It feels like forever since we saw the last season of "Mad Men" -- all the darkness, the sadness and the residual sorrow over Lane's suicide still seem to resonate.

Rest easy, "Mad Men" fans, we have less than two months to wait! "Mad Men" Season 6 will be returning to AMC (both in Canada and the U.S.) on Sunday, April 7 at 9 p.m. EST/PST for a juicy 2-hour premiere. The following week, "Mad Men" returns to its regular 10 p.m. slot. Interestingly, leading man Jon Hamm directs the second episode. (Castmate John Slattery is on tap to direct at least two episodes of Season 6.)

Series creator Matt Weiner has confirmed that the sixth season will indeed be its second-to-last. Season 7 will be the final one.

In addition, there will be a time jump between seasons. Though Weiner hasn't confirmed just how long a time jump, expect to see the "Mad Men" cast thrust well into the 1960s.

"With the shadow of the show ending -- and with the world in the state that it’s in, which is far more important than the show -- the writers and the actors and I have been able to get into a groove about a season that may be accidentally relevant just because it was in our minds," he told Entertainment Weekly. "We've been taking advantage of the 26 episodes we have left to do all the things that we’ve wanted to do, and so far I think that the audience is in for quite a ride."

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    Sally Draper (Kiernan Shipka) and Bobby Draper (Mason Vale Cotton)

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    Don Draper (Jon Hamm)

  • "Mad Men," "The Crash"

    Jay Cutler (Harry Hamlin)

  • "Mad Men," "The Crash"

    Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm)

  • "Mad Men," "The Crash"

    John Slattery (Roger Sterling)

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    Sylvia Rosen (Linda Cardellini)

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    Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and Sylvia Rosen (Linda Cardellini)

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    Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser) and Bud Campbell (Rich Hutchman)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Dot Campbell (Channing Chase)

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    Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm), Bob Benson (James Wolk), Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm), Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss), Moira (Christine Garver), Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss), Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm), Don Draper (Jon Hamm)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Mathis (Trevor Einhorn) and Ed (Kit Williamson)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss), Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Stan Rizzo (Jay R. Ferguson), Michael Ginsberg (Ben Feldman), Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss), Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Stan Rizzo (Jay R. Ferguson), Michael Ginsberg (Ben Feldman)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Stan Rizzo (Jay R. Ferguson)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Michael Ginsberg (Ben Feldman)

  • "Mad Men," "Man With A Plan"

    Don Draper (Jon Hamm)

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    Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm), Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss)

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    Don Draper (Jon Hamm), Roger Sterling (John Slattery), Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm) and Jim Cutler (Harry Hamlin)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and Roger Sterling (John Slattery)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser) and Don Draper (Jon Hamm)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Don Draper (Jon Hamm)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) and Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) and Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Peaches Rennet (Sarah Aldrich), Herb Rennet (Gary Basaraba), Don Draper (Jon Hamm), Megan Draper (Jessica Paré) and Marie Calvet (Julia Ormond)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Don Draper (Jon Hamm), Megan Draper (Jessica Paré) and Marie Calvet (Julia Ormond)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Marie Calvet (Julia Ormond)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Megan Draper (Jessica Paré)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Jon Hamm (Don Draper) and Megan Draper (Jessica Paré)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Don Draper (Jon Hamm)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Herb Rennet (Gary Basaraba) and Don Draper (Jon Hamm)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Abe Drexler (Charlie Hofheimer) and Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss)

  • "Mad Men," "For Immediate Release"

    Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm)

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    Frank Gleason (Craig Anton), Ted Chaough (Kevin Rahm) and Jim Cutler (Harry Hamlin)

  • "Mad Men," "The Flood"

    Sylvia Rosen (Linda Cardellini), Arnold Rosen (Brian Markinson), Megan Draper (Jessica Paré) and Don Draper (Jon Hamm)

  • "Mad Men," "The Flood"

    Sylvia Rosen (Linda Cardellini) and Arnold Rosen (Brian Markinson)

  • "Mad Men," "The Flood"

    Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and Megan Draper (Jessica Paré)

  • "Mad Men," "The Flood"

    Megan Draper (Jessica Paré)

  • "Mad Men," "The Flood"

    Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) and Megan Draper (Jessica Paré)

  • "Mad Men," "The Flood"

    Jim Cutler (Harry Hamlin), Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) and Megan Draper (Jessica Paré)


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