Overview

• During a June 2025 Hot Ones interview, Aaron Paul shared how Bryan Cranston repeatedly tricked him into thinking Jesse Pinkman would be killed off.
• Paul recalled one prank in which Cranston and crew measured him for a casket after Cranston staged a solemn hug and urged him to read a fake script.
• He noted that Jesse Pinkman was originally scripted to die at the end of Season 1 but survived thanks to Paul’s strong chemistry with Cranston.
• Paul highlighted their enduring off-screen friendship, with Cranston serving as his son’s godfather and maintaining close personal ties.
• Breaking Bad ran five seasons from 2008 to 2013, earning 58 Emmy nominations and 16 wins, and later inspired Better Call Saul and the film El Camino.