Breaking Bad

Shows Like Breaking Bad

• Better Call Saul

  Amc · 2015

  "Better Call Saul" serves as a captivating prequel to the highly acclaimed series "Breaking Bad," offering a deep dive into the complex character of Jimmy McGill, who later adopts the identity of Saul Goodman. Set in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the show follows Jimmy's transformation from a struggling and morally conflicted small-time lawyer to the morally ambiguous, quick-witted criminal lawyer viewers came to know and love in "Breaking Bad." As Jimmy navigates the legal landscape, he encounters a colorful cast of characters, including his brother Chuck, his love interest Kim Wexler, and the infamous fixer Mike Ehrmantraut. Through meticulous storytelling, rich character development, and a perfect blend of drama and dark humor, "Better Call Saul" explores the intricacies of the law, the gray areas of morality, and the consequences of one's choices in a world where the line between right and wrong often becomes blurred.

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• Billions

  Showtime · 2016

  Wealth, influence and corruption collide in this drama set in New York. Shrewd U.S. attorney Chuck Rhoades is embroiled in a high-stakes game of predator vs. prey with Bobby Axelrod, an ambitious hedge-fund king. To date, Rhoades has never lost an insider trading case -- he's 81-0 -- but when criminal evidence turns up against Axelrod, he proceeds cautiously in building the case against Axelrod, who employs Rhoades' wife, psychiatrist Wendy, as a performance coach for his company. Wendy, who has been in her position longer than Chuck has been in his, refuses to give up her career for her husband's legal crusade against Axelrod. Both men use their intelligence, power and influence to outmaneuver the other in this battle over billions. The high-profile cast is led by Emmy winner Paul Giamatti ("John Adams") as Chuck Rhoades.

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• Narcos

  Netflix · 2015

  Narcos tells the true-life story of the growth and spread of cocaine drug cartels across the globe and attendant efforts of law enforcement to meet them head on in brutal, bloody conflict. It centers around the notorious Colombian cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura) and Steve Murphy (Holbrook), a DEA agent sent to Colombia on a U.S. mission to capture him and ultimately kill him.

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• Ozark

  Netflix · 2017

  Created by Bill Dubuque ("The Accountant," "The Judge"), this drama series stars Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, a financial planner who relocates his family from Chicago to a summer resort community in the Ozarks. With wife Wendy and their two kids in tow, Marty is on the move after a money-laundering scheme goes wrong, forcing him to pay off a substantial debt to a Mexican drug lord in order to keep his family safe. While the Byrdes' fate hangs in the balance, the dire circumstances force the fractured family to reconnect.

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• Peaky Blinders

  Netflix · 2013

  A gangster family epic set in 1900s England, centering on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby. Britain is a mixture of despair and hedonism in 1919 in the aftermath of the Great War. Returning soldiers, newly minted revolutions and criminal gangs are fighting for survival in a nation rocked by economic upheaval. One of the most powerful gangs of the time is the Peaky Blinders, run by returning war hero Thomas Shelby and his family. But Thomas has bigger ambitions than just running the streets. When a crate of guns goes missing, he recognizes an opportunity to advance in the world because crime may pay but legitimate business pays better. Trying to rid Britain of its crime is Inspector Chester Campbell, who arrives from Belfast to try to achieve that goal.

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• The Sopranos

  Hbo · 1999

  Tony Soprano juggles the problems of his fractious family with those of a "Family" of a different sort - the mob. He sees a therapist to deal with his professional and personal problems, which bring on panic attacks. He deals with personal and professional power struggles, affairs, violence, the threat of exposure and betrayal, and a whole bunch of people being whacked.

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• Your Honor

  Showtime · 2020

  A judge confronts his convictions when his son is involved in a hit and run that embroils an organized crime family. Facing impossible choices, he discovers how far a father will go to save his son’s life. A accidental but fatal car accident brings big trouble in Your Honor, Showtime’s new limited series starring Bryan Cranston, who plays a New Orleans judge faced with a terrifying family dilemma.

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