter’s lies and left with the children; Jesse has entered rehabilitation.
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6 peopleThe only names you need
JP
Jesse Pinkman
Walt’s former student and cooking partner, grieving Jane while trying to decide who he is now.
SW
Skyler White
Walt’s wife, separated from him after discovering that his money comes from manufacturing meth.
HS
Hank Schrader
Walt’s DEA-agent brother-in-law, still searching for the source of Albuquerque’s blue meth.
GF
Gus Fring
The careful drug distributor who runs Los Pollos Hermanos as a respectable public business.
LS
Leonel and Marco Salamanca
Silent twin assassins from the Salamanca family seeking revenge for Tuco’s death.
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Key story points
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Content note: Drug manufacture and use, organised crime, threat, violence, strong language and family conflict.
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