Mad Men Cast & Character Guide
From Jon Hamm to Elisabeth Moss to John Slattery, the cast of Mad Men is full of widely praised actors, each playing a complex character.
Mad Men (2007)
Mad Men is the award-winning show created by Matthew Wiener that stars Jon Hamm as Don Draper, a masterful ad man in the high-speed advertising world. Set between the 1960s and 70s; Mad Men explores this "Golden Age" of advertising, where everyone has something to sell, and those who don't score a quick win are out of the game. The series also examines the world from a few other character's perspectives, such as Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss), a young woman who starts as a secretary for Don despite the difficulty for women to be taken seriously in business during this time, rises to the challenge to become an ad woman of her own.
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10 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching Mad Men, 16 Years Later
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Mad Men: 10 Memes That Perfectly Sum Up The Show
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Mad Men's Biggest Movie Inspirations Make The Show Even Better
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