This Thursday, August 1st, the cult series “Mad Men” premieres on Netflix. It’s an opportunity to take a look at what its main actors have become.
It has earned its place in the pantheon of cult series. The complete series of “Mad Men” is coming to Netflix this Thursday, August 1st. The show, created by Matthew Weiner, enjoyed great success on the American channel AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015. In France, it premiered on Canal+ in 2008 spanning seven seasons.
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The first four batches of episodes enjoyed immense success across the Atlantic. A testament to this is the fact that “Mad Men” won fifteen Emmy Awards, including Best Drama Series, and three Golden Globes. In 2013, “TV Guide” ranked the series sixth in its list of the greatest drama series of all time.
“Mad Men”, a cult series of the 2000s
The story transports us to 1960s New York, within an advertising agency located on Madison Avenue. Throughout the episodes, viewers follow the professional and personal tribulations of its director, Don Draper. In the background, “Mad Men” also discusses the societal changes in the United States during the sixties.
To bring it to life, the series features a host of actors including Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, January Jones, and Christina Hendricks. For most, their appearance in the program turned out to be a springboard for their careers. But nine years after the end of the broadcast of “Mad Men,” let’s take a closer look at what the actors who made it a success have become.
