‘Breaking Bad’ movie sequel: Everything you need to know

“Breaking Bad” is getting a film sequel six years after the popular AMC show ended.

The award-winning drama series premiered in January 2008 and lasted for five seasons. The series centered on Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turned to crystal meth-making to financially support his family after being diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. With a drug dealer/maker and former student named Jesse Pinkman (played by Aaron Paul), Walter became a key drug lord known as Heisenberg.

“Breaking Bad” ended in September 2013 and the hit series will have a film sequel titled “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” written and directed by show creator Vince Gilligan.

Here’s everything we know about the upcoming “Breaking Bad” movie so far.

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Aaron Paul will reprise his Emmy-winning role

Last time fans saw Jesse, he was held hostage by white supremacists who were forcing him to cook in a compound. With help from Walter, Jesse was able to escape and drive off in his black Chevrolet El Camino, which may be the inspiration for the sequel’s title.

Based on the movie’s synopsis, it’ll pick up right after the events of the series finale, with Jesse’s whereabouts still unclear.

“In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future,” the description reads.

Three other characters from the original series are confirmed to return

Charles Baker will reprise his role as Skinny Pete, one of Jesse’s friends. In the first teaser trailer, Skinny Pete is seen being questioned by authorities in regards to Jesse.

“I don’t know what to tell you, I only said like, 500 times already … I have no idea where he is,” he says in the trailer. “Don’t know where he’s headed either. North, south, east, west, Mexico, the moon — I don’t have a clue. But yo, even if I did, I wouldn’t tell you.”

Matt Jones, who played Jesse’s other friend named Badger, is also returning for the film. The most recent teaser revealed that Larry Hankin will be back as Old Joe, the junkyard owner who helped Jesse and Walter a few times on the series.

Although Cranston’s character seemingly died on the series finale of “Breaking Bad,” fans might be holding out hope for him to return in some way. During an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show in November 2018, Cranston said he’d “love” to participate in a “Breaking Bad” movie. He also gave vague answers during an interview with “Entertainment Tonight” at the 2019 Tony Awards.

When the New York Times asked Paul about the possibility of familiar faces showing up, the actor played coy.

“All I can say, I think people will be really happy with what they see,” he said.

A recent cover story for The Hollywood Reporter also revealed that you can expect to see “more than 10 familiar characters from the show” in “El Camino.”

The movie will probably be an emotional roller coaster

After the teaser trailer was released, Paul took to Twitter and re-shared a powerful scene from the seventh episode of season three, writing: “Here’s a moment from ‘Breaking Bad’ to slowly prepare you all for what’s to come.”

The scene shows Jesse lying in a hospital bed after getting beat up by Hank. As Walter visits Jesse and offers him an opportunity to be his assistant for $1.5 million, Jesse swiftly turns it down because he’s frustrated by how the teacher-turned-drug-dealer has ruined his life.

“I want nothing to do with you,” Jesse says. “Ever since I met you, everything I ever cared about is gone, ruined, turned to s—, dead. Ever since I hooked up with the great Heisenberg. I have never been more alone. I have nothing! No one. Alright? And it’s all gone! Get it? No, why would you even care? As long as you get what you want, right?”

Paul also told NYT that he “couldn’t speak for a good 30, 60 seconds after reading the script for “El Camino.”

‘El Camino’ will have plenty of Easter eggs for fans

For example, THR said that the movie includes “a key address at the corner of Holly and Arroz streets,” which is a nod to the creator’s girlfriend, Holly Rice.

“We don’t slow down to explain things to a non-‘Breaking Bad’ audience,” Gilligan told the publication.

The movie has a two-hour runtime

The movie was primarily filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico over the course of 50 days. Gilligan also told THR that he started thinking of the movie’s story line before he finished “Breaking Bad.” In 2018, he revealed the Jesse-focused plot to Paul, who agreed to be part of the movie because he “would follow Vince into a fire.”

It will be available to stream on Netflix on Friday, October 11

According to THR, “El Camino” will also be available to watch in theaters in 68 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, and Albuquerque, before it airs on AMC early next year.” The movie will show in theaters from October 11 to the 13th. You can see the full list of locations and purchase theater tickets here.

People in need of a refresher on the series can watch all five seasons on Netflix. If you don’t have time to watch all 62 episodes of the AMC series before the “Breaking Bad” movie is released, head here for Insider’s roundup of the essential episodes you should rewatch.