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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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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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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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“Hacks” is back.

Max has released the trailer and key art for the fourth season of “Hacks,” which debuts with a dual episode premiere on April 10 at 6 p.m. Pt.

The official logline for Season 4 reads, “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 the trailer, we see Deborah and Ava walk out of a conference room, tensions boiling between them. “Well, aren’t you a big brave girl?” Deborah sneers. “I guess I am. It’s for the best,” Ava quips back. Deborah looks Ava directly in the eyes before calmly responding, “We’ll see.”

Joining Einbinder and Smart for Season 4 are Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, Dan Bucatinsky, Helen Hunt, Tony Goldwyn, Kaitlin Olson, Jane Adams, Lauren Weedman, Christopher McDonald, Poppy Liu, Lorenza Izzo, Johnny Sibilly,...

The fourth season of Hacks will join the crowded spring TV calendar as a number of shows set dates to get in under the wire of Emmy eligibility.

The Max comedy, which is the defending best comedy winner at the Emmys, will premiere April 10. The 10-episode season will follow Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) as they work to get their late-night show up and running amid rising tensions between the two of them. Max also released a trailer for the coming season, which is below.

In order to make the full season Emmy-eligible, Hacks will have a somewhat odd release schedule: Two episodes will stream on April 10, followed by one a week for four weeks afterward. Episodes seven and eight will both premiere on May 15, with the final two installments of the season coming May 22 and May 29. (The Emmy eligibility deadline for this year’s awards is May 31.)

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And just like that, Season 4 of “Hacks” is already here.

After the third season of the hit Max Original comedy series debuted as a top Emmy contender for this year’s ceremony, the fourth installment is underway — and this time, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is determined to make it big again on late night TV. Years after Deborah’s short-lived late night talk show made history, she is willing to risk it all to return to the small screen in a coveted time slot.

The official logline reads: “Tensions rise as Deborah and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) endeavor to get their late night show off the ground and make history doing it.”

The Emmy, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice Award-winning show also stars 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. The cast includes Dan Bucatinsky,...

“Hacks” Season 4 is picking up right where Season 3 left off: with Deborah and Ava on the edge of war. The latest installment of the Emmy-winning Max original comedy will premiere with its first two episodes on April 10.

“Well aren’t you a big, brave girl,” Deborah (Jean Smart) menacingly says in the new trailer out Tuesday, rounding on her prodigy.

“I guess I am,” Ava (Hannah Einbinder) replies. “It’s for the best.”

The clip then cuts between several high-energy scenes, from Deborah dancing in a club to both Deborah and Ava driving literal race cars. Kaitlin Olson’s very pregnant DJ can even be seen briefly weightlifting.

“Blackmail on day one? Not good!” Deborah and Ava’s manager Jimmy (Paul W. Downs) yells. “She’s been doing this for 50 years. You’re not going to beat her at her own game. Nobody beats Deborah.” Maybe, not yet.

If you need a refresher,...

Oh, it’s on between Deborah and Ava.

In the trailer for season 4 of Hacks, which returns April 10 to Max, Jean Smart’s alter-ego mutters sarcastically “well, aren’t you a big brave girl” now that her former writer (Hannah Einbinder) is now running Deborah’s new late-night talk show.

But the days of hugs and kisses are gone; the two are at each other’s throats, with Deborah watching Ava hit the ground in a failed trust fall, and the two going mano e mano in race cars.

The 10-episode season of the Emmy-winning comedy debuts with two episodes, then one episode a 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.

For the new season, Hacks has lured Hacks Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman, and Eric Balfour for guest starring roles.

Hacks is beefing up the ranks before its imminent return. The Emmy-winning Max comedy announced Tuesday the addition of 13 new guest stars planned for the fourth season — including those populating the writers room on Deborah Vance’s (Jean Smart) new late-night talk show.

Toplining the new faces are Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman and Eric Balfour, while Danny Jolles, Gavin Matts, Grover Whitmore, III, Holmes, Jasmine Ashanti, Katy Sullivan, Matt Oberg and Sandy Honig will guest as the Deborah’s new writers — all of whom will presumably report to Hannah Einbinder’s Ava.

In the season three finale, Ava blackmailed Deborah into giving her the head writer gig on her new show. The season four logline doesn’t give much, saying only “tensions rise as Deborah and Ava endeavor to get their late night show off the ground and make history doing it.” Tensions indeed…

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Hacks has lured Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman, and Eric Balfour for guest starring roles in the fourth season of the Max Original comedy.

