Mad Men (2007– )

A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.

Creator:

Matthew Weiner

Stars:

Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 61 wins & 154 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jon Hamm	...	Don Draper (74 episodes, 2007-2013)
Elisabeth Moss	...	Peggy Olson (74 episodes, 2007-2013)
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Pete Campbell (74 episodes, 2007-2013)
January Jones	...	Betty Draper (74 episodes, 2007-2013)
Christina Hendricks	...	Joan Harris (74 episodes, 2007-2013)
Aaron Staton	...	Ken Cosgrove (74 episodes, 2007-2013)
Rich Sommer	...	Harry Crane (74 episodes, 2007-2013)
John Slattery	...	Roger Sterling (71 episodes, 2007-2013)
Kiernan Shipka	...	Sally Draper (71 episodes, 2007-2013)
Robert Morse	...	Bertram Cooper (62 episodes, 2007-2013)
Michael Gladis	...	Paul Kinsey (40 episodes, 2007-2012)
Bryan Batt	...	Salvatore Romano (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Christopher Stanley	...	Henry Francis (36 episodes, 2009-2013)
Jared Harris	...	Lane Pryce (35 episodes, 2009-2012)
Alison Brie	...	Trudy Campbell (33 episodes, 2007-2013)
Jessica Paré	...	Megan Draper (31 episodes, 2010-2013)

Storyline

The lives of the men and women who work in an advertising agency in New York in the 1960s. The agency is enjoying success, but the advertising game becomes more competitive as the industry develops. The agency must adapt to ensure its survival. Don Draper is a talented ad executive at the top of his game, but the secrets from his past and his present threaten to topple his work and family life.

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Plot Keywords:

executive | 1960s | new york | advertising | advertising agency | 

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Taglines:

Where The Truth Lies ...

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ljudi sa Menhetna

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles Center Studios - 450 S. Bixel Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate Television, Weiner Bros., American Movie Classics (AMC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Character Ken Cosgrove was likely based in part on the novelist/poet James Dickey, who worked in advertising in the 1960s while publishing poems in The New Yorker and other prominent magazines.

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Goofs

IBM Selectric IIs are shown used in the offices. They weren't available until the 1970s. Mad Men takes place in the 60s.

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Connections

Referenced in Psych: In for a Penny... (2011)

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Soundtracks

"A Beautiful Mine"
(uncredited)
Performed by Aceyalone and 'RJD2'
(series opening title theme)

User Reviews

A Serious Show for a Serious Audience.........

The first episode of Mad Men honestly represents the drinking, smoking, sexist fifties, a time when Madison Avenue's attitude and control permeated our entire culture, including one international political blunder after another, a time before anyone ever heard of political correctness. Gays were still in the closet, women slept their way to wherever they wanted to go, and advertising executives ruled the world. Everyone smoked because we all just looked so damn good doing it.

Mad Men captures not only the look of the fifties, it grabs all the details along with it. Here's a show for Aaron Sorkin fans, a show that treats the audience as adults, smartly written, yet a show that avoids pandering. At first, characters appear one dimensional but there's a hint of turmoil below the surface, a promise of things to come in future episodes. This, my friend, is an expose.'

I suspect Mad Men will be a small audience success story. It's a quality show, for grown ups, and the fact that it's on AMC will mean it can live a full life with less than network audience numbers.

I really enjoyed the first episode and look forward to the next. Good job!