Known for its richly-detailed style and slow, deliberate storytelling, “Mad Men” is one of the greatest television shows to hit the airwaves, with a staggering 116 Emmy Award nominations and 16 wins.
For seven magnificent seasons, Matthew Weiner’s historical drama explores the cultural upheavals of the 1960s through the specific story of advertising executive Don Draper (the perfectly cast Jon Hamm), a handsome and innovative creative director at Sterling Cooper with a mysterious past.
But “Mad Men” almost never lived past its first season. The never-told story behind “Mad Men” reveals the road to its production and release was rocky.
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