Penn Badgley has talked about losing a major role in highly rated series of all time, named Breaking Bad.

The 36-year-old actor who got fame from the Netflix hit psychological crime-thriller You, explained how close he came to joining the cast of the Breaking Bad series .

In his recent interview with BuzzFeed, Badgley revealed that he was almost cast in a role of Pinkman in the series and said  “One I got so close on was ‘Breaking Bad.’ It was between me and Aaron Paul.

“We tested. And actually, that was the best television script I’d read, at that point. That was the one that got away,” he said.

For those unversed, Penn Badgley played the role of charming serial killer named Joe Goldberg on the thrilling Netflix series You.