List of 7 Best Shows like Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad is a crime television series with 5 seasons .Its first episode released on 20th January ,2008. It is a must –watch series with 9.5/10 rating on IMDb .Vince Gilligan has produced and directed the series .The series has received different awards for its various aspects .
The crime series is set in New Mexico ,where a Chemistry teacher (high school ) teacher named Walter White enters into trading drugs . After he himself is diagnosed with Lung cancer , he decides to provide for his family and so he goes for drug trading . He starts by making miniscule packets of meth with help of his student Jesse in a meth lab . Later , he along with his student starts to spread his business by making a high demand blue meth .In order to hide his identity Walter takes up the name of Heisenberg .His family is against his decision of trading drugs . Later , his life is at risk due to drug cartels , Hank Schrader , the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA ) of Mexico .
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Better Call Saul
It is one of the shows like Breaking Bad as it has been directed by Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan along with Peter Gould . This is a 5 season crime drama television series with first episode being aired on 8th February 2015 . It is a series available to watch on Netflix and AMC . The story is about how a con artist aspires to become a best criminal lawyer in Mexico . He works along with a cop named Mike Ehrmantraut ,who is great at fixing vexed situations .Further , it is also shown that Mike is appreciated by Jimmy for his skills .
The Shield
This is a 7 season drama series with 8.7 /10 rating on IMDb . Directed by Shawn Ryan and starring Michael Chiklis .It is about how a cop who went rogue named Vic Mackey , works in Los Angeles Police Department . he works under experimental division of the department .In order to catch criminals , he is willing to get down to their levels . Further , in order to make people feel the presence of law and order in a world full of criminals , he also breaks laws ,in his mind .
Boardwalk Empire
Terence Winter is the creator of this 5 season period crime drama series .It was released on 19th September 2010 . The series is set in New Jersey’s Atlantic city during 1920’s and 1930’s prohibition period . It is about how a political figure namely Enoch “Nucky ” monopolizes over the city . It is also shown how he converses with different historical as well as political characters in his life . Nucky is also said to be a mentor for the common folks . Further , Nucky’s life and illegal activities are investigated by agents sent by Federal Government . The last season is set in a time when the prohibition was about to end .
Oz
A 6 season drama series with being released on 12th July 1997 . Tom Fontana is the director and HBO network has produced it . The story is set in the Emerald city . It shows how the inmates are being taken care of by McManus along with looking over drug trade and violence . During the seasons of the show there have been various bunches of inmates . Italians , Muslims ,Christians , Latinos , Aryans , Bikers , Gangstas , Gays and many more were some of the bunches . There were some guest visitors like Luke Perry , Master P ,etc and some staff doctors , some guards , etc. These were some of the people who used to visit the inmates .
Orange is the New Black
This is a Netflix original drama series with 7 seasons . Jenji Kohan is the creator .The series shows how Piper Chapman is convicted for transmissioning drug money to his ex-girlfriend . Piper being a law abiding person is shown the reality of living a prison life . He was sentenced to prison for one and a half year .This is a series adopted from a book with the same title . Later , it is also shown how piper manages to live behind the bars and make friends with the inmates .Again this is one of the shows like Breaking Bad because of its criminal factor.
Blood Drive
It is a one season action thriller series which released on 14th June ,2017 . It stars Alan Ritchson , Christina Ochoa , Thomas Dominique and others with its director being James Roland . The series is set in Los Angeles where temperatures are rising and scarcity of water is worst and equivalent to oil. It is a place full of crime and violence . Also , with such rampant crime rates , only the extreme cases are being punished . Arthur Bailey (good cop ) isn’t able to cope with the chaos . In such a situation Bailey is left with only option to shake hands with a femme fatale to survive .He has to go on a race with murderous drivers and on cars that run on human blood rather than gas . Later , when Bailey disappears , Chris his partner starts investigation for the most twisted case of his career .
Deadwood
HBO series released on 31st March 2004 and has 3 seasons . Its an American period drama series created by David Milch .The story of series is set during the post civil war times .Its about a lawless mining town ,Deadwood which was not included in the territory of U.S. . people looking forward to get wealthy and to capitalize lack of law in town are attracted by Deadwood . It is basically a piece of land that is stolen from Sioux .
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