Breaking Bad Creator Doesn't Want Walter White to Be His Legacy

Vince Gilligan's New Direction

Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad, hopes to move beyond the legacy of Walter White with his new series Pluribus.

As much as I love Walter White and as proud as I am of Breaking Bad—and as much as I know that it’ll be the first sentence in my obituary—at a certain point, you’re like, ‘God, it’d be nice to write a hero again, someone who’s trying to do the right thing,'

Gilligan aims for Rhea Seehorn's character Carol Strucka to be a more heroic figure, unlike the notorious Walter White.

Author's summary: Vince Gilligan seeks new legacy.

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