the series breaking bad took place at albuquerque, new mexico.
where does the series breaking bad take place?
albuquerque , new mexico
breaking bad is an american neo-western crime drama television series created and produced by vince gilligan. the show originally aired on amc for five seasons, from january 20, 2008, to september 29, 2013. set and filmed in albuquerque, new mexico, the series tells the story of walter white (bryan cranston), a struggling and depressed high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with stage-3 lung cancer. together with his former student jesse pinkman (aaron paul), white turns to a life of crime by producing and selling crystallized methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigating the dangers of the criminal underworld. the title comes from the southern colloquialism "breaking bad" which means to "raise hell" or turn to a life of crime. gilligan characterized the series as showing walter's transformation from a soft-spoken mr. chips into scarface.
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since the 2000s, the unused railyard has become a popular filming location. movies with scenes filmed there include "beerfest" (2006), "the spirit" (2008), "gamer" (2009), "terminator salvation" (2009), and "the avengers" (2012). the pilot episode of "" also used the railyard as a location. several episodes of sci-fi's lost room were filmed there, as was the yet to be released 0000 movie. several scenes in the amc television series breaking bad and better call saul were shot at the shops. the cover of the dvd for the fifth season of breaking bad is a photo of walter white inside the shops.
santa fe railway shops (albuquerque)