Breaking Bad season 4

Breaking Bad
Season 4
Season 4 DVD cover
Starring	Bryan Cranston Anna Gunn Aaron Paul Dean Norris Betsy Brandt RJ Mitte Bob Odenkirk Giancarlo Esposito Jonathan Banks
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	AMC
Original release	July 17 (2011-07-17) – October 9, 2011 (2011-10-09)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 3 Next → Season 5
List of episodes

The fourth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad premiered on July 17, 2011 and concluded on October 9, 2011. It consists of 13 episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. AMC broadcast the fourth season on Sundays at 10:00 pm ET in the United States. The complete fourth season was released on Region 1 DVD and Region A Blu-ray on June 5, 2012. ^[1]

Cast

See also: List of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul characters

Main

• Bryan Cranston as Walter White, a terminally ill man who cooks meth so he can provide for his family.
• Anna Gunn as Skyler White, Walt's wife who helps him launder his drug money.
• Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman, Walt's former student who helps him cook meth, and who is dealing with a traumatic event.
• Dean Norris as Hank Schrader, Walt's brother-in-law who is a DEA agent, and is temporarily paraplegic.
• Betsy Brandt as Marie Schrader, Skyler's sister and Hank's kleptomaniac wife.
• RJ Mitte as Walter White, Jr., Walt and Skyler's teenaged son with cerebral palsy.
• Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman, Walt's corrupt lawyer who helps him cover his crimes.
• Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo "Gus" Fring, a drug kingpin and owner of the fictional Los Pollos Hermanos. He is also the distributor of Walt's meth, though their relationship begins to drain.
• Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut, Gus' right-hand man and one of Saul's associates.

Recurring

• Ray Campbell as Tyrus Kitt, one of Gus' henchman.
• Lavell Crawford as Huell, one of Saul's associates.
• Maurice Compte as Gaff, Don Eladio's right-hand man.
• Steven Michael Quezada as Steven Gomez, Hank's partner at the DEA.
• Emily Rios as Andrea Cantillo, Jesse's girlfriend.
• David Costabile as Gale Boetticher, one of Gus' associates until he was killed by Jesse, he appears in a flashback scene.
• Christopher Cousins as Ted Beneke, Skyler's old boss who gets into legal trouble with the IRS.
• Nigel Gibbs as APD Detective Tim Roberts, a homicide detective with the Albuquerque Police Department and one of Hank's colleagues.
• Mark Margolis as "Tio" Hector Salamanca, a disabled former cartel kingpin and Gus' arch nemesis.
• Marius Stan as Bogdan Wolynetz, the former owner of the car wash that Walt worked at.
• Michael Shamus Wiles as ASAC George Merkert, the former head of the Albuquerque DEA office, Hank and Steve's former boss.
• Steven Bauer as Don Eladio, the leader of the cartel.
• Bill Burr as Kuby, a con man and one of Saul's associates.
• Tina Parker as Francesca Liddy, Saul's secretary.

Guest

• Charles Baker as Skinny Pete, one of Jesse's friends.
• Jim Beaver as Lawson, a dealer of illegal arms.
• Jeremiah Bitsui as Victor, Gus' loyal henchman, who is killed by Gus to prove a point to Walt.
• Jere Burns as Group Leader, the leader of a Group Therapy session that Jesse used to attend.
• Javier Grajeda as Juan Bolsa, a major cartel leader that Gus had killed via the Federales, he appears in flashback scenes.
• Matt L. Jones as Badger, one of Jesse's friends.

