Overview
- Hamm, speaking on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast, joked that Don Draper’s future looked like lung cancer before shifting to a sincere view.
- He said he believes Draper returned to advertising, found some peace, and reconnected with his children.
- He emphasized that these are personal reflections rather than official story canon for the show’s open ending.
- He recalled that filming the final stretch felt “super heavy” and that he carried the pressure not to botch the conclusion.
- He noted that the show’s constant smoking used herbal prop cigarettes instead of real tobacco.