Vince Gilligan

American screenwriter and producer

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Vince Gilligan is an American screenwriter and producer, best known as the creator of the acclaimed crime drama television series Breaking Bad. The show, which aired from 2008 to 2013, follows a high school chemistry teacher, Walter White, who turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Gilligan's goal for the series was to depict the transformation of an ordinary man into a criminal mastermind, a concept he described as turning "Mr. Chips into Scarface". Breaking Bad achieved significant critical and popular success, earning numerous awards, including multiple Emmy Awards. Gilligan also produced the film sequel El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and the prequel series Better Call Saul.1

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Breaking Bad
…created by writer and producer Vince Gilligan. It aired 2008–13 on the American Movie Classics (AMC) cable network. The title is a colloquial expression from the South, meaning “to raise hell.” The show was a popular and critical success and a breakout series for many of its cast members, in…
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…created by writer and producer Vince Gilligan. It aired 2008–13 on the American Movie Classics (AMC) cable network. The title is a colloquial expression from the South, meaning “to raise hell.” The show was a popular and critical success and a breakout series for many of its cast members, in…
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Pluribus
…science fiction series created by Vince Gilligan, writer and producer of the prestige television drama Breaking Bad (2008–13) and its prequel Better Call Saul (2015–22). The plot of Pluribus centers on a strange virus, created by scientists based on signals from outer space, that takes over the minds of nearly…
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…science fiction series created by Vince Gilligan, writer and producer of the prestige television drama Breaking Bad (2008–13) and its prequel Better Call Saul (2015–22). The plot of Pluribus centers on a strange virus, created by scientists based on signals from outer space, that takes over the minds of nearly…
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