Mad Men

2007

Matthew Weiner's series ran seven seasons from 2007 to 2015 inside a Madison Avenue advertising agency, starting in 1960 and moving through the decade as the country changes around the office. The pitches are the surface; underneath it is a show about a man who invented himself and cannot stop. Jon Hamm plays Don Draper, with Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, and Vincent Kartheiser. Its period detail and its patience with silence made it a reference point for how much a drama can leave unsaid.