‘Mad Men’ Watchers Guide: When Does Each Season Take Place

All seven seasons of the acclaimed series Mad Men began streaming on HBO Max on December 1, 2025. Before it launched on HBO Max, the influential show by Matthew Weiner was not currently available to watch on a major streamer, so this is a big moment for many folks.

Running from 2007 to 2015 on AMC, Mad Men was a stylish drama set inside one of New York’s most prestigious advertising agencies, a series that helped define the era of prestige television. Starring Jon Hamm as the enigmatic Don Draper, the show became a cultural touchpoint as it moved through the turbulent 1960s, exploring shifting social norms, workplace politics, and the personal reinventions that shaped both its characters and the decade itself.