THIS SERIES IS SET BEFORE THE EVENTS SHOWN IN THE SERIES 'BREAKING BAD'. IT SHOWS US HOW JIMMY McGILL, CONMAN TURNED LAWYER GOES FROM BEINGA DEFENDER OF THE DESPERATE TO KNOWING PLAYERS IN NEW MEXICOʻS DRUG DEALING UNDERWORLD. JIMMY ISNT THE ONLY BREAKING BAD' CHARACTERS TO FEATURE; PLENTY OF OTHERS SHOW UP, SOME AS MAIN CHARACTERS OTHERS AS IMPORTANT CAMEOS. THERE ARE ALSO PLENTY OF NEW CHARACTERS;I WON'T SAY WHICH CHARACTERS BELONG TO WHICH GROUP SO AS NOT TO SPOIL ANYTHING FOR THOSE YET TO WATCH BREAKING BAD'. AS THE STORY OPENS JIMMY IS TAKING ON A SERIES MINOR CASES AS A PUBLIC DEFENDER. HE IS ALSO LOOKING AFTER HIS BROTHER, CHUCK. CHUCK IS A PARTNER ATA PRESTIGIOUS LAW FIRM BUT HASNT WORKED FOR SOME TIME AS HE BELIEVES HE IS ALLERGIC TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES. OTHER KEY CHARACTERS INCLUDE JIMMY'S FRIEND KIM WEXLER, A LAWYERAT CHUCK'S FIRM AND MIKE EHRMANTRAUT, A FORMER PHILADELPHIA POLICE OFFICER WHO WHEN WE FIRST MEET HIM IS WORKING ATA PARKING ATTENDANT.