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'Mad Men' cast looking glamorous in new season 6 promo pictures

Don, Peggy, Joan and the rest get all dressed up for a gallery photo shoot

By Alan SepinwallWednesday, Mar 13, 2013 7:00 AM

The "Mad Men" partners in a season 6 promotional photo.

Credit: AMC

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'Tis the week for "Mad Men" promotional imagery. On Monday, AMC released the new key art for season 6, a drawing featuring multiple Don Drapers that invited all manner or serious and silly speculation as to what (if anything) it all means. This morning, AMC unleashed a couple of dozen new promotional pictures of the cast, some of them all dressed up for a swinging '60s party, others of them (slightly) dressed down for work.

As always, I advise against reading anything into these pictures — wondering why, for instance, Peggy and Joan are posed together in a photo, even though Peggy now works with Teddy Chow-guh-guh — as symbolizing anything other than "Here is an incredibly attractive collection of actors dressed very, very well." But since we still have a few weeks before the April 7th season premiere, there's no harm in enjoying a glimpse of Don, Roger, Peggy, Pete and friends until we get to see them in moving picture form.

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floretbroccoli

Well, Bobby 3 is still with us.

March 13, 2013 at 9:31AM EST Reply to Comment
- sepinwall Yes, he has not yet aroused the wrath of January Jones.
  March 13, 2013 at 9:34AM EST
- magbot Was there some backstage baby-drama between Betty/Bobby(s) that I missed?
  March 13, 2013 at 9:40AM EST
- sepinwall The Bobby who's on Once Upon a Time said in an interview after he left Mad Men that Jones was kinda mean to him.
  March 13, 2013 at 9:57AM EST
magbot

Just a great big WOW for Christina Hendricks in that blue dress....
March 13, 2013 at 9:38AM EST Reply to Comment
Amanda

Stan!! Lol. And nice tie, Ginsberg.
March 13, 2013 at 9:43AM EST Reply to Comment
Jill D

Does the fact that Christopher Stanley is in many of these pictures portend an increased role/storyline for him this season?
March 13, 2013 at 10:12AM EST Reply to Comment
- sepinwall No, I believe he was featured just as prominently in last season's gallery pictures. Though if we get more Betty this year now that January Jones isn't pregnant, I imagine we'd get a nearly equal amount of Henry along with her.
  March 13, 2013 at 10:14AM EST
Stormshadow4life

hating Megan's hair in these pics....hopefully that's not an "all season long" thing
March 13, 2013 at 10:33AM EST Reply to Comment
- Annie She looks a lot like photos of my grandmother from that era. She would have been close to Megan's age at that time.
  March 13, 2013 at 11:21AM EST
- jack They all have bad hair in these. I trust they were made up for these pictures (over-emphasizing the time period) and won't look as absurd for the run of the season, but those hairstyles are period, so...
  March 13, 2013 at 1:23PM EST
Amanda

Don, you fabulous bastard.
Oh and now Pete's Roger.... Betty's dress in the portraits is incredible.
March 13, 2013 at 10:35AM EST Reply to Comment
David D.

I can't help noticing how MISERABLE everyone (except Joan) looks.

March 13, 2013 at 11:42AM EST Reply to Comment
- berkowit28 Sally appears to be suffering from premature weltschmerz. though I suppose that's entirely possible.
  March 13, 2013 at 2:16PM EST
Meg

Megan looks like hell. I get that her hair is era-appropriate but she looks sunken and ragged, almost like Midge looked once she got hooked on heroin. I do hope they aren't going to pursue an "actress on drugs!" storyline for her this year.
March 13, 2013 at 12:28PM EST Reply to Comment
BlitzMark

Such happy people.
March 13, 2013 at 12:51PM EST Reply to Comment
anna

The Don and Megan photos are so cheesy. Makes me dislike them even more as a couple. The Pete and Trudy one is funny because it reminds me of when they did the Charleston.
March 13, 2013 at 2:03PM EST Reply to Comment
mikerwilson

Gene looks like the most terrifying child on television. Wow.
March 13, 2013 at 2:23PM EST Reply to Comment
- abby536 Yup he'd be well cast as Rosemary's Baby.
  March 14, 2013 at 12:26PM EST
B

Wow, they all look happy... I guess we're in for some major depression this season.
March 13, 2013 at 3:13PM EST Reply to Comment
- Courtney As opposed to every season..?
  March 15, 2013 at 5:08PM EST
Jim

1. The Draper/Francis family photo could be an ad for depression medicine.

2. Alison Brie is just a beautiful woman. Sorry to state the obvious.

3. Black and white photography is the coolest.
March 13, 2013 at 3:38PM EST Reply to Comment
- Hobbes I love Alison Brie as Trudy.
  March 13, 2013 at 5:28PM EST
BobT

The Draper family portrait makes them look like the Addams Family. sheesh.
March 13, 2013 at 3:57PM EST Reply to Comment
LJA

Someone needs to tell Rizzo the sad tale of Paul Kinsey's career after he grew a beard.
March 13, 2013 at 4:49PM EST Reply to Comment
- Morahan Um, he got enlightened and wrote a before-its-time Star Trek screenplay. Paul's doing just fine, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
  March 13, 2013 at 7:44PM EST
Mulderism

Wow! Pete's forehead gets bigger all the time. Or maybe his hair is retreating.

