Watch this when
Mad Men
For anyone who built a whole life around never being found out and still feels empty inside. 🥃
Who it's for
Don Draper is a successful man built on a stolen identity: born Dick Whitman into poverty and shame, he took a dead officer's name in Korea and has been performing ever since.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Mad Men is an AMC drama created by Matthew Weiner that ran for seven seasons from 2007 to 2015. Set in the advertising industry on Madison Avenue from the 1960s into the early 1970s, it follows creative director Don Draper (Jon Hamm) at the Sterling Cooper agency. Early on it is revealed that Draper's real name is Dick Whitman and that he took a dead officer's identity during the Korean War.
Where to find it
AMC original; streams on AMC+ in the US (per TV Insider). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Suicide and sexual assault.
Age: TV-14 per TV Insider (suggested 16+)
Out, damned spot! out, I say!William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 1
