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Through four seasons, Hacks has become of one of the defining — and one of the funniest — shows of the decade. Created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky, the Max comedy following stand-up legend Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her complicated relationship with a young comedy writer, Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), has delivered some certified bangers that are hilarious, heartwarming, incisive, and absolutely shocking, sometimes all at once. Just as shocking? Its win for Best Comedy Series in 2024 over The Bear, a surprising but wholly deserved victory for its better-than-ever third season. Not as surprising? Smart winning her third Best Comedy Actress Emmy, remaining undefeated for the show.

Hacks, which also stars Downs, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Megan Stalter, Rose Abdoo, and Mark Indelicato, just concluded its fourth season with an ending that sets the show on a new course once again.

As it preps for its fifth season, which...

In the age of reboots and revivals, fans are yet to see one of their favorite shows be resuscitated. Ugly Betty first premiered on ABC in 2006, and it wouldn't be out of place if it was brought back like several other shows have. But what do the series alumni think about it? During the TV Fest in Newport Beach, in which his Shrinking costar Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) received an award, Michael Urie (Maestro) was happy to talk about Ugly Betty with Collider for a couple of minutes.

During the interview, Urie suggested to Collider's Aidan Kelley that Ugly Betty would be an interesting show to reboot because the original's themes are now as relevant as ever. He also mentioned what he would like to see if the revival indeed happened and mentioned who he thinks would return for more episodes.

"I feel like the show was...

For “Nobody Wants This” creator/executive producer Erin Foster, when it came time to figure out where to shoot her Netflix comedy “Nobody Wants This,” she had some leverage in her back pocket: Star Kristen Bell.

“Shooting in L.A. is hard and really expensive,” Foster told the audience on Thursday at Variety’s A Night in the Writers Room event. “We were only able to shoot in L.A. because Kristen Bell has kids here that are in school here. And she’s like, ‘I won’t shoot anywhere else.’”

Foster said Netflix and 20th TV, which is behind “Nobody Wants This,” quickly agreed. “They’re like, ‘well, then we’re shooting where you want to shoot,’” she told the A Night in the Writers’ Room audience. “We got very lucky that she wants to be home with her kids. She wants to come to work, she wants to live in LA.

“Hacks” is now four seasons into an established comedy rhythm, even as it continues to find new ways to complicate the dynamic between standup legend Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder). But that certainly doesn’t mean making the show has gotten easy or expected.

Co-creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky have always been pretty visual writers, with a clear sense of what they want, but they search with the tirelessness of Damian’s (Mark Indelicato) quest for coyote-warding bear piss to sculpt exactly the right comedy moments. So while they often aren’t “finding the show” in the edit in a wholesale way, they are searching every frame for what beat is the funniest.

“We do like to watch pretty much every take of everything. That is always going to be the thing we like to do,” Aniello told IndieWire on...

HBO Max picked up a fifth season of the Emmy-winning Hacks, one day before the season 4 finale. But could this be the last we see of Deborah and Ava? Well, the showrunners have been tight-lipped about the future of the acclaimed comedy, but the writers have previously insisted that the comedy would end after five seasons.

Recently, Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, and Paul W. Downs addressed the future of the hit comedy during a Variety round table. Downs revealed the writers were currently working on the fifth season and waiting to see how many more episodes they needed to tell their story.

“The final scene of the final episode has been in our minds since 2015, and we’re excited to get there. But that may take more episodes than we can fit in the season. So the truth is that we don’t know,” Downs admitted.

Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder...

Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in ‘Hacks’ season 4 (Photograph by Courtesy of Max)

Was there ever any doubt that Max would renew Hacks for season five as long as Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder were game? Max (soon to be HBO Max again) made it official, confirming the critically acclaimed, award-winning series will be returning for a fifth season. The announcement came just one day prior to season four’s finale.

“Like Deborah Vance herself, Hacks only gets bolder, sharper, and more iconic with time. We’re beyond thrilled to keep the laughter rolling with Jen, Paul, Lucia, our extraordinary cast and crew, and our partners at Max,” stated Erin Underhill, President of Universal Television.

Six-time Emmy winner Jean Smart stars as Deborah Vance and Critics Choice Award winner Hannah Einbinder stars as Ava. The season four cast also includes Emmy winner Paul W. Downs, SAG Award nominee Megan Stalter,...

HBO Max's dark comedy drama Hacks has officially been renewed for a fifth season. The news arrives just in time for the Season 4 finale on Thursday.

