Matthew Weiner, creator of 'Mad Men' heading new anthology series for Amazon

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Streaming networks are quickly become juggernauts. Between Netflix that has big time original shows like House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Bloodline, Stranger Things and the Marvel shows (just to name a few) and Hulu, who has started to gain huge viewership due to their own original programming like 11.22.63, The Path, Casual and they’re even developing their own Marvel series, Amazon seems to be lost in the shuffle. Their newest talent they have brought in to helm a series though could give them tons of momentum. According to Deadline, Matthew Weiner, the creator of Mad Men will return to TV with an anthology series for Amazon.

            Mad Men was a critical darling throughout its seven-season run on AMC. Though that TV show took place in the 1960s, this new series will be placed in the present day and will take place all around the world. Amazon paid $70 million for an eight-episode installment so they have a lot of faith in this going forward.

            They bolster some great original content already with Transparent (which is one of my favorite shows), Mozart in the Jungle and is trying to do their own Mad Men-esque show with the upcoming Good Girls Revolt. They missed out with Woody Allen’s series, Crisis in Six Scenes as that show just did not work at all. But, this upcoming show from Weiner could be something magnificent for the streaming service.