Get ready to get mad again — and by mad, we mean Madison Avenue, of course. One of the most beloved and critically acclaimed dramas of the 2000s is coming to streaming, and will be available to watch in 4K for the very first time. Have you guessed which one yet? It’s none other than the AMC original Mad Men.
All seven seasons of the iconic series will be available on HBO Max — again, in glorious 4K — from December 1.
“Mad Men continues to show truly remarkable staying power with audiences a full decade after concluding its network run, and we couldn’t imagine a better home for it than HBO Max,” President of worldwide television distribution at Lionsgate, Jim Packer, explained in a statement.
“HBO sets the bar for premium entertainment, making it the perfect place to celebrate one of television’s defining series while introducing Mad Men to new viewers and reintroducing it to longtime fans in 4K.”
The legendary drama was created by Matthew Weiner and kicked off in 2007. It ran for seven seasons with Jon Hamm at the helm, alongside a stacked supporting cast that included Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, John Slattery, and more. Several of the cast members, Hamm included, were catapulted to superstardom through the success of the series, which followed the employees and executives of an advertising firm on Madison Avenue — get it? Mad Men? — in the 1960s.
The show went on to collect a whopping 116 nominations over the course of seven years, cementing it as one of the most recognized and appreciated shows of all time. And soon, you’ll be able to rewatch — or watch it for the first time, do it! — in glorious 4K and remember, or discover, what made it so great.
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Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
