Season 1 of Breaking Bad established the legendary transformation of Walter White from a mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher into the emerging drug kingpin known as "Heisenberg". Originally intended to run for nine episodes, the season was shortened to seven episodes due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Season Summary

The season begins with a flash-forward: a man in his underwear and a gas mask standing in the New Mexico desert, driving a runaway RV. This is our introduction to (Bryan Cranston), a brilliant but overqualified high school chemistry teacher working a second job at a car wash to make ends meet.

. Originally intended to have nine episodes, the season was shortened to seven episodes due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Plot Overview The season introduces Walter White

(2008) serves as the foundation for one of television's most celebrated dramas, chronicling the initial descent of Walter White from an unassuming chemistry teacher to the burgeoning drug lord "Heisenberg". Season 1 Overview The Premise

On his 50th birthday, Walt receives a death sentence: a diagnosis of inoperable, Stage IIIA lung cancer. Desperate to secure his family's financial future before he dies, and feeling emasculated by his life circumstances, he decides to "break bad."