
The cabler is said to be close to greenlighting original drama Breaking Bad, starring Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle) as a terminally ill high school science teacher who becomes a crystal meth dealer (and manufacturer) in order to provide for his family after he dies.
Breaking Bad--written by, directed, and executive produced by Vince Gilligan (The X-Files)-- was shot earlier this year but AMC had debated whether or not to grant the project a series order.
The series order for the project comes at a time when the cabler is attempting to make a major push into scripted series; AMC is launching period drama Mad Men--about 1950s advertising execs--this summer and currently airs the fourth season of crime drama Hustle, a co-production with the BBC.
It's worth noting that the network also recently announced development of an updated version of British cult classic The Prisoner, but should we be nervous that a cable channel whose moniker is an abbreviation of American Movie Classics is remaking one of television's most quintessentially British series?
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