Mad Men was created by a person.
Mad Men is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television . Matthew Weiner ( [ , waɪnər ] born June 29 , 1965 ) is an American writer , director and producer . He is also noted for his work on the HBO drama series The Sopranos , on which he served as a writer and producer during the show 's fifth and sixth seasons ( 2004 ; 2006 -- 2007 ) .