Why is Breaking Bad set in New Mexico?

Gilligan said in the official podcast that the show was originally set in Southern California (I think it was Riverside). They moved it to New Mexico for budget reasons. The State of New Mexico gives a rebate or subsidy or something (I want to say +25% of the total budget back in tax rebates). read more

They moved it to New Mexico for budget reasons. The State of New Mexico gives a rebate or subsidy or something (I want to say +25% of the total budget back in tax rebates). Long story short: dollars spent in New Mexico on Breaking Bad go further than dollars spent elsewhere. read more

“Breaking Bad” spawned a small economic boom in Albuquerque. Debbie Ball, in apron, makes a blue candy based on a plotline in the show, and sells it at her store, the Candy Lady. Credit Rick Scibelli Jr. for The New York Times . ONE afternoon last winter, a man with a shaved head walked into Twisters, a burrito joint in Albuquerque. read more