I sense from the dour looks that this could be the darkest timeline. And Mad Men can be dark at the best of times.
March 14, 2013 at 1:08AM EST Reply to Comment
- Donnybrook Vincent K. was asked to shave back his hairline for this season and last. And he apparently puts on weight before shooting, as well. On the offseason, he looks 10 years younger.
  March 14, 2013 at 3:26PM EST

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floretbroccoli Well, Bobby 3 is still with us.

sepinwall Yes, he has not yet aroused the wrath of January Jones.

magbot Was there some backstage baby-drama between Betty/Bobby(s) that I missed?

sepinwall The Bobby who's on Once Upon a Time said in an interview after he left Mad Men that Jones was kinda mean to him.

magbot Just a great big WOW for Christina Hendricks in that blue dress....

Amanda Stan!! Lol. And nice tie, Ginsberg.

Jill D Does the fact that Christopher Stanley is in many of these pictures portend an increased role/storyline for him this season?

sepinwall No, I believe he was featured just as prominently in last season's gallery pictures. Though if we get more Betty this year now that January Jones isn't pregnant, I imagine we'd get a nearly equal amount of Henry along with her.

Stormshadow4life hating Megan's hair in these pics....hopefully that's not an "all season long" thing

Annie She looks a lot like photos of my grandmother from that era. She would have been close to Megan's age at that time.

jack They all have bad hair in these. I trust they were made up for these pictures (over-emphasizing the time period) and won't look as absurd for the run of the season, but those hairstyles are period, so...

Amanda Don, you fabulous bastard. Oh and now Pete's Roger.... Betty's dress in the portraits is incredible.

David D. I can't help noticing how MISERABLE everyone (except Joan) looks.

berkowit28 Sally appears to be suffering from premature weltschmerz. though I suppose that's entirely possible.

Meg Megan looks like hell. I get that her hair is era-appropriate but she looks sunken and ragged, almost like Midge looked once she got hooked on heroin. I do hope they aren't going to pursue an "actress on drugs!" storyline for her this year.

BlitzMark Such happy people.

anna The Don and Megan photos are so cheesy. Makes me dislike them even more as a couple. The Pete and Trudy one is funny because it reminds me of when they did the Charleston.

mikerwilson Gene looks like the most terrifying child on television. Wow.

abby536 Yup he'd be well cast as Rosemary's Baby.

B Wow, they all look happy... I guess we're in for some major depression this season.

Courtney As opposed to every season..?

Jim 1. The Draper/Francis family photo could be an ad for depression medicine.2. Alison Brie is just a beautiful woman. Sorry to state the obvious.3. Black and white photography is the coolest.

Hobbes I love Alison Brie as Trudy.

BobT The Draper family portrait makes them look like the Addams Family. sheesh.

LJA Someone needs to tell Rizzo the sad tale of Paul Kinsey's career after he grew a beard.

Morahan Um, he got enlightened and wrote a before-its-time Star Trek screenplay. Paul's doing just fine, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Mulderism Wow! Pete's forehead gets bigger all the time. Or maybe his hair is retreating. I sense from the dour looks that this could be the darkest timeline. And Mad Men can be dark at the best of times.

Donnybrook Vincent K. was asked to shave back his hairline for this season and last. And he apparently puts on weight before shooting, as well. On the offseason, he looks 10 years younger.

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floretbroccoli

Well, Bobby 3 is still with us.

magbot

Just a great big WOW for Christina Hendricks in that blue dress....

Amanda

Stan!! Lol. And nice tie, Ginsberg.

Jill D

Does the fact that Christopher Stanley is in many of these pictures portend an increased role/storyline for him this season?

Stormshadow4life

hating Megan's hair in these pics....hopefully that's not an "all season long" thing

Amanda

Don, you fabulous bastard.
Oh and now Pete's Roger.... Betty's dress in the portraits is incredible.

David D.

I can't help noticing how MISERABLE everyone (except Joan) looks.

Meg

Megan looks like hell. I get that her hair is era-appropriate but she looks sunken and ragged, almost like Midge looked once she got hooked on heroin. I do hope they aren't going to pursue an "actress on drugs!" storyline for her this year.

BlitzMark

Such happy people.

anna

The Don and Megan photos are so cheesy. Makes me dislike them even more as a couple. The Pete and Trudy one is funny because it reminds me of when they did the Charleston.

mikerwilson

Gene looks like the most terrifying child on television. Wow.

B

Wow, they all look happy... I guess we're in for some major depression this season.

Jim

1. The Draper/Francis family photo could be an ad for depression medicine.

2. Alison Brie is just a beautiful woman. Sorry to state the obvious.

3. Black and white photography is the coolest.

BobT

The Draper family portrait makes them look like the Addams Family. sheesh.

LJA

Someone needs to tell Rizzo the sad tale of Paul Kinsey's career after he grew a beard.

Mulderism

Wow! Pete's forehead gets bigger all the time. Or maybe his hair is retreating.

I sense from the dour looks that this could be the darkest timeline. And Mad Men can be dark at the best of times.

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