Breaking Bad vs The Breakthrough
Breaking Bad has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 6.9/10 for The Breakthrough). Breaking Bad is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are crime, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Breaking Bad
The Breakthrough| Breaking Bad | The Breakthrough | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.9/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2025 |
| Seasons | 5 | 1 |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Vince Gilligan | – |
| Main cast | Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris | Peter Eggers, Mattias Nordkvist, Jessica Liedberg, Karin de Frumerie, Julia Sporre |
Synopsis
Breaking Bad
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.
The Breakthrough
When a shocking double homicide goes unsolved for 16 years, a detective teams up with a genealogist to catch the killer before it becomes a cold case.
Where to watch
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