Episodes

See also: List of Breaking Bad episodes

1. Lambert, David (March 26, 2012). "Breaking Bad - Release Date, EXTENSIVE Bonus Material for 'The Complete 4th Season'". TVShowsOnDVD. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
2. Seidman, Robert (July 19, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Slips, 'Falling Skies' Steady + 'Breaking Bad,' 'Leverage,' 'In Plain Sight,' 'The Glades' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
3. Seidman, Robert (July 26, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Rises, 'Falling Skies' Steady + Kardashians, 'Entourage,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Leverage,' 'The Glades' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
4. Seidman, Robert (August 2, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood,' Shark Week , 'Falling Skies,' 'In Plain Sight,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Leverage,' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
5. Seidman, Robert (August 9, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood,' Kardashians, 'Falling Skies,' 'In Plain Sight,' 'Breaking Bad,' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
6. Seidman, Robert (August 16, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Rises, Leads Night + Kardashians, 'Entourage,' 'Leverage,' 'Breaking Bad,' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
7. Seidman, Robert (August 23, 2011). "Sunday Cable: 'True Blood,' 'Kardashians,' 'Entourage' Lead + 'Breaking Bad,' 'Glee Project' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
8. Gorman, Bill (August 30, 2011). "Sunday Cable : 'Video Music Awards,' 'True Blood,' 'Kardashians,' 'Entourage,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Leverage' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
9. Gorman, Bill (September 7, 2011). "Sunday Cable: 'True Blood' Drops, 'Kardashians' Finale Jumps, 'Entourage,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Curb' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
10. Gorman, Bill (September 13, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Rises, Leads Night + Kardashians, 'Entourage,' 'Leverage,' 'Breaking Bad,' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
11. Seidman, Robert (September 20, 2011). "Sunday Cable: 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' Up, 'Breaking Bad' Down + 'Teen Dads,' 'Ice Road Truckers' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
12. Gorman, Bill (September 27, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Jeff Dunham' Tops Night, As 'Boardwalk Empire' Premiere Drops; + 'Breaking Bad,' 'Sister Wives,' 'Ice Road Truckers' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
13. Seidman, Robert (October 4, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: Cards/Phillies, New Jersey 'Housewives' Top Night + 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Hung,' 'Breaking Bad' & Much More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
14. Gorman, Bill (October 11, 2011). "Sunday Cable Ratings: Nothing Keeps Up With Kardashians; Plus 'Housewives NJ' Finale, 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Dexter' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
15. "AMC Renews Emmy(R) Award-Winning and Critical Hit "Breaking Bad" for Fourth Season" (Press release). AMC. June 14, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
16. Dixon, Kelley (August 2, 2011). Breaking Bad Insider 403 (Podcast). Breaking Bad Insider Podcast. Event occurs at 4:01–4:10.
17. "AMC Begins Production on "Breaking Bad" Season Four" (Press release). AMC. January 7, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
18. Cheever, Emily (August 2, 2011). "Interview: Betsy Brandt ('Breaking Bad')". Ology. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
19. VanDerWerff, Emily (October 10, 2011). "Vince Gilligan walks us through season four of Breaking Bad (part 1 of 4)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
20. "'Breaking Bad' Won't Be Back Until July 2011: Plans For Mini-Episodes Online". Deadline Hollywood. August 4, 2010. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
21. "Exclusive: Bryan Cranston Talks Breaking Bad Season 3 and 4, Total Recall, Drive, Rock of Ages, Larry Crowne & Lincoln Lawyer". Collider. June 1, 2011. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
22. "New 'Breaking Bad', 'Walking Dead' for July". Digital Spy. January 7, 2011. Archived from the original on January 14, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
23. "Breaking Bad: Season 4". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 14, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
24. "Breaking Bad: Season 4 (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
25. Gilbert, Matthew (July 15, 2011). "A gripping portrait of change". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
26. Owen, Rob (July 17, 2011). "Tuned In: 'Breaking Bad' is back and better than ever". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
27. Koo, Carolyn (December 30, 2011). "Breaking Bad Makes Best of Lists for 2011 of the Boston Globe, New York mag, and Collider". AMC. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
28. Poniewozik, James (December 21, 2011). "What Were The Best TV Lines of 2011?". Time. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
29. Owen, Rob (December 22, 2011). "Best TV Show: 'Breaking Bad'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
30. Bowman, Donna (October 9, 2011). "Breaking Bad: 'Face Off'". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
31. Charney, Noah (January 10, 2012). "Inside the Masterpiece TV Edition: "BREAKING BAD"". ARTINFO.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
32. "Breaking Bad - Emmys". emmys.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
33. Hibberd, James (December 15, 2011). "Golden Globe TV nominations list: 'Homeland,' 'Game of Thrones,' 'American Horror Story'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
34. Mitovich, Matt Webb (December 14, 2011). "Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations: Modern Family Leads Pack, Homeland and Sons Snubbed". TVLine. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
35. Ng, Philiana (January 10, 2012). "Directors Guild Announces TV and Commercial Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
36. "2012 Writers Guild Awards Television, News, Radio, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced" (Press release). Writers Guild of America. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
37. Gorman, Bill (February 19, 2012). "2012 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced: 'Modern Family,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Homeland' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
38. Sepinwal, Alan (June 6, 2012). "TCA Awards nominees include 'Breaking Bad,' 'Mad Men,' 'Game of Thrones' & 'Homeland'". HitFix. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
39. "The Television Critics Association Announces 2012 TCA Award Nominees" (Press release). Television Critics Association. June 7, 2012. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
40. "The Television Critics Association Announces 2012 TCA Awards Winners" (Press release). Television Critics Association. July 28, 2012. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
41. Sepinwall, Alan (July 29, 2012). "'Game of Thrones,' 'Homeland,' 'Louie' and 'Breaking Bad' win TCA Awards". HitFix. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
42. Andreeva, Nellie (June 5, 2012). "Critics' Choice TV Awards Noms: 'Community' At Top Of List". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
43. "Critics' Choice TV Awards: 'Homeland', 'Community' & 'Sherlock' Double Winners". Deadline Hollywood. June 18, 2012. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
44. Dayton, Lee (December 2, 2011). "Breaking Bad Nabs Two Satellite Award Nominations". AMC. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
45. DiBenedetto, Andrea (March 2, 2012). "Breaking Bad Receives Six Saturn Award Nominations". AMC. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
46. Kit, Boris (July 26, 2012). "'Breaking Bad', 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Take Home Saturn Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
47. "Awards for "Breaking Bad" (2008)". IMDB. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.

