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Breaking Bad is still considered one of the most influential television dramas of all time, and its impact has not diminished to date.
Recently, fans received some good news: Netflix will continue to stream the series up to at least 2027, owing to a new deal with Sony Pictures Television. So, whether you are a new viewer or a returning one, Breaking Bad is not going anywhere.
Moreover, Vince Gilligan, the creator of this entire saga, came back into prominence. He is going to premiere his new science fiction series, Pluribus, on Apple TV+. It looks like after spending so many years in the Breaking Bad universe, he is ready for another chapter.
Meanwhile, fans and the media have been obsessed with one big question for ages: Is Gilligan ever coming back to expand the Breaking Bad world? After both the original show and its spinoffs wrapped up, people kept pushing for more, another spinoff, a sequel, something. But Gilligan has been clear about his choice to move on.
As the buzz builds for Pluribus, his decision to leave Breaking Bad behind seems even more final.
Why did Vince Gilligan not expand the Breaking Bad universe further?
Having produced a global television phenomenon with Breaking Bad and its spin-offs, such as Better Call Saul and El Camino, Vince Gilligan had to make a decision. Would it be better to take the franchise further or to switch to a different project? Although the network executives and the audience were asking for it, Gilligan decided to put an end, even if temporarily, to any further Breaking Bad spin-offs.
While Gilligan was promoting his new show Pluribus, he mentioned that Sony was urging him to continue the story, but in his opinion, it was time to quit that world and seek new stories instead. He revealed that he wanted to be a creator who grows, and not just one who relies on an already successful formula.
Gilligan recently told NME:
“They would say, ‘What do you think’s next in the Breaking Bad universe?’. I said, ‘Maybe we should take a break from it for a while. Maybe it’s time to move on… I wanted to see if I had any other stories in me that people would like. And it was scary. It is scary. It remains scary.”
That urge to do something different shows in his latest move. Instead of another crime drama, Gilligan is diving into speculative sci-fi with Pluribus — a big shift for both him and the audience. He sees it as a necessary step, not just for his own growth, but to protect what made the show and its spinoffs special in the first place. Too much of a good thing, and you risk losing what made it great.
In an interview with NME, Gilligan explained:
“Pluribus is not Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul… Even though – and I know it’s confusing – it’s shot in Albuquerque. Even though it stars a very important actor from the Breaking Bad universe, Rhea Seehorn. It is not in any way, shape, or form either of those shows.”
He added:
“There will be plenty of people who tune into Pluribus out of curiosity. ‘Oh, it’s that Breaking Bad guy.’ And they’ll watch 20 minutes of it maybe and say, ‘Ah, nobody’s getting killed. Nobody’s getting their throat cut with a box-cutter. This is not for me. I hate this!’ So be it. That’ll make me sad, but it just means the show wasn’t for them.”
The legacy of Breaking Bad
The show premiered in 2008 and finished its five-season run in 2013. The story revolves around Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. He is then forced to deal with his family’s financial problems and decides to enter the meth production business.
In the beginning, Walter appeared to be just an ordinary person who wanted to do good for his family and friends. Not long after, however, he proclaimed himself Heisenberg and started to co-partner with his former student Jesse Pinkman in the drug business as they got more involved in the madness of the drug world.
The uniqueness of the show does not just lie in the tight storytelling but also in the way it portrays moral issues. Viewers see characters change, and sometimes these changes are even more than what the audience could think of. Walter’s relationship with Jesse, his wife Skyler, and his ruthless rival, Gus Fring, continues to escalate the intrigue and risk.
The pursuit of ambition is always costly, and no one manages to come out unscathed. The chaos catches Skyler. Jesse is devastated, struggling for life, and trying to understand what he has done. Characters like Saul Goodman and Mike Ehrmantraut are no different; they also get their share of attention and even proceed to be part of the spin-off Better Call Saul.
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The drama series is rated 9.5/10 on IMDb, based on a total of user reviews exceeding 2.4 million. This number gives it a place among the top-rated scripted dramas IMDb has ever had.
On Rotten Tomatoes, all seasons made it to a minimum of 86%, and for the last four seasons, critics scored it 100% each time. The last season, Season 5, was rated 97% based on 99 reviews. Metacritic shows a similar result: by Season 5, it is nearly flawless with 99 out of 100.
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