Breaking Bad Season 1

Walter "Walt" White (Bryan Cranston) leads a mundane, timid life as a high school chemistry teacher. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his pregnant wife, Skyler (Anna Gunn), and his high school aged son, Walter Jr. (RJ Mitte), who has cerebral palsy. Walter's life is further complicated when, on the day after his 50th birthday, he is diagnosed with stage-three terminal lung cancer. Walter decides to enter the illegal drug trade to develop a sufficient inheritance for his family before he succumbs to his cancer. He uses his chemistry knowledge to cook remarkably potent methamphetamine, enlisting one of his former students, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). Jesse attempts to sell their product to a drug distributor, "Krazy-8", who believes Walter is an undercover cop and attempts to kill him. Walter manages to defend himself, killing Krazy-8's cousin Emilio and eventually Krazy-8. Walter, deeply disturbed by the ordeal and disappointed by Jesse's unreliability, breaks his ties with Jesse. Upon returning home, Walter and his family discuss long-term plans towards dealing with his cancer. While Walter originally wishes to slowly succumb to his disease rather than suffering the side-effects of chemotherapy or spending $90,000 out of pocket for an uncertain treatment outcome, his family eventually convinces him to undergo treatment. Walter is offered financial assistance by his brother-in-law, Hank (Dean Norris), who is a DEA agent, and from his wealthy former business partners Elliott and Gretchen Schwartz, but turns down both offers. Instead, Walter decides to return to producing meth and tells his family the money he earns is actually from the Schwartzes. Walter then convinces Jesse that they should start selling their product to Tuco (Raymond Cruz), a powerful but psychopathic drug distributor. The two begin to expand their operations by stealing a large drum of methylamine, thereby allowing them to produce large quantities of meth for Tuco. Walter begins to come to terms with his secret lifestyle, and creates the pseudonym "Heisenberg" to conceal his identity.