Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter Reunite at Comic Con
Ritter's Instagram photo with Paul drew more than one million likes within seven hours of posting.
Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Substance Abuse
Actors Aaron Paul and Krysten Ritter reunited at Los Angeles Comic Con during Halloween weekend. Ritter shared a photo of the two on Instagram, which surpassed 1 million likes in under seven hours.
Why it matters
The reunion revives interest in Breaking Bad, the drama in which Ritter played Jane Margolis, a character whose death from heroin use is part of the series' storyline. The strong online response shows continued audience engagement with the show years after it ended.
The reunion photo drew over 1 million Instagram likes in under seven hours and more than 350,000 likes on Facebook. The top comment on the post received about 50,000 likes, and the source does not report any further engagement metrics.
The players
Aaron Paul
Aaron Paul is an American actor best known for playing Jesse Pinkman in the AMC drama Breaking Bad, a role that earned him multiple Emmy Awards.
Krysten Ritter
Krysten Ritter is an American actress who played Jane Margolis in Breaking Bad and later starred in the Marvel Netflix series Jessica Jones.
The details
Ritter and Paul were both at Los Angeles Comic Con for Halloween weekend, where they reunited. Ritter posted an image of the two on Instagram with a caption addressed to Paul, and the photo quickly became one of the most-liked posts of the weekend.
Timeline
2009: Ritter debuts as Jane Margolis in the second season of Breaking Bad.
2019: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is released on Netflix.
2021: The Audible original The Coldest Case, featuring Paul and Ritter as siblings, begins.
2024: The Coldest Case: The Past Has a Long Memory is released.
Halloween weekend 2026: Paul and Ritter reunite at Los Angeles Comic Con.
Franchise Legacy
The reunion follows El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, released on Netflix in 2019, which revisited Paul's Jesse Pinkman character and included flashbacks to Jane and Jesse together. Continued fan engagement with the cast reflects the lasting audience interest the franchise has maintained since the original series ended.
Fans can watch Breaking Bad and El Camino on Netflix, and the Audible audio drama The Coldest Case is available through Audible. The source does not indicate new releases or ticketed appearances tied to the reunion.
The takeaway
Revisiting a long-running series through its cast and spin-off projects can extend its cultural reach well after the original episodes ended. Readers interested in the series can revisit El Camino or The Coldest Case to see how the story continued.
Further reading
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