From debauched ad executives to their frustrated housewives, Mad Men is full of great characters. Mad Men had some of the best writing in TV history , and that started with its characters. Matthew Weiner and his team of writers came up with an ensemble of well-rounded, three-dimensional, deeply human characters, each with their own distinctive personalities, flaws, goals, and insecurities.

Mad Men ’s cast was stacked with incredible actors, from Jon Hamm to Elisabeth Moss to John Slattery to Christina Hendricks, who brought those characters to life with aplomb. The series immersed viewers in the 1960s so well because the actors felt like they’d stepped out of that era. Hamm is practically Cary Grant; Hendricks is practically Marilyn Monroe.

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