Further reading

• Rhodes, Joe (July 15, 2011). "Shattering All Vestiges of Innocence (Walter White Returns and His Descent Continues)". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

External links

• Breaking Bad at IMDb

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
34	1	"Box Cutter"	Adam Bernstein	Vince Gilligan	July 17, 2011 (2011-07-17)	2.58 [2]
Walt and Jesse are held in the lab by Victor and Mike, anxiously awaiting Gus' reaction to the murder of Gale. Skyler fears the worst when she can't get hold of Walt. Saul is paranoid about bugs, wiretaps, and surveillance and hires a personal bodyguard. Hank struggles with life at home after his injury, snapping at Marie and becoming more preoccupied with collecting and cataloging minerals. Gus arrives, sees Victor cooking, changes into a lab suit, slits Victor's throat with a box cutter, then changes back to his work clothes and tells Walt and Jesse to get back to work.
35	2	"Thirty-Eight Snub"	Michelle MacLaren	George Mastras	July 24, 2011 (2011-07-24)	1.97 [3]
Walt illegally buys and begins carrying a snubnosed revolver, but Mike tells Walt he'll never see Gus again. Jesse, in an attempt to distract himself from having murdered Gale, buys an elaborate stereo system and throws an ongoing party with Badger and Skinny Pete. Hank continues to push Marie away, becoming increasingly obsessed with mineral collecting. Skyler attempts to buy the car wash that used to employ Walt, but the owner angrily refuses. Walt follows Mike to a bar and, believing Mike to be in as precarious a situation as he and Jesse, asks Mike to get him in a room with Gus, where Walt will "do the rest". Mike, either out of fear of or loyalty to Gus, beats up Walt and leaves.

v t e Breaking Bad
Episodes	Season 1 "Pilot" "Cat's in the Bag..." "...And the Bag's in the River" "Cancer Man" "Gray Matter" "Crazy Handful of Nothin'" "A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal" Season 2 "Seven Thirty-Seven" "Grilled" "Bit by a Dead Bee" "Down" "Breakage" "Peekaboo" "Negro y Azul" "Better Call Saul" "4 Days Out" "Over" "Mandala" "Phoenix" "ABQ" Season 3 "No Más" "Caballo sin Nombre" "I.F.T." "Green Light" "Más" "Sunset" "One Minute" "I See You" "Kafkaesque" "Fly" "Abiquiu" "Half Measures" "Full Measure" Season 4 "Box Cutter" "Thirty-Eight Snub" "Open House" "Bullet Points" "Shotgun" "Cornered" "Problem Dog" "Hermanos" "Bug" "Salud" "Crawl Space" "End Times" "Face Off" Season 5 Part 1 "Live Free or Die" "Madrigal" "Hazard Pay" "Fifty-One" "Dead Freight" "Buyout" "Say My Name" "Gliding Over All" Part 2 "Blood Money" "Buried" "Confessions" "Rabid Dog" "To'hajiilee" "Ozymandias" "Granite State" "Felina"
Characters	Walter White Skyler White Jesse Pinkman Hank Schrader Marie Schrader Walter White Jr. Saul Goodman Gus Fring Mike Ehrmantraut
Related	Franchise Awards and nominations Better Call Saul "Breaking Bad" El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Metástasis Talking Bad Los Pollos Hermanos "Baby Blue" Faking Bad Spiralix heisenbergi "What Animated Women Want" "Pickle Rick" "Celebrity Booze: The Ultimate Cash Grab"
Category WikiQuote WikiCommons