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Greg is a Lead TV Writer & Critic at Screen Rant who also covers Movies and Music. He's published over 2400 articles at SR and dozens of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. He previously worked in Development at ABC Television & Lawrence Bender Productions.
Greg majored in Film Production at Chapman University's Dodge College. Greg also has years of broadcast TV production experience at major networks such as NBC, TNT, and ESPN. He currently resides in the Greater Boston area.
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Before it became a modern TV masterpiece, this acclaimed series was rejected by HBO. Nearly two decades later, HBO Max is now officially the best place to binge-watch the Emmy-winning drama.
HBO is undoubtedly home to some of the greatest original series of all time. From all-time classics like The Sopranos and The Wire to modern hits like Succession and Game of Thrones, the HBO name has carried significant weight as a network and streaming brand.
That said, the prestige TV platform hasn't always gotten it right, and has even passed on a handful of series that went on to find massive success and acclaim. The biggest example of this is a 2007 drama series that went on to win 16 Emmys during its seven-season run, including four consecutive Outstanding Drama Series awards from 2008 to 2011.
As the saying goes, everyone makes mistakes – but for the first time ever, HBO is featuring this "one that got away" TV masterpiece on its streaming platform in December 2025, making it an absolute must-watch show to binge on HBO Max this week.
Mad Men Seasons 1–7 Are Now Streaming On HBO Max (In 4K)
Although HBO Max is dropping several new releases this week to kick off December 2025, such as the NFL docuseries Hard Knocks: In Season with the NFC East and the steamy sports romance series Heated Rivalry, Mad Men is arguably the most exciting new addition to its platform.
As of December 1, 2025, all seven seasons and 92 episodes of Matthew Weiner's celebrated series Mad Men are now available to stream on HBO Max. The series will be streaming in 4K resolution, which officially makes HBO Max the best streaming platform to binge Mad Men on right now.
Mad Men features an ensemble cast led by Emmy winner Jon Hamm, Elizabeth Moss, John Slattery, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks, and more. It follows the work and home life of Hamm's Don Draper, a prominent executive at one of New York City's most respected (and fictional) ad agencies, Sterling Cooper.
In addition to its numerous Emmy wins, Mad Men earned a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score, a 95% RT audience score, and an IMDb rating of 8.7, ranking #107 on IMDb's Top 250 TV Shows list. HBO Max subscribers can finally immerse themselves in this addictive drama series and see what all the hype is about.
HBO Passed On Mad Men Before It Became A Modern Classic
Mad Men returning to HBO after all these years is certainly ironic, considering that series creator Matthew Weiner had originally pitched the series to HBO while he was working as a writer on The Sopranos during its final two seasons. Mad Men would go on to premiere on AMC Network on July 19, 2007, roughly one month after The Sopranos series finale was released on HBO in June of that year.
Although Mad Men will always be part of the legendary slate of AMC series during the late 2000s that made it a serious awards contender (along with Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead), it does feel like it belongs on HBO in retrospect. Regardless of how it got there, Mad Men is now officially one of the best shows to binge-watch on HBO Max this December.
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