Also filling out the cast are Danny Jolles, Gavin Matts, Grover Whitmore III, Holmes, Jasmine Ashanti, Katy Sullivan, Matt Oberg, and Sandy Honig, who will guest star as writers on Deborah Vance’s (Jean Smart) new late night show.

The new season follows the tug-of-war between Deborah and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) as they get their late night show off the ground, while making history doing it. The rest of the season 4 cast includes Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, Dan Bucatinsky, Helen Hunt, Tony Goldwyn, Kaitlin Olson, Jane Adams, Lauren Weedman, Christopher McDonald, Poppy Liu, Lorenza Izzo, Johnny Sibilly, Paul Felder, Polly Draper, Luenell, and Aristotle Athari.

The comedy from Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky is also...

Ahead of a busy weekend on the awards circuit — the Critics Choice Awards, the PGA Awards, the DGA Awards — a veritable Hollywood who’s-who gathered on Thursday to celebrate the American Film Institute’s 10 finest films and television shows of 2024 in a luncheon event rescheduled from a month due to the devastating series of fires that ravaged the Los Angeles area.

And while there were quiet murmurings here and there about Emilia Pérez and the controversy enveloping its star Karla Sofia Gascón, the film was received with warm applause, if not an overabundance of enthusiasm, when it came time to play a clip. The movie was represented at the lunch by director Jacques Audiard, stars Zoe Saldaña, Edgar Ramirez, and Adriana Paz, and composers/songwriters Clément Ducol and Camille. Gascón, unsurprisingly, was a no-show, reportedly holed up in her native Spain after being sidelined by Netflix.

Said one producer who...

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Lessons in Chemistry is a drama miniseries developed for television by Lee Eisenberg. Based on a novel of the same name by Bonnie Garmus, the Apple TV+ series is set in 1960s America, and it revolves around Elizabeth Zott, who has always dreamed of being a scientist, but because of the patriarchal society, she is denied her dream. That’s when he accepts a job on a TV cooking show and teaches the nation’s housewives way more than recipes. Lessons in Chemistry stars Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Stephanie Koenig, Kevin Bussman, Aja Naomi King, and Thomas Mann. So, if you loved the inspiring story, female empowerment, and compelling characters in Lessons in Chemistry, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Thousands of Los Angeles families lost their homes, valuable possessions and priceless mementos this week. Also gone in the devastating wildfires are pieces of Hollywood history, with a number of historic houses used in iconic movies and TV series threatened or destroyed. That includes the Altadena mansion seen on Max’s award-winning comedy series Hacks.

According to an eyewitness, the 1915 Spanish Colonial Revival mansion has burnt down in the Eaton fire, with only its facade still standing.

There is major concern for the nearby Crank house where Matilda, Scream 2, and Catch Me If You Can were filmed, the house Step Brothers was shot as well as the famed Rubio Street, which includes one of the most heavily used mansions in movies and TV series such as Risky Business and This Is Us.

Hacks followed star Jean Smart’s nod for best actress in a TV comedy/musical with another win for best TV series comedy/musical at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards tonight. It was Hacks’ ninth Golden Globe nomination and fourth win. Hacks previously won the Golden Globe for Best Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2022, along with Smart’s 2022 win for best actress, as well as her win tonight.

“We are so lucky to get to tell this story. Since language was created we’ve all been telling stories and we’re honored to be in this room with all these storytellers,” said creator, writer, executive producer and director Paul W. Downs in accepting the award.

Downs closed his remarks with a plea to the crowd, noting they are shooting tomorrow and have a 6 am call time. “So if Jean Smart asks you for a shot, please do not give it to her,...

The Max comedy series “Hacks” in its third season has won the Golden Globe for Best TV Series Musical or Comedy at the 2025 awards ceremony.

For “Hacks,” this is the second time the Jean Smart-led series won the top TV comedy prize from the Globes, taking home the award in 2022 after its first season but missing out for Season 2 in 2023.

“Hacks” on Sunday was additionally nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy for Jean Smart and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television for Hannah Einbender. Smart previously won in 2022.

Season 3 of “Hacks” faced off against the third season of another hit streaming series, “The Bear,” as well as ABC network comedy “Abbott Elementary,” Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” in its fourth season, and Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” and “The Gentlemen.”

