Mad Men: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The series revolves around the conflicted world of Don Draper, the biggest ad man in the business, and his colleagues at the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce Advertising Agency. As Don makes the plays in the boardroom and the bedroom, he struggles to stay a step ahead of the rapidly changing times and the young executives nipping at his heels. The series also depicts authentically the roles of men and women in this era while exploring the true human nature beneath the guise of 1960s traditional family values.

Series details

• Title: Mad Men
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2007-07-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-05-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: AMC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 385

Cast and credited roles

• John Slattery — Roger Sterling
• Jon Hamm — Don Draper
• Elisabeth Moss — Peggy Olson
• Kiernan Shipka — Sally Draper
• Vincent Kartheiser — Pete Campbell
• Robert Morse — Bertram Cooper
• Christina Hendricks — Joan Holloway
• Rich Sommer — Harry Crane
• January Jones — Betty Draper
• Aaron Staton — Ken Cosgrove
• Jessica Paré — Megan Calvet
• Jared Harris — Lane Pryce

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-07-19; final listed air date 2007-10-18; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-07-27; final listed air date 2008-10-26; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2009-08-16; final listed air date 2009-11-08; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2010-07-25; final listed air date 2010-10-17; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2012-03-25; final listed air date 2012-06-10; episode order: 13.
• Season 6: premiered 2013-04-07; final listed air date 2013-06-23; episode order: 13.
• Season 7: premiered 2014-04-13; final listed air date 2015-05-17; episode order: 14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mad Men on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.