This story originally appeared in the Comedy/Drama Series issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.
In May of 2015, about 17 years after Matthew Weiner got the idea for “Mad Men,” the final, triumphant episode of his AMC series aired. And once it did, the showrunner finally relaxed and began speaking more openly about the iconic show he’s been tight-lipped about for seven seasons.
He sat down with TheWrap at the Biltmore in downtown Los Angeles, where some scenes from the show were filmed.
TIM APPELO: Last year, you told TheWrap about “Mad Men’s” end: “I’ll tell you who’s really going to suffer: it’s my family.