Mad Men executive producer Matt Weiner says he's made up his mind: The critically acclaimed AMC drama will end its run after three more seasons.
I think that's how long the story is, he tells TV Guide Magazine. I'm not The Simpsons. They're amazing. I don't know how they do it. I look at TV shows that I admire, and I think this is the length that they should be. At a certain point you're driven to a desire not to repeat yourself. I want the show to end before the machinery has worn out.
Weiner, who struck a deal Thursday with AMC and production company Lionsgate that keeps him at the helm of a fifth and sixth season (with the option for that seventh), says he was ready to throw in the towel several times in recent weeks.
It was never about money, he says. I was willing to walk away from this, and did so four or five times over the last few days. I have always believed that the success of the show and the reason the audience has grown every year is because of its uniqueness.
