The Broken and the Bad (2020)

Name: The Broken and the Bad
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Giancarlo Esposito

Crime · Documentary

This short-form docu-series, hosted by Giancarlo Esposito, is inspired by the most memorable characters, situations and themes of the Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad universe. Episodes follow: a real-life Saul Goodman character, a meth lab clean-up crew, a convicted conman, a radio-free zone in West Virginia, and patrolling the drug cartel tunnels between the US and Mexico.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (127 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Giancarlo Esposito Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

8.33 avg 6 episodes 8.5 → 8.3 7 min avg

Consistent

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Below the Law	8.5	32
2	Art of the Con	8.4	26
3	Smuggler's Playground	8.3	23
4	Radio Free West Virginia	8.0	21
5	Unmaking a Meth Lab	8.5	21
6	Disappearing Act	8.3	21