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AMC Renews 'Breaking Bad'

Critically-acclaimed drama gets third season following Peabody Award win

By David Tanklefsky -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/2/2009 11:35:33 AM

Critically acclaimed drama series Breaking Bad has been renewed for a third season on AMC, the network announced Thursday.  Production is expected to begin later this year with the new season slated to premiere in 2010.

The series, about a New Mexico chemistry teacher and family man who becomes a kingpin of the drug trade after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, recently won a Peabody Award.  The second season, which debuted on March 8, has reached more than 9.6 million viewers and airs at 10 p.m. on AMC Sunday nights.

"Breaking Bad is one of the most unique and layered dramas on television today," said Joel Stillerman, SVP of original programming, production, and digital content at AMC in a statement.  "The Peabody win, the critical acclaim and strong audience growth for the second season reinforce that this is the kind of exceptional original storytelling AMC intends to deliver to audiences."

The show stars Emmy Award-winner Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, and RJ Mitte.  It is produced by High Bridge Productions and Gran Vista Productions with Sony Pictures Television.

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