Set in New York City amid the social changes of the 1960s, the show follows the people working at an advertising agency on Madison Avenue.

It stars Jon Hamm as Don Draper, an advertising executive at the fictional Sterling Cooper agency (later Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce) who, despite his professional successes, struggles to handle secrets from his past and to maintain his personal and family life.

Other members of the show's original ensemble cast include Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson, Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell, January Jones as Betty Draper, Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway, and John Slattery as Roger Sterling; the cast saw numerous changes during its run.

[1][2][3] Mad Men has been widely praised as one of the greatest television series of its era and of all time,[4][5][6][7] and during its run, it earned numerous accolades for its acting, writing, directing, and technical achievements.

[10] Hamm was also nominated eight times for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, ultimately winning the award once in 2015.