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Hamm signs on for more Mad Men

Jon HammJon Hamm has inked a deal to play Mad Men's Don Draper through the series finale. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Don Draper fans can rest easy: though the 1960s ad wiz dislikes contracts, the actor who portrays him doesn't have the same aversion.

Production company Lionsgate confirmed on Wednesday that actor Jon Hamm has inked a deal to continue as Mad Men's alluring and unscrupulous main character for three more years -- taking him through a seventh and final season of the complex, wickedly stylish and influential ensemble drama.

His extension matches the deal option Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner struck with Lionsgate and U.S. network AMC this spring, following protracted negotiations that pushed the debut of the critically acclaimed drama's fifth season from this summer to 2012.

While no details were released, trade paper Variety reported that Hamm will be getting a hefty raise.

Still, with new Mad Men episodes not coming until March, devotees of the period drama and the dastardly delicious Don, will have to make do with Mad Men DVDs or Hamm's horndog turn in this summer's Bridesmaids.