Variety reports that news of Hacks Season 5 came from series creators and showrunners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky at a special screening in Los Angeles. Warner Bros. Discovery also reports that Hacks Season 4 has been the series' most-watched so far, making it an easy decision for Max to renew the series. Hacks stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder and explores the professional lives of a young, down-on-her-luck comedy writer named Ava (Einbinder) and the legendary stand-up comedian Deborah Vance (Smart). As Deborah looks to reinvent her act in order to remain relevant on the Las Vegas strip, she begins to form a bond with Ava as the two work together to solve their own personal and work-related problems.

"Like Deborah Vance herself,...

Max has renewed the multi-Emmy-winning comedy series Hacks for a fifth season ahead of the season four finale, debuting this Thursday, May 29, at 6:00 p.m. Pt/9:00 p.m. Et. Over the course of its run, the series has garnered 48 Emmy nominations, including a season three win for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Hacks has been a top-five series on Max (soon to be called HBO Max) since its season four debut in the U.S. and a top 10 series globally. Season four has been pacing as the series’ best season yet, achieving both domestic and global week-over-week growth every week so far this season.

“Yes! More! We congratulate Hacks’ singularly talented cast and crew and our great partners at Universal Television,” said Sarah Aubrey, Head of Max Original Programming. The show’s studio is Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Erin Underhill, President of Universal Television, added: “Like Deborah Vance herself,...

Jean Smart's Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder's Ava Daniels are getting another spin in the spotlight, as Hackshas officially been renewed for a fifth season at Max (soon to be HBO Max again). The critically acclaimed dark comedy series with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes is set to air its Season 4 finale on May 29, and now fans can rest easy knowing that the story will continue beyond the potential cliffhanger that the tenth and final episode will leave them on — with a new season likely to arrive in 2026, if the current release schedule is anything to go by.

Hacks follows the rollercoaster professional relationship between Vance, a veteran stand-up comedian, and Daniels, a down-on-her-luck comedy writer who works for her. The fourth season, which debuted on Max on Apr. 10, tossed the odd-couple pairing into another messy situation, picking up after the shock events of Season 3 when Daniels blackmailed her boss...

Jean Smart fans rejoice: Hacks has been renewed for a fifth season. Max announced the news ahead of the fourth season’s finale, which is set to air on Thursday, May 29.

The comedy series stars Smart alongside Hannah Einbinder, Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Mark Indelicato, and Rose Abdoo. It was created by Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky. To date, the show has earned 48 Emmy nominations and won Outstanding Comedy Series for its third season.

“Yes! More!” Sarah Aubrey, Head of Max Original Programming, said in a statement.

Exciting news for fans of the comedy series Hacks!

Max just announced that the Emmy award-winning television show has officially been picked up for a fifth season.

This news comes just two days before the show’s star-studded fourth season airs it’s finale episode.

Keep reading to find out more…

“Yes! More! We congratulate Hacks‘ singularly talented cast and crew and our great partners at Universal Television,” Sarah Aubrey, Head of Max Original Programming, shared in a statement.

Erin Underhill, President of Universal Television, added, “Like Deborah Vance herself, Hacks only gets bolder, sharper, and more iconic with time. We’re beyond thrilled to keep the laughter rolling with Jen [Statsky], Paul [W Downs], Lucia [Aniello], our extraordinary cast and crew, and our partners at Max.”

Hacks has garnered 48 Emmy nominations over the past few years, including a win for Outstanding Comedy Series for season three.

Season four has also been the series’ best on Max,...

Hacks is entering the record books at Max.

The streamer has renewed the series for a fifth season, which will make Hacks the longest-running live-action show in Max’s (admittedly not very long) history. Series creators and showrunnners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky announced the renewal Tuesday evening at an Emmy FYC screening in Los Angeles.

The pickup for the Emmy-winning comedy from Universal Television comes two days before its fourth season finale. The current season has seen Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) realize her dream of hosting a late-night talk show — though with more strings attached than she would like — with Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) as her head writer.

Hacks premiered in May 2021, when the streaming service where it runs was known as HBO Max. It has continued since the platform changed its name to Max in April 2023 — and with the renewal, season five will stream on...

Max is doubling down on Deborah Vance. The streamer renewed its Emmy-winning comedy “Hacks” for a fifth season on Tuesday ahead of its Season 4 finale.

The comedy’s creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky learned of the renewal news last week.

