- Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. in all five seasons, died on Monday, 12 October 2026, aged 34; his representative told People it was suicide.
- Bryan Cranston, his on-screen father, wrote "I'll miss you, son" on Instagram, while Aaron Paul and Dean Norris also paid tribute on 12 and 13 October 2026.
- All five seasons of Breaking Bad were streaming on Netflix in Nigeria when GistMatrix checked at 9:15am WAT on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
RJ Mitte, Breaking Bad’s Walter White Jr., dies at 34
His representative told People he died by suicide on Monday, 12 October, and police in Brownsville, Texas, say their inquiry is still open. Bryan Cranston led the tributes to his on-screen son.
Updated 11:30 WAT, 15 October 2026: A public celebration of life for RJ Mitte will be held at 10am local time (4pm WAT) on Friday, 16 October, at The Mitte in Brownsville, Texas, KRGV reported, and his family has asked for donations to the Mitte Foundation and cerebral palsy research instead of flowers. RJ Mitte, the actor who played Walter…