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Jean Smart has won the Golden Globe award for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy for her role as Deborah Vance in Hacks. This is Smart’s third nomination in the category and her second win, previously taking the statuette in 2022.

“I never thought I’d be so happy to be called a hack,” said Smart in accepting her award. “I have the most brilliant showrunners, I have a cast and crew that were sent from heaven, especially my co-star Hannah Einbinder. You know without Eva there would not be a Deborah, and also the rest of our brilliant cast and crew and everybody at Max and Universal for unbelievable support over the years. We’re in the middle of Season 4 and we’re still having a ball, so thank you all so much for supporting the show and loving the show.”

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2024 is over, and while it was a relatively good year for Max and its subscribers because of all the marvellous content we got. In my opinion, it is nothing compared to what Max has in store for us for 2025, as some of the most highly-anticipated Max original shows will be premiering this year. So, let’s find out which of your favourite Max original shows or some incredible new shows are coming to Max in 2025.

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The Pitt is an upcoming medical drama series created by R. Scott Gemmill. The Max series is set in the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital, and it follows the medical staff during their 15-hour emergency room shift. The Pitt stars Noah Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez, and Katherine Lanasa.

Hacks' Deborah Vance has a lot of wild Christmas traditions, which the show leans into for big laughs. Played by Jean Smart, Deborah is all about loud luxury. Deborah's mansion in Las Vegas is a shrine to the career she built over decades, and she has made it her perfect place to host her annual Christmas party. In season 3 of Hacks, Deborah's writer-protégé Ava Daniels gets a firsthand experience of just how much Deborah loves the holiday season. The Hacks main character Deborah never does anything halfway, and Christmas is no exception.

By the ending of Hacks season 3, Deborah's penchant for getting her way is established, and Christmas is no different. Deborah has many annual traditions, including preparing the house in the lead-up to the party. Christmas brings out Deborah's generous nature, with gifts aplenty for her guests. However, she is still Deborah, so she can never be too nice.

[This story contains spoilers from the season three premiere of Sex Lives of College Girls, “Welcome Back to Essex.”]

Sex Lives of College Girls picked up right at the start of the school year when it returned with season three, similar to how season one began. But this year, the girls are now sophomores.

Over the summer, Leighton (Reneé Rapp) and Alicia (Midori Francis) traveled across Europe with Leighton’s dad, Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) worked, Whitney (Alyah Chanelle Scott) was in Washington D.C., with her senator mother (played by Sherri Shepherd), and Bela (Amrit Kaur) and Leighton visited Whitney and even had dinner with Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff.

When season three picks up, Kimberly and Whitney are still at odds, not having spoken all summer because Kimberly lied to Whitney about kissing her ex, Canaan (Christopher Meyer), at the end of last year. And Bela’s efforts to transfer out of Essex College after hitting rock bottom are thwarted when a counselor, played by Rose Abdoo, tells...

Rise up, “Hacks” hive!

The beloved HBO series has officially won the 2024 Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series for its long-awaited third season. “Hacks” stars Emmy winner Jean Smart and Emmy-nominated actress Hannah Einbinder as an aging (yet still iconic) stand-up comedian and her writing partner.

Smart has won an Emmy, SAG Award, and Critics Choice Award for playing Deborah Vance; Einbinder has been an Emmy, SAG Award, and Critics Choice Award nominee for her turn as Ava Daniels.

Shockingly, this is the first year that “Hacks” has won the coveted Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy. Both Smart and Einbinder were also nominated at the 2024 awards show.

Fellow nominated comedy series included “Abbott Elementary,” “The Bear,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Palm Royale,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” and the respective final seasons of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Reservation Dogs.”

“Hacks” is created and showrun by Emmy winners Paul W. Downs,...

“Pachinko” Season 2 Premiere Date Announced

Apple TV+ has announced the official return of one of its most acclaimed series.

Soo Hugh’s Peabody Award-winning “Pachinko” will have its Season 2 premiere on Friday, Aug. 23. Based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Min Jin Lee, the sweeping, four-generation, three-language story “chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family…as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.”

Watch the date announcement video for “Pachinko” Season 2 below:

Returning starring cast members include Yuh-Jung Youn, Soji Arai, Jin Ha, Junwoo Han, Eun-chae Jung, Lee Minho, Minha Kim, Anna Sawai, and Sungkyu Kim.

New episodes of “Pachinko” Season 2 will be released weekly every Friday through Oct. 11.

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“Hacks” has hacked it at Max!