“We’re thrilled to be able to make a fifth season of a comedy,” Downs told TheWrap in an interview that also included Aniello and Statsky. “It is a very rare thing now, which we wish weren’t the case. But we don’t take for granted how fortunate we are to get to do it. We were really excited because we’ve always known where we want the story to conclude, and so to be able to continue to build towards that is so satisfying.”

It’s no surprise that Max renewed “Hacks.” So far, the comedy has been nominated for 48 Primetime Emmys. The series...

“Hacks” has been renewed for a fifth season at Max.

The news comes just ahead of the Season 4 finale on Thursday, and was announced by creators and showrunners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky at a screening in Los Angeles on Tuesday. According to Warner Bros. Discovery, Season 4 has been the series’ most-watched so far, with each episode’s viewership improving upon the last.

“Hacks” follows the ups and downs in the relationship between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a legendary comedian in her 70s, and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), an up-and-coming comedy writer who works for her. Season 4, which debuted on April 10, begins with the two at odds after Deborah becomes the host of a venerated late night talk show and Ava blackmails Deborah into giving her the head writing job she initially promised her and then took away.

Along with Smart and Einbinder, the cast includes Downs,...

There’s always more Deborah Vance to go around: IndieWire can announce that beloved HBO Max series “Hacks” has been renewed for Season 5. The Season 4 finale is set to debuts May 29 on streamer HBO Max, with Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) looking to conquer late night TV.

The Emmy, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice Award-winning series is created and showrun by Emmy winners Paul W. Downs (who also stars), Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky. “Hacks” is executive produced by Downs and Aniello via their Paulilu banner, and Statsky via First Thought Productions, as well as Emmy winners Michael Schur via Fremulon, David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment, Morgan Sackett, and Joe Mande. The studio is Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

In addition to Smart, Einbinder, and Downs, the series stars Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Mark Indelicato, and Rose Abdoo, plus Dan Bucatinsky, Helen Hunt, Tony Goldwyn,...

Deborah Vance is about to rewrite her legacy: Max has renewed Hacks for Season 5, TVLine has learned.

“Like Deborah Vance herself, Hacks only gets bolder, sharper and more iconic with time,” president of Universal Television Erin Underhill said in a statement. “We’re beyond thrilled to keep the laughter rolling with Jen [Statsky], Paul [W. Downs], Lucia [Aniello], our extraordinary cast and crew, and our partners at Max.”

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Added Head of Max Original Programming Sarah Aubrey: “We congratulate Hacks’ singularly talented cast and...

Hacks is returning for a fifth season.

Max renewed the Emmy-winning comedy series ahead of the season four finale this Thursday. The series has garnered 48 Emmy nominations during its run, including a season three win for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Hacks has been a top five series on Max since its season four debut in the U.S. and a top 10 series globally. Season four has been pacing as the series’ best season yet, the streamer reports.

Starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, Hacks was created and is run by Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky. It is executive produced by Downs and Aniello via their Paulilu banner, Statsky via First Thought Productions, as well as Michael Schur via Fremulon, David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment, Morgan Sackett, and Joe Mande.

The studio is Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

“Like Deborah Vance herself, Hacks only gets bolder,...

The return of Hacks Season 4 will bring about more conflict between main duo Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder).

The fourth season of the Emmy-winning comedy will include many original cast members as well as some exciting new guest stars and yet-to-be-revealed cameos.

Find all the details about the Hacks Season 4 release schedule below:

When does Hacks Season 4 premiere?

Season 4 premieres Thursday, April 10.

How many episodes are in Hacks Season 4?

Season 4 will unfold in 10 episodes.

Do new episodes of Hacks Season 4 come out weekly or all at once?

The fourth season will premiere with two episodes, then one episode a week for four weeks . Episodes seven and eight debut together on May 15, and the penultimate ninth episode airs solo on May 22. The season finale arrives on May 29.

Related: ‘Hacks’ Season 4: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder & Co-Showrunners Tease “Contentious And Dark” Turn And A Possible Spinoff Idea

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Humor and hatred of the Hacks brand will return in full force in the show’s fourth season.

The latest installment of the Emmy-winning Max comedy series will feature its star dynamic duo Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) and Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) fighting with each other once more.

Read on for everything we know about Hacks Season 4:

When will Hacks Season 4 premiere?

The comedy returns to Max April 10, 2025.

How many episodes are in Season 4 of Hacks?

Season 4 will contain 10 episodes, and their rollout is a bit unique with some episodes paired while others air solo.

Related: Related: ‘Hacks’ Surprises With Emmy Win For Writing In A Comedy Series As Paul W. Downs Thanks Those That Have Connected With The Show

The fourth season will premiere with two episodes, then one episode a week for four weeks. Episodes seven and eight debut together on May 15, and the penultimate ninth episode...

TV’s most in-demand entertainers came out Wednesday to celebrate TheWrap’s inaugural Showrunners and Creators of Emmy Season Breakfast — an exclusive, invite-only event held at The Maybourne Beverly Hills.

Held in conjunction with the company’s launch of its first annual Showrunners and Creators List celebrating 30 of today’s top TV creatives, the event’s centerpiece was a panel discussion with 18 showrunners in attendance discussing career highs and lows — and their latest, Emmys-contending successes — with TheWrap’s Executive Editor, Awards, Steve Pond.

In all, participating panelists included: Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky and Paul W. Downs; Neil Druckmann; Dan Erickson; Dan Fogelman; R. Scott Gemmill; Yahlin Chang and Eric Tuchman; Jennie Snyder Urman; Eric Ledgin and Justin Spitzer; Lauren LeFranc; Meg Marinis; Paul William Davies; and Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern.

Other notable guests joining TheWrap staff and more industry players for the first-of-its-kind event were “Matlock” stars Kathy Bates,...

Transgender activist Laverne Cox spoke out at the Stomp Out Bullying annual event, “Culture Shock,” which focuses on fostering and promoting diversity in educational settings. “I didn’t feel safe at home with my mom, and she shamed me, and I didn’t feel safe at school…I disassociated, and that disassociation and that imagination got me through,” said Cox, who appeared on the panel with actors Kat Graham, Drew Ray Tanner and Mark Indelicato. The Culture Shock event can be watched on the Stomp Out Bullying’s YouTube channel.

The post Video: Laverne Cox Shares How She Found Courage To Come Out As Transgender appeared first on uInterview.

Exclusive: Lily Collias (Good One), Joe Anders (upcoming East of Eden), and Malia Pyles (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) have come aboard to round out the cast of Apple TV+’s Cape Fear TV series.

No word on roles to be played by the trio. They join an ensemble that will also include Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson, Cch Pounder, Anna Baryshnikov, Jamie Hector, and Clara Wong.

In Cape Fear — created, written, and showrun by Nick Antosca — a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden (Wilson) when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison. The 10-episode series is billed as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.

Hailing from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television, the show is based on both the novel The Executioners,...

The first two episodes of Hacks Season 4 debuted on Max at the start of last month, and while general audiences were much higher on the series at the start, opinions have begun to shift. With six episodes under its belt and only four more remaining in Season 4, Hacks has dropped to a series-low 63% rating from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. This falls well below the 89% score earned in Season 1 and the 90% scores from Seasons 2 and 3. However, while critical opinion on the show has waned slightly, it’s nowhere near the drop-off that general audiences have seen. Hacks Season 4 still has a 97% rating from critics on the aggregate site, just a touch below the 100% earned in the first two seasons and the 98% from Season 3.

Hacks has aired 33 episodes now, halfway through its fourth season, and only three stars have managed to earn a spot in every single entry. Leading the charge are Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder,...

Hacks season 4 sets series-low Rotten Tomatoes scores, but still proves that it's one of the best comedies currently on television. Premiered on April 10, the fourth season of Max's dramedy series continues following the legendary comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her young writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) as Deborah takes over her own late-night show. Hacks season4's cast also includes Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Megan Stalter, Paul W. Downs, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, Helen Hunt, and many more.

On Rotten Tomatoes, Hacks season 4 has the lowest critics and audience scores for the series at 97% and 63%. At the time of writing, it has 35 reviews and 50+ ratings, but with season 4 still airing, those scores are subject to change as more come in. Check out the chart comparing each season's Rotten Tomatoes scores below:

What Hacks Season 4's Rotten Tomatoes Scores Mean For The Show They're Not An Indictment

Hacks season 4's series-low critics'...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Hacks Season 4, Episode 4, “I Love LA.”] Hacks‘ latest episode, “I Love LA,” led Deborah (Jean Smart) and her right-hand man Damien (Mark Indelicato) to the club for an eventful night out in celebration of her late-night show’s premiere. While Deborah waited for the evening broadcast of her first episode taping, she attended dinner to enjoy it alongside colleagues like Winnie (Helen Hunt) and musical guest Randy Newman, but after she was stood up, she turned to Damien for company. The young man was quite obviously nervous sharing the table with his boss, but as the conversation progressed, he revealed his own hardships about acclimating to Los Angeles and suggested that if Deborah accompanied him to the club would do wonders for his social life. And so, Deborah joined Damien at the club and had such a good time that she stayed long after he’d left. Her fun was abruptly ended,...

This post contains spoilers from Hacks season episode 4 from this point forward.

Following last week's ill-fated trip to Las Vegas for a writers' retreat, Hacks season 4 episode 4 is all systems go on final preparations for Deborah's late night show. The monologues and bits have been written, the wigs have been sewn, the stage has been set, and all that's left to do is run through the first taping in a dress rehearsal. But consummate professional Deborah freezes during her monologue. Is the pressure finally getting to her?

Deborah assumes and insists that she's having a cardiac event. She won't hear anyone else's consideration that she could be having a panic attack due to stage fright. Deborah Vance doesn't get stage fright. A heart attack is much easier for her to understand rather than the vague concept of fear-induced anxiety. Ava attempts to lend support to Deborah, but once again,...

Next year, Ugly Betty will celebrate its 20th anniversary. The surprise hit ABC series was a pioneer in several aspects of network television, but some aspects went relatively unnoticed for many years. Michael Urie (Shrinking) and Becki Newton (The Lincoln Lawyer) hosted a podcast about the series, way before podcasts were even a thing. Now, the duo has returned with the rewatch podcast Still Ugly, where they revisit each episode and offer their perspective. In a new interview with Collider's Michael Zimmerman, Urie and Newton revealed they are noticing many things they missed during filming.

During the interview, Urie admitted to Zimmerman that he's "embarrassed" to say that he "slept on" his co-stars' performances because he was so focused on himself and doing a good job that he missed the nuances of several people that he shared scenes with. He called America Ferrera (Barbie) "amazing and brilliant" and mentioned several cast members,...

The success of the first two seasons of Ugly Betty back in the early aughts created a passionate fan base that still loves the series to this day despite its shortcomings. You can ask any fan of the show, and most of them will tell you that one of the best things about it was the comedic duo formed by Marc (Michael Urie) and Amanda (Becki Newton). During a new interview with Collider's Michael Zimmerman to promote their rewatch podcastStill Ugly, the two actors talked about their experience in the series and tried to imagine what a reboot would look like today.

We can't ignore that Ugly Betty was a product of its time. In the context of the series, Marc and Amanda worked in an environment in which bullying was not only allowed but encouraged. However, Urie and Newton found a way to make it funny and more...

Back when Ugly Betty started airing its first episodes, network TV was a different world. At the same time, TV writers were pushing for change in new series, and some great titles came of it. In Ugly Betty's case, the comedy-drama series was a trailblazer in many ways, especially when it came to representation. In a new interview with Collider's Michael Zimmerman, stars Michael Urie (Shrinking) and Becki Newton (The Lincoln Lawyer) recently spoke about how well the series aged.

Newton and Urie are hosting an Ugly Betty rewatch podcast called Still Ugly, which is why they are revisiting all the episodes almost 20 years after they first aired. The duo spoke to Zimmerman about their perception of the story and emphasized that, even though the series is very much a product of its time, there are still many things that hold up when you look back on it.

Medalion Rahimi is set to appear in an upcoming episode of “Hacks” Season 4, Variety has learned exclusively.

The fourth season of the hit Max comedy premiered on April 10 with its first two episodes. Rahimi will make her debut on the series in the fourth episode, which airs on April 24. The official logline for Season 4 states, “Tensions rise as Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) endeavor to get their late night show off the ground and make history doing it.”

In television, Rahimi most recently starred as Special Agent Fatima Namazi in the popular CBS procedural “NCIS: Los Angeles.” Her other TV credits include “Pam & Tommy” at Hulu, the Netflix series “From Scratch,” and the Shondaland series “Still Star Crossed.” Rahimi is currently producing and starring in the feature “The Weekend on Cape Cod When Everything Changed,” and has starred in other films like “Xoxo” and “Before I Fall.

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Jane the Virgin is a romantic comedy-drama series created by Jennie Snyder Urman. Based on the Venezuelan telenovela Juana la virgen by Perla Farías, The CW series follows Jane Gloriana Villanueva, a devout young woman who is shocked to find out that she is pregnant because of an accidental artificial insemination, which hits her harder because she is a virgin. Jane the Virgin stars Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Yael Grobglas, Justin Baldoni, Ivonne Coll, Brett Dier, Jaime Camil, and Elias Janssen. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, feel-good story, and compelling characters in Jane the Virgin, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The upcoming episode of “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” promises to be an exciting one, featuring guests Mark Indelicato and Brit Eady. Fans of the show can look forward to an engaging conversation as Andy Cohen interviews these two talented individuals.

Mark Indelicato is known for his impressive work in television and film, while Brit Eady has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry as well. The episode is expected to highlight their careers, personal stories, and the latest projects they are involved in. Andy Cohen’s signature style of interviewing often brings out fun and unexpected moments, making this episode one to watch.

In addition to the interviews, viewers can anticipate lively discussions and possibly some playful games. The dynamic between Andy and his...

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Hacks is a comedy-drama series created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky. The Max series revolves around the toxic professional relationship between Deborah Vance, a once legendary Las Vegas stand-up comedian and Ava Daniels, a down-on-her-luck young comedy writer, as they work together to get Deborah her respect and career back. Hacks stars Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Megan Stalter, Paul W. Downs, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, Kaitlin Olson, and Christopher McDonald. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, unlikely friendship, and compelling characters in Hacks, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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This April, we are getting a ton of great shows on various streaming services. From the much-anticipated Season 2 of The Last of Us and Star Wars’ Andor to the all-new horror action series The Bondsman starring Kevin Bacon. So, we are here to sort out all of the brilliant upcoming shows that you might want to check out.

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The Bondsman is an action horror and dark comedy-drama series created by Grainger David. The Prime Video series follows Hub Halloran, a bounty hunter who is killed and comes back to life, but his job changes only a bit. He is now assigned to hunt demons who have escaped hell. The Bondsman stars Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Nettles, Beth Grant, Damon Herriman, Maxwell Jenkins, and Jolene Purdy.

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It doesn’t take long for the action in Siobhan McCarthy’s charming directorial debut, She’s the He, to kick off. The film, which premiered at SXSW, opens with two friends scheming to get laid before they graduate from high school. Their libidinous preoccupations, like those of the protagonists of Superbad, Booksmart and more recently Bottoms, are familiar. But unlike their predecessors, Alex (Nico Carney) and Ethan (Misha Osherovich) aren’t just considered losers by the vague standards of a rigidly stratified student body. Everyone also thinks they are gay and dating each other.

To change their reputation, the pair decide to come out as trans. The logic behind this plan doesn’t completely hold up, but the execution leads to an entertaining and endearing coming-of-age drama.

For the most part, She’s the He follows the beats of a typical comedic bildungsroman, but McCarthy also finds distinctive ways into the genre.

Hacksis about to return to television, but the world of Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) might expand beyond what fans have already seen so far. During a recent interview, the showrunners behind the successful comedy series toyed around with the idea of producing a spin-off focused on two of the most popular supporting characters from the production. Kayla (Megan Stalter) and Jimmy (Paul W. Downs) have been working very hard for every one of their clients to become a success. Here's what the actor behind Jimmy (and one of the showrunners behind Hacks) had to say about a spin-off focused on the two entertainment representatives:

"We shot in this cement building here in L.A. and then we reconstructed it on a stage, so we do have a standing set (for the spin-off)."

Hacks co-showrunner Lucia Aniello entered the conversation with another character that could appear in the potential project: "We’re ready,...

“Well aren’t you a big, brave girl?”

When last we left our fateful antiheroes Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), Ava had just confronted her nemesis/boss about her role as head writer on Deborah’s upcoming late night show. A role that was promised to her after years of torment, unruly comedy tours, harmful attacks and damn good jokes. Ava saw an opportunity to grab life by the balls and hoist herself up the corporate ladder.

Deborah has dreamt of hosting the coveted 11:30 p.m. late night timeslot since her early stand-up days, but she never imagined that Ava would have dreams of her own. Blackmail aside, their toxic relationship has seen better days, just as the two see their individual careers linked together in a warped juxtaposition of success and frustration. The push-and-pull of their characters’ chemistry keeps “Hacks” interesting and a fun-filled ride to watch.

Jake Shane is set to appear in “Hacks” Season 4, Variety has learned exclusively.

Shane will play the role of Social Media Girlie in the hit comedy’s fourth season, which will premiere on Max on April 10 at 9 p.m. Et. Per the official logline of the fourth season, “Tensions rise as Deborah and Ava endeavor to get their late night show off the ground and make history doing it.”

Shane is a comedian and podcast host with over 4.9 million followers across social media platforms. His podcast, “Therapuss with Jake Shane,” launched in January 2024. In their 2024 Wrapped report, Spotify identified “Therapuss” as the seventh most anticipated podcast launch in the U.S. among listeners.

Most recently, Shane starred alongside Alix Earle and Rob Rausch in the Super Bowl commercial for prebiotic soda brand Poppi. He is currently hosting his biggest tour to date, “Live with Jake Shane,” which will span more than 35 cities across North America.

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Max is ready with an entertainment-packed April this year. The upcoming month will see the return of some of HBO’s brilliant original shows, including The Last of Us and The Rehearsal, as well as the streaming release of Nicole Kidman‘s erotic thriller Babygirl. Just like every month, Max is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 5 new movies and TV shows coming to Max in April 2025.

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Y2K is an apocalyptic sci-fi comedy film directed by Kyle Mooney, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Evan Winter. The 2024 film is set on the last night of 1999, and it follows a group of high school juniors as they crash a New Year’s Eve party. They soon find themselves surviving against the terror of Y2K,...

The stars are Hacks are hitting the red carpet at PaleyFest L.A. 2025!

Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder posed for photos together as they stepped out to promote season four of their Emmy-winning HBO series on Friday night (March 28) held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Fellow cast members in attendance included Paul W. Downs, Mark Indelicato, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Rose Abdoo, and Megan Stalter along with co-creators Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky.

Here’s the official logline for season 4: Tensions rise as Deborah and Ava endeavor to get their late night show off the ground and make history doing it.

Season 4 of Hacks premieres on Thursday, April 10. Watch the trailer here!

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“I wasn’t surprised. We deserved it,” declared Jean Smart of Hacks‘ unexpected — to most — win for best comedy series at last year’s Emmys as the show’s cast and creatives gathered at PaleyFest LA on Friday.

Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Mark Indelicato, Megan Stalter and Rose Abdoo joined co-creators Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre to unveil the hit show’s upcoming fourth season, while also reflecting on that big Emmy moment for season three.

The series picks up almost immediately where it left off, with Deborah Vance (Smart) landing the late-night show of her dreams and comedy writer Ava (Einbinder) having just blackmailed her for the head writer job, after Vance previously promised the role and took it away.

“You leave season three on such a tense moment that it felt like to skip ahead any more than that,...

"I wasn't surprised — we deserved it."

That's how Jean Smart described her reaction to Hacks winning Best Comedy Series at last year's Emmy Awards. She recounted her feelings Friday night at PaleyFest while surrounded by fellow cast members Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, and Megan Stalter, plus showrunners-writers-directors-producers Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, and Paul W. Downs (who also stars). Variety's Michael Schneider moderated the Q&a panel, which took place after the world premiere screening of the first two episodes of Season 4.

Downs recalled being "shocked" when Hacks won the major trophy, and Aniello agreed, saying, "Very few times in your life a shocking thing can happen and it's good. So, at a very base human level, it was really cool to have that experience in your body."

Einbinder said it was "basically crazy" that the show won the Emmy, noting, "We were all sort of in a state of shock,...

The 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards celebrate all the achievements of the LGBTQ+ community in media.

Michael Urie will host the ceremony from the Beverly Hilton, which will stream on Hulu on April 12.

Wicked star Cynthia Erivo will be honored with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award for raising visibility and promoting the acceptance of LGBTQ people and issues.

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The show will also feature a Last of Us Part II reunion with Ashley Johnson and Shannon Woodward, memorializing the inclusion of LGBTQ people in video games.

The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Since 1990, they have grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world, sending powerful messages of acceptance to audiences globally.

Related: Cynthia Erivo Set For Career Honor At GLAAD Media Awards

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Janelle Monae, Hannah Einbinder and Ashley Park hit the blue carpet at the 2025 Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner held at Fairmont Century Plaza on Saturday night (March 22) in Los Angeles.

The three women were honored during the event for their contributions to the LGBTQ+ community.

Janelle received the Equality Award for “unapologetically embracing their authenticity and opening doors for other LGBTQ+ artists in the music industry,” which was presented to her by fellow singer Dreamer Isioma.

Hannah received the Visibility Award for “expanding LGBTQ+ representation on and off-screen,” presented to her by her Hacks co-star Johnny Sibilly.

Ashley received the Impact Award for “her work as a committed and fervent ally to the LGBTQ+ community,” with her Joy Ride co-star Sherry Cola presenting it to her.

Also in attendance were Ashley‘s boyfriend and Emily In Paris co-star Paul Forman, David Archuleta, who performed, Brian Michael Smith, RuPaul’s Drag Race star Crystal Methyd,...

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the Max streaming service in April. The Max April 2025 lineup includes new seasons of HBO Original series The Last of Us and The Rehearsal, as well as the Max Original comedy series Hacks.

The schedule also includes the HBO Original comedy special Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life, the A24 films Babygirl and Y2K, and more.

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Hacks Season 4 (Max Original Comedy Series)

The ten-episode season debuts with two episodes on April 10, then one episode per week for four weeks. Episodes seven and eight debut together on May 15, followed by episode nine on May 22. The season finale debuts on May 29.

Tensions rise as Deborah and Ava endeavor to get their late-night show off the ground and make history doing it.

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Deborah y Ava vuelven este abril. © Max

Max ha lanzado el primer tráiler y póster de la cuarta temporada de Hacks, su aclamada serie de comedia, y ha confirmado su fecha de estreno.

Hacks sigue la historia de Deborah Vance, una cómica de Las Vegas cuya audiencia ha tenido días mejores cuando era más joven. Pero cuando su trabajo y su ego se ven amenazados, acepta a regañadientes reunirse con una joven escritora de Los Ángeles para mejorar sus monólogos. En esta nueva temporada de diez episodios, las tensiones aumentan cuando Deborah y Ava se esfuerzan por sacar adelante su programa nocturno y hacer historia con él.

La serie está protagonizada por Jean Smart y Hannah Einbinder, junto a Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Jane Adams, J. Smith-Cameron, Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher McDonald, Christopher Lloyd, Tony Goldwyn, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo y Lorenza Izzo. Los...

Max has released the official trailer and key art for Hacks Season 4, which will debut on Thursday, April 10 at 6:00 p.m. Pt/9:00 p.m. Et. The ten-episode season debuts with two episodes, then one episode a week for four weeks.

Episodes seven and eight of the Emmy, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice Award-winning comedy series debut together on May 15, followed by episode nine on May 22. The season finale debuts on May 29.

In Season 4 of the Max Original, tensions rise as Deborah and Ava endeavor to get their late night show off the ground and make history doing it.

The cast of the fourth season includes six-time Emmy winner and Tony Award nominee Jean Smart, three-time Emmy nominee and Critics Choice Award winner Hannah Einbinder, three-time Emmy winner Paul W. Downs, SAG Award nominee Megan Stalter, Emmy nominee Carl Clemons-Hopkins, SAG Award nominee Mark Indelicato, and SAG Award nominee Rose Abdoo.

Hacks will makes its return for its fourth season April 10. In the trailer, released Tuesday, tensions run high between Jean Smart’s seasoned comic Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder’s comedy writer Ava. The friction is palpable as Deborah and Ava walk down a corridor in the trailer in their (spoiler alert!) new roles: Deborah is a late-night talk show host, and Ava is the head writer on the show.

“Aren’t you a big brave girl?” Deborah says in the trailer.

“I guess I am,” Ava quips.

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The Hacks season four trailer is loaded with hilarious Deborah Vance and Ava clips. The minute-and-a-half trailer captures the dysfunctional relationship between the two and teases their on-and-off partnership won’t be any less tumultuous in the upcoming season.

The critically acclaimed, award-winning series premiered in May 2021. Season two debuted on May 12, 2022, followed by season three on May 2, 2024. Season four will arrive on April 10, 2025, at 6pm Pt/9pm Et with the release of the first two episodes. New episodes of the 10-episode season will arrive on Thursdays.

HBO’s very short season four logline reads, “Tensions rise as Deborah and Ava endeavor to get their late-night show off the ground and make history doing it.”

Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in ‘Hacks’ (Photo: Jake Giles Netter/Max)

Emmy, Critics Choice Awards, and Screen Actors Guild awards winner Jean Smart leads the cast as Deborah Vance, and Critics Choice Award winner Hannah Einbinder stars as Ava.

Hacks is back — and earlier than ever before. Season 4 of the Emmy-winning comedy will premiere with two episodes on April 10 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, Max announced Tuesday, along with a trailer.

The rest of the 10-episode season will roll out with a single episode on Thursdays for four weeks, then Episodes 7 and 8 on May 15, Episode 9 on May 22, and the season finale on May 29 — right before the May 31 Emmy eligibility deadline. That's a tweak from previous seasons when the show would debut in May and air double episodes every week.

Season 4 will pick up in the aftermath of Ava (Hannah Einbinder) blackmailing Deborah (Jean Smart) to get the head writer job at the latter's new late-night show in the Season 3 finale. "Tensions rise as Deborah and Ava endeavor to get their late night show off the ground and make history doing it," reads the logline.

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