Seasons 5 Delayed “Mad Men”, Arrive In 2012
The seasons 5 have been pushed back all the way to early 2012, because of it postponed contract negotiations between the show’s creator Matthew Weiner, and AMC cable network.
The AMC network close to signing a deal of $30 million with Matt Weiner, but Matt fighting an demands demands involving product placement, cast changes and a cut down the show time. Weiner, a former writer for “The Sopranos,” is intricately involved with every detail of every episode.
“While we are getting a later start than in years past due to ongoing, key non-cast negotiations, ‘Mad Men’ will be back for a fifth season in early 2012,” AMC said in the statement.
AMC said it triggered an option with the show’s producer, the television arm of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, to begin work on a fifth season, despite the impasse.
“Mad Men,” revolving around the martini-swilling staff at a Madison Avenue agency in the turbulent 1960s, draws tiny ratings for AMC. But it is one of the most acclaimed shows on television, winning the best drama Emmy for three consecutive years. Its fourth season, which ended in October, will be eligible for the Emmy Awards in September.
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