Mad Men (2007)

Name: Mad Men
Released: 2007
Rating: 8
Cast: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, Christina Hendricks

TV-14 8.0/10 IMDb

Drama

Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.

Creator: Matthew Weiner

Cast: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, Christina Hendricks

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Ableism (depicted) Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child (referenced)Death of a parent (referenced)Grief / bereavement (major focus) Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity

Phobias & Sensory

Vomit / emesis (emetophobia)

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted) Overdose scenes

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children (referenced)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

13 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirthGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseSexual assault / rape

Season 2 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.9)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Domestic violence / intimate partner abuseSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)

Season 3 11 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuse