***TUNE-IN ALERT***
All bad things must come to an end.
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SERIES FINALE OF "BREAKING BAD" BOWS ON AMC SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th AT 9PM ET/PT
FOLLOWED BY AN EXPANDED ONE-HOUR "TALKING BAD"
HOSTED BY CHRIS HARDWICK AT 10:15PM ET/PT
LEADING UP TO THE EVENT, FANS CAN CATCH UP ON EVERY EPISODE OF "BREAKING BAD" IN A "COUNTDOWN TO FINALE" MARATHON
STARTING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th AT 8PM ET/PT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Emmy(R) Award winning "Breaking Bad," the series hailed as "Genius" (Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter) and "One of the greatest shows ever on TV" (David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle), will air its final episode on Sunday, September 29 at 9pm ET/PT. Following the final episode, fans can discuss and dissect the end of the most addictive show on television with an expanded one-hour episode of "Talking Bad," the live after-show hosted by Chris Hardwick. Special guests on the final episode of "Talking Bad" include series creator Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul, Jesse Plemmons, RJ Mitte, Giancarlo Esposito, Jonathan Banks and Jimmy Kimmel.
Leading up, and to get fans ready for the highly anticipated series finale of "Breaking Bad," AMC is airing the "Breaking Bad Marathon: Countdown to Finale," beginning on Wednesday, September 25th at 8PM ET/PT with seasons 1-4 and running through late night Friday, September 27th. The marathon resumes with season five on Saturday, September 28th at 11PM ET/PT and runs continuously up to the series finale on Sunday, September 29th at 9PM ET/PT.
"We want to appropriately honor this remarkable series by delivering the ultimate, most immersive experience for 'Breaking Bad' fans," said Charlie Collier, president, AMC. "From a five-day marathon featuring every episode across all five seasons, to an unforgettable finale rolling immediately into an expanded one-hour Talking Bad after-show, we are so proud of Vince Gilligan and everyone associated with this show, and believe this is the perfect way to send 'Breaking Bad' from our air into television history."
During the finale, fans can also participate in amc.com's live, interactive experience, "Breaking Bad Story Sync." Polls, trivia questions and a live "Watch & Chat" are all timed to coincide with the broadcast of the finale. Story Sync is optimized for Internet browsers, tablet and mobile devices all with the goal of connecting fans with each other and deepening their engagement with "Breaking Bad's" final episode.
On Twitter, fans and cast members will continue the conversation with hashtag #GoodbyeBreakingBad. The final episodes of the series have already generated significant activity on social media with "Breaking Bad" ranking #1 on cable for the week from September 9 to September 16 (Source: Trendrr).
AMC's newest drama, "Low Winter Sun" will shift to 11:15PM ET/PT, following "Talking Bad" on Sunday, September 29 only. In the episode entitled "Revelations," written by Dave Erickson and directed by Adam Davidson, Frank testifies in court and Geddes takes his family on a trip. Meanwhile, Damon and Maya start their new lives under Skelos.
To ensure that AMC pause to appropriately commemorate "Breaking Bad," and also serve "Low Winter Sun" fans who want to watch on a regular schedule, this episode of "Low Winter Sun" will also be available to fans on AMC On Demand starting Monday, Sept 23, 1-week prior to its linear premiere, on both VOD and TVE platforms. It will then repeat again on October 6 at 8pm ET/PT, leading into the 2-hour finale of season one of "Low Winter Sun."
ABOUT BREAKING BAD
"Breaking Bad," which recently won a Creative Arts Emmy(R) award and was nominated for thirteen Emmy(R) awards - the most in the series history -- is created and executive produced by Vince Gilligan, and stars three-time Emmy(R) Award-winner Bryan Cranston; two-time Emmy(R) winner Aaron Paul; Anna Gunn; Dean Norris; Betsy Brandt; RJ Mitte and Bob Odenkirk. In addition to Gilligan, the series is executive produced by Oscar(R) winner Mark Johnson and Michelle MacLaren, and co-executive produced by Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Peter Gould, Thomas Schnauz, George Mastras and Moira Walley-Beckett with Stewart A. Lyons as Line Producer/UPM and Diane Mercer and Bryan Cranston as producers. Kelley Dixon ACE and Skip MacDonald ACE serve as editors. Michael Slovis ASC and Arthur Albert are directors of photography and Mark Freeborn is production designer. The series is produced by High Bridge and Gran Via Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television for AMC.
ABOUT TALKING BAD
"Talking Bad" features Hardwick spending time with fans, actors, producers and tv enthusiasts, recapping the most recent "Breaking Bad" episode, and taking questions and comments from viewers. Fans may continue to engage with the after-show following the on-air conclusion, online, at amc.com for more videos, weekly polls and photo galleries of the guests featured on the series. "Talking Bad," is produced by Michael Davies' Embassy Row with Sony Pictures Television serving as the studio partner.
ABOUT LOW WINTER SUN
Based on the 2006 award-winning British two-part miniseries of the same name written by Simon Donald and produced by Tiger Aspect Productions (an Endemol Company), "Low Winter Sun" is a contemporary story of murder, deception, revenge and corruption in a world where the line between cops and criminals is blurred. The series is executive produced by showrunner and writer Chris Mundy and stars Mark Strong, Lennie James, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Athena Karkanis, James Ransone, Sprague Grayden, Billy Lush and David Costabile. The 10-episode series is a co-production between Endemol Studios and AMC Studios.
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