"Mad Men" is coming to an end, and although creator Matthew Weiner is full of gratitude, he still isn't sharing any details about the upcoming second part of Season 7.

"It's all done, and it's in a locked storage facility ..." he said in an interview with Latin Post at the 2014 International Emmy Awards on Monday. "The great thing about this cast is we're all sort of in a conspiracy together."

Weiner, who also writes, executive produces and has directed for the AMC show, and his team decided to break up the final season into two parts, which he admits was "obviously controversial in some way." Now, however, Weiner thinks the fans are on board.

"...at least on my end of it, the sensation I'm getting from the audience is that people are kind of glad that it wasn't really over," he explained.

As the show prepares to end its run, which began in 2007, Weiner can't help but reminisce about the time he has spent with his cast and crew.

"Everybody's been working for a long time, but to have this success happen to us and all share it has been kind of an amazing thing," he said. "Honestly, on some level people have changed dramatically, but they haven't changed that much. Babies have been born. People have gotten married. People have gotten divorced. The life of being together for almost eight years -- it's been pretty wonderful."

Meanwhile, Weiner is already looking toward the future. The question on his (and every spoiler-loving TV fan's) mind is whether or not he'll continue his secretive nature on his next project.

"I'm literally thinking about what I'm gonna do next, will I do this next time?" the former "The Sopranos" writer and executive producer said. "I think I might just let them do what they want to do, but it's been great to have this unique, almost commercial, edge of saying, 'We're gonna be the one thing that you really don't know what's gonna happen.'"

In terms of "Mad Men," Weiner argues that the succinct story makes keeping plot secrets essential. Plus, he claims fans aren't even asking for spoilers anymore.

"The story's so small, and it's so easy to ruin it, and I think the tension of watching what's going on -- you know no one's gonna get killed for the most part, so what's holding [viewers] there?" Weiner explained. "And I've enjoyed keeping it a secret. So have all of us."

Because of the global success of "Mad Men," Weiner was presented with the Founders Award at the International Emmys, which was presented by show stars Christina Hendricks and John Slattery.

The humble TV mastermind defined the honor as "pretty weird."

"Wow I'm that guy," he said. "... I love it. I hope there's more in life, and I got to say there's something amazing about coming to an Emmy ceremony and knowing that you won. I feel a little bit relaxed."

Weiner also expressed his surprise at how "Mad Men" has taken off around the world.

"It's such an honor, and it's such a validation of my feeling about humanity, in a way, that the show would be appealing outside of the United States because it's very American and it's a very American story," he explained. "But your belief as a writer always is that if you're very specific, it will appeal to everybody, and it turned out, at least in this case, it was true. Especially if you have a really great looking talented cast."

The second part of Season 7 of "Mad Men" begins on AMC in the spring of 2015.

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