Pan Am

In this modern world, air travel represents the height of luxury and Pan Am is the biggest name in the business. The planes are glamorous, the pilots are rock stars and the stewardesses are the most desirable women in the world. They're trained to handle everything from in-air emergencies to unwanted advances—all without rumpling their pristine uniforms or mussing their hair.

Pan Am is a single-season period drama set in the glamorous jet age of the 1960s, following pilots, stewardesses and ground staff of Pan American World Airways, the world's most famous airline. Its tone is nostalgic, breezy and optimistic, with a sheen of golden-age glamour around air travel. Each episode mixes in-air emergencies and layovers in exotic cities with romantic entanglements, workplace rivalries and ambitions that follow the crew around the globe. Women characters navigate a professional world that expects them to stay polished and pleasant while the era's social shifts quietly press against those expectations. The production design, costumes and vivid color palette make the series a visual treat for viewers who love period settings. Its emotional pull lies in friendship, longing and the pleasure of watching people chase careers and love across a vanished world. Fourteen episodes aired before cancellation, leaving many threads open and the story unresolved. Fans of Mad Men and other polished period dramas will find much to enjoy here, though the series is lighter in tone and less interested in dark introspection.

Viewers praise the nostalgic period glamour, visuals and characters of this canceled 1960s airline drama, while finding it held back by network constraints and thin authenticity.

• Mad MenBoth are polished 1960s period dramas centered on workplace ambition, glamour, and romance in a male-dominated professional world.
• The Flight AttendantBoth follow women working in glamorous, service-oriented jobs in the jet age, balancing professional duties with personal entanglements.
• The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselBoth are sweeping period dramas about a major American institution in a changing mid-century era, mixing personal stories with historical texture.

Created by

Jack Orman, Nancy Hult Ganis

Release Date

2011-09-25

Episode runtime

43 min

Rating

7.1 / 10 (144)

What is Pan Am about?

A glamorous 1960s drama following the pilots and stewardesses of the world's most famous airline.

What is Pan Am like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pan Am as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Pan Am violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Pan Am.

What did critics think of Pan Am?

Viewers praise the nostalgic period glamour, visuals and characters of this canceled 1960s airline drama, while finding it held back by network constraints and thin authenticity.

Which shows are like Pan Am?

Shows with a similar feel include Mad Men, The Flight Attendant, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

How long is Pan Am?

Pan Am: 1 season, 14 episodes.

Is Pan Am still running?

No, Pan Am was canceled.

Where can I watch Pan Am?

In United States, Pan Am streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Spectrum On Demand, Howdy Amazon Channel.