Season 5 (2012)
Season 5 takes place between Memorial Day 1966 and spring 1967. The season explores Don Draper's new marriage to Megan, which leads him to ignore his work at the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce advertising agency. Meanwhile, Lane, Pete, Roger, Joan, and Peggy learn that it is "every man for himself" in their personal and professional lives, as they each face painful new beginnings.
Release date: 2012-03-25
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Episodes (13):
1. A Little Kiss (1)
For the Draper family, life has changed. The children must adapt to a new home, a new brother, and a new stepmother. Don seems to have everything a man could want. However, Megan, still employed at the agency, has difficulty interpreting Don's expectations for a sex kitten at home and a prim and proper employee at the office.
Release date: 2012-03-25
2. A Little Kiss (2)
Don and Megan work out some of their issues, Roger and Pete butt heads, and Joan has a run-in with a house guest.
Release date: 2012-03-25
3. Tea Leaves
As Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce tries to build upon its current business, Peggy is given new responsibility. Don and Harry indulge a client. Betty contemplates her mortality after seeing a doctor.
Release date: 2012-04-01
4. Mystery Date
Don has an encounter with someone from the past. Meanwhile, Roger increases Peggy's workload, and Joan comes to a momentous decision.
Release date: 2012-04-08
5. Signal 30
Lane attempts to land an account with Jaguar Cars, leading to a altercation with Pete. Pete and Trudy host a dinner party in the suburbs.
Release date: 2012-04-15
6. Far Away Places
Peggy has a tough time during a particularly formidable pitch. Don calls on a potential client. Roger and Jane have an experience with LSD.
Release date: 2012-04-22
7. At the Codfish Ball
Don is honored at a banquet for the American Cancer Society, but finds his professional reputation has been damaged. Sally lends a hand to a relative. Megan's parents come to visit from Canada.
Release date: 2012-04-29
8. Lady Lazarus
Megan has second thoughts about her future at Sterling, Cooper, Draper, Pryce. Peggy lashes out when she's inadvertently put in the uncomfortable position of having to lie. Pete's effort to protect an acquaintance doesn't turn out quite like he expected.
Release date: 2012-05-06
9. Dark Shadows
Don attempts to regain his creative spark, but undermines a member of his staff while doing so. Roger pursues some new clients, and in the process, hurts Jane. Betty displays her pettiness when she reveals a distressing secret to Sally.
Release date: 2012-05-13
10. Christmas Waltz
Harry finds himself in an uncomfortable position after reconnecting with Paul Kinsey who has joined the Hare Krishnas. Lane takes drastic and unethical measures to get out of financial trouble. Don spends an afternoon with Joan to get her mind off her marital problems.
Release date: 2012-05-20
11. The Other Woman
Pete asks Joan to make a personal and moral sacrifice to ensure the company lands the Jaguar account. Don becomes furious after learning of the impact Megan's new profession will have on their life. Feeling unappreciated, Peggy attends lunch with Freddy Rumsen, who encourages her to make a move.
Release date: 2012-05-27
12. Commissions and Fees
Lane's shameful secret comes to the surface with dire consequences. Don recaptures his hunger for success, and Sally experiences a major milestone.
Release date: 2012-06-03
13. The Phantom
Roger seeks to expand his affair with Megan's mother. Pete has a "last" encounter with Beth with lasting repercussions. Megan struggles to find acting work and asks for Don's help getting an audition. Peggy still seeks Don's approval.
Release date: 2012-06-10
Cast
Jon Hamm
as Don Draper
Elisabeth Moss
as Peggy Olson
Vincent Kartheiser
as Pete Campbell
January Jones
as Betty Draper
Christina Hendricks
as Joan Holloway
Aaron Staton
as Ken Cosgrove
Rich Sommer
as Harry Crane
Kiernan Shipka
as Sally Draper
Christopher Stanley
as Henry Francis
John Slattery
as Roger Sterling
Jessica Paré
as Megan Draper
Robert Morse
as Bertram Cooper
Jared Harris
as Lane Pryce
Jay R. Ferguson
as Stan Rizzo
Crew - click here to expand
Nina Jack - Co-Producer, Erin Levy - Co-Producer, Semi Chellas - Co-Producer, Victor Levin - Co-Executive Producer, André Jacquemetton - Executive Producer, Maria Jacquemetton - Executive Producer, Janet Leahy - Consulting Producer, Frank Pierson - Consulting Producer, Michael Saltzman - Consulting Producer, Jon Hamm - Producer, Marcy Patterson - Co-Producer, Nathaniel Smith - Associate Producer, Lisa Albert - Consulting Producer, Scott Hornbacher - Executive Producer, Blake McCormick - Producer, Christopher Brown - Art Direction, Carrie Audino - Casting, Laura Schiff - Casting, Dan Bishop - Production Design, Janie Bryant - Costume Design, David Carbonara - Original Music Composer, Matthew Weiner - Executive Producer