<p class="title">A "Breaking Bad" film set after the events of the hit television show and centered on meth addict-turned-cook Jesse Pinkman will be released on Netflix in October, the streaming giant said Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie" will pick up the story after Pinkman escaped the clutches of a neo-Nazi gang with the help of kingpin Walter White in the AMC show's 2013 conclusion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future," Netflix said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The "gripping thriller" is written and directed by Vince Gilligan, creator of the original series, which is widely acclaimed as one of the best TV dramas ever made.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Breaking Bad" ran for five seasons from 2008 to 2013, and told the story of a high-school chemistry teacher diagnosed with cancer who starts cooking crystal meth -- often with former pupil Pinkman -- to provide for his family.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A teaser trailer for the film released Saturday shows another returning character, "Skinny Pete," telling police he has no idea where his friend Pinkman has gone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"No way I'm helping you people put Jesse Pinkman back inside a cage," he says.</p>.<p class="bodytext">News of the long-rumored film broke earlier Saturday after Netflix users spotted a "placeholder" page on the streaming giant's platform giving the title and synopsis.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though the page was subsequently deleted, The New York Times confirmed the report by publishing an interview with Paul.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's a chapter of 'Breaking Bad' that I didn't realize that I wanted," Paul said. "And now that I have it, I'm so happy that it's there."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Paul told the Times that Gilligan had phoned him two years ago with the proposal for a movie.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I quickly told Vince that I would follow him into a fire," Paul responded.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The movie will be released on October 11, Netflix said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The series' stars Bryan Cranston and Paul both tweeted cryptic messages hinting at a possible film earlier this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Local media in Albuquerque, where the original series was set and shot, reported last year that filming for the movie was under way.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bob Odenkirk, the star of "Breaking Bad" spin-off "Better Call Saul," also said in a recent interview that he "can't wait to see" the movie.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The original series is widely credited with helping to usher in the current so-called "golden age" of television.</p>.<p class="bodytext">amz/wd</p>.<p class="bodytext">VINCE HOLDING</p>.<p class="bodytext">THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY</p>.<p class="bodytext">NETFLIX</p>
<p class="title">A "Breaking Bad" film set after the events of the hit television show and centered on meth addict-turned-cook Jesse Pinkman will be released on Netflix in October, the streaming giant said Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie" will pick up the story after Pinkman escaped the clutches of a neo-Nazi gang with the help of kingpin Walter White in the AMC show's 2013 conclusion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future," Netflix said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The "gripping thriller" is written and directed by Vince Gilligan, creator of the original series, which is widely acclaimed as one of the best TV dramas ever made.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Breaking Bad" ran for five seasons from 2008 to 2013, and told the story of a high-school chemistry teacher diagnosed with cancer who starts cooking crystal meth -- often with former pupil Pinkman -- to provide for his family.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A teaser trailer for the film released Saturday shows another returning character, "Skinny Pete," telling police he has no idea where his friend Pinkman has gone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"No way I'm helping you people put Jesse Pinkman back inside a cage," he says.</p>.<p class="bodytext">News of the long-rumored film broke earlier Saturday after Netflix users spotted a "placeholder" page on the streaming giant's platform giving the title and synopsis.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though the page was subsequently deleted, The New York Times confirmed the report by publishing an interview with Paul.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's a chapter of 'Breaking Bad' that I didn't realize that I wanted," Paul said. "And now that I have it, I'm so happy that it's there."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Paul told the Times that Gilligan had phoned him two years ago with the proposal for a movie.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I quickly told Vince that I would follow him into a fire," Paul responded.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The movie will be released on October 11, Netflix said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The series' stars Bryan Cranston and Paul both tweeted cryptic messages hinting at a possible film earlier this year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Local media in Albuquerque, where the original series was set and shot, reported last year that filming for the movie was under way.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bob Odenkirk, the star of "Breaking Bad" spin-off "Better Call Saul," also said in a recent interview that he "can't wait to see" the movie.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The original series is widely credited with helping to usher in the current so-called "golden age" of television.</p>.<p class="bodytext">amz/wd</p>.<p class="bodytext">VINCE HOLDING</p>.<p class="bodytext">THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY</p>.<p class="bodytext">NETFLIX</p>