Collider has published a list highlighting eight critically acclaimed crime television series that, despite their own merits, have often been overshadowed by the enduring cultural dominance of Breaking Bad. The article argues that AMC's series, which followed chemistry teacher Walter White's descent into the drug trade, set such a high bar for the genre that many strong contemporaries and successors struggled to receive comparable recognition.

The list spans shows from various eras and styles, including tense family dramas and darkly comic thrillers, several of which share thematic or stylistic similarities with Breaking Bad. Featured entries include Netflix's Ozark (2017–2022), starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as a family drawn into laundering money for a Mexican cartel, and Sneaky Pete (2015–2019), a con-artist thriller co-created by and featuring Bryan Cranston.