Breaking Bad, the protagonists today

More than ten years have passed since Walter White’s disappearance, but breaking Bad It still remains carved in the hearts of millions fans. The same ones who continue to show off the t-shirts de los pollos Hermanos and hope for a spin-off on Badger and Skinny Pete. Considered one of the best television series of all time, breaking Bad It was broadcast for five, glorious, seasons (from 2008 to 2013). THEL crime crime by AMC tells the rise and fall of the Walter White drug empire (played by Bryan Cranston). A cancer patient teacher who decides to produce methamphetamine, with the help of his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), in the desperate attempt to guarantee an economic future for his family.

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Among the most awarded shows ever, breaking Bad has conquered, among others, 16 Emmy Award And 2 Golden Globe. The cult series generated the spin-off Better Call Saul and the sequel El Camino. Some members of the main cast have become famous thanks to the criminal masterpiece of Gilligan winsbut this does not mean that they have completely turned the page; Many of them have in fact reappeared in the same serial universe but have not also disdained new challenges. Let’s find out, together, what the protagonists do today …

Bryan Cranston (Walter White)

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Acclaimed by critics, adored by fans (Anthony Hopkins is among these) and awarded with 4 Emmy, the interpretation of the chemistry professor transformed into drug king is undoubtedly the most iconic role of the actor. Calto the curtain on BBCranston gets an Oscar nomination for The last word – The true story of Dalton Trumbo (2015), in the role of the legendary screenwriter inserted in the black list of Hollywood. He won two Tony Award: the first for the role of Lyndon B. Johnson in All the way and the second for that of Howard Beale in Fifth power. He kept his television prestige, earning a Golden Globe nomination for the miniseries Your Honor (2020–2023), in which he embodied a judge of New Orleans at a moral drift. He was very close to Aaron Paul: the two share a commemorative tattoo of breaking Bad And they are co-founders of Dos Hombres, a manufacturer of Mezcal.

Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman)

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The impulsive and blocked half of the most loved duo of seriality was worth the actor 3 Emmy. After completing the recipe for blue methamphetamine, the former high school clerk has continued to ring successes as TV stars with productions such as Bojack Horseman (2014–2020), Westworld (2020–2022) and the episode Beyond The Sea Of Black Mirror of 2023, in addition to Jesse’s great return to the spin-off El Camino: the Breaking Bad movie (2019).

Bob Odenkirk (Saul Goodman)

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The lawyer-scratchy with improbable ties has become so popular as to obtain an acclaimed spin-off of his own, Better Call Saul. Has played a recurring role in How I Met Your Mother (2008–2012), one fixed in the first season of Flour (2014) and appeared in a cameo in The Bear 2. At the cinema, he played a quiet family father with a killer past in I am nobody (2021) and pronounced the iconic joke of Little women (2019) by Greta Gerwig.

Anna Gunn (Skyler White)

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At the beginning, Skyler White is a loving wife and mother, with a teenage son and an coming girl. But his quiet suburban life soon goes into pieces, due to her husband Walter, bringing her to an emotional swing and, in the end, criminal. Since breaking Bad He ended, the actress continued to work regularly, acting in Shades of Blue (2017), and in the recurring role of Margit Sorensen in Sugar (2024 -) Appletv, next to Colin Farrell.

RJ Mitte (Walter White Jr.)

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Walter’s teenage son who passes through his father to want his death. Like his character on the show, the actor is suffering from a brain paralysis, recognized only when he completed the third year of age. Mitte continued to recite after the success achieved like Walt Jr., recently interpreting the Villain Mind Master in the satire on Netflix superheroes The Guardians of Justice (2022).

Dean Norris (Hank Schrader)

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In the role of the devoted family man and an enterprising agent of the goddess, the actor gave birth to one of the most compelling and tragic narrative arches of the series. The bully jacket of Hank in Hank has returned to wearing briefly Better Call Saul. After resuming his most famous role, Norris was apaprse in Curb your enthusiasm (2024), in Jerry Seinfeld’s film Unfrosted (2024) and in the recent Netflix Christmas thriller Carry-on (2024).

Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring)

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Gustavo Fring is unanimously recognized as one of the largest villains in the history of television. In the role of the refined owner of a fast food and rival of Walter White, the actor dominated the scene with an iconic performance. Fortunately, we had the opportunity to spend more time with the ruthless criminal genius in Better Call Saul. Bad up to the core, we found it in The Mandalorian (2019–2023) e The Boys (2019-). Today, Esposito has a very dense agenda. After appearing in the ambitious Megalopolis (2024) of Coppola, will officially enter the MCU with Captain America: Brave New World (2025).

Jonathan Banks (Mike Ehrmentraut)

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Defining Mike a secondary character does not do justice to the meticulous and relentless Fixer. Imposing presence both in breaking Bad that in Better Call Saulthe character played by Jonathan Banks is as recognizable as he is loved, like any protagonist of the show. His most recent project, the science fiction series of Apple TV ConstellatioN (2024), has been canceled after only one season.

Krysten Ritter (Jane Margolis)

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The short but incisive role of girlfriend of Jesse opened the most important engagement road, including the sitcom Do not trust the interior str **** 23 (2012-2013) and the appreciated Marvel series Jessica Jones (2015-2019). Ritter has returned to play Jane’s role in a flashback in El Camino and recently it appeared in Sonic 3 (2024).

Jesse Plemons (Todd Alquist)

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When his “cordial” murderer of children entered the scene, Plemons’ career was just starting to take off, with Friday night lights (2006-2011) to act as a springboard. Later, he received three applications for the Emmy Prize for his roles in the anthological shows Flour (2015) e Black Mirror (2017) and in the miniseries Love & Death (2023). In 2022, he and his wife, Kirsten Dunst, received their first Oscar nominations for The power of the dog by Jane Campion. Since then, he has found a place at Martin Scorsese’s table, with key roles in The Irishman (2019) e Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). In 2024, the actor gave an unforgettable cameo as a militian in Civil War by Alex Garland and won the Award for best actor in Cannes for Kinds of Kindness by Yorgos Lanthimos. He will return to work with the Greek director and with Emma Stone in Bugonia.


Source: Vanity Fair

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