After wrapping its third season this past Thursday, the award-winning comedy series,...

La serie aclamada por la crítica y el público volverá con nuevos episodios. © Max

Max ha renovado la serie de comedia ganadora de varios premios Emmy, “Hacks”, por una cuarta temporada.

“Hacks” es una serie comedia que sigue la historia de Deborah Vance, una cómica de Las Vegas cuya audiencia ha tenido días mejores cuando era más joven. Pero cuando ve amenazado su trabajo y su ego se ven amenazados, acepta a regañadientes reunirse con una joven escritora de Los Ángeles para mejorar sus monólogos.

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. Por su parte, “Hacks” ha sido creada y dirigida por los ganadores del Emmy Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello y Jen Statsky.

Sarah Aubrey,...

Deborah and Ava's stories will continue. The third season of Hacks finished being released today, and Max announced that the comedy had been renewed for a fourth season.

The third season of the Hacks TV show stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder with Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, and Lorenza Izzo. Guest stars include Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace, and Tony Goldwyn.

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The Hacks team is here to stay as Max orders Season 4 of the critically acclaimed comedy starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. Announced timed to the Season 3 finale, Hacks‘ renewal is sure to leave fans relieved after a twist cliffhanger ending between Smart’s Deborah Vance and Einbinder’s Ava Daniels. Over the course of nine episodes, viewers tracked the latest chapter of Deborah and Ava’s professional and personal relationship as the standup pursued late-night television and the writer briefly explored new opportunities in Los Angeles before reteaming. In addition to Smart and Einbinder, Season 3 of the award-winning series helmed by showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky features an ensemble cast that includes Downs, Meg 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, and Lorenza Izzo. (Credit: Max) “We congratulate Hacks’ brilliant cast and crew,...

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

The Emmy-winning comedy series stars Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, a legendary stand-up comedian who hires young comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to help reinvent her aging act. Per the Season 3 logline, Deborah “is riding high off the success of her stand-up special while Ava pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles.”

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 and Lorenza Izzo round out the Season 3 cast.

“We congratulate ‘Hacks’s’ brilliant cast and crew, and our partners at Universal Television,” Sarah Aubrey, head of Max Original Programming, said in a statement. “‘Hacks’ is a masterfully crafted comedy delivering laughs and sharp insights about the vulnerability and joy of sharing a dream. The creative team behind this singular show...

“Hacks” will finally give us late-night with Deborah Vance.

The beloved Emmy-winning Max comedy series has been renewed for a fourth season. And following the events of the Season 3 finale, it seems that Jean Smart’s stand-up character Deborah Vance is just getting started…

Season 3 premiered to the show’s usual critical acclaim on May 2 and the season finale is now streaming on Max. The third season began with Deborah (Smart) riding high off the success of her standup special while her former writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursued new opportunities back in Los Angeles.

The IndieWire review gave the third installment an A- rating, with critic Ben Travers writing, “After Season 3, it’s clear they’re going to chase their connection as far as it goes, consequences be damned. And we’re right there with them, hoping for the best.”

Sarah Aubrey, head of Max Original Programming, in a press...

Hacks is headed back to the stage at Max.

The streamer has ordered a fourth season of the Emmy-winning comedy starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. The renewal comes on the day Hacks concludes its nine-episode third season (just under the wire for Emmy eligibility this year).

“We congratulate Hacks’ brilliant cast and crew, and our partners at Universal Television. Hacks is a masterfully crafted comedy delivering laughs and sharp insights about the vulnerability and joy of sharing a dream,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of Max original programming. “The creative team behind this singular show is not only brilliant but also a joy to work with. We couldn’t be happier to give viewers another season with Deborah, Ava, and the rest of the Hacks family.”

Season three took a long road to its premiere earlier this month. “To give you an idea of how long we’ve been working on this season,...

The drama between frenemies Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels isn’t over just yet: The Max comedy starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder has been renewed for Season 4, TVLine has learned.

The streamer announced the news on the heels of the Season 3 finale’s release Thursday.

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“We congratulate Hacks’ brilliant cast and crew,...

Deborah Vance is coming back for more.

Max has renewed comedy series Hacks, starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, for a fourth season.

The news comes hours after the finale of the third season – titled “Bulletproof” – dropped on the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service.

Season three of the show, which comes from creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky, launched on May 2.

Smart’s Vance begins the season riding high off the success of her standup special while Einbinder’s Ava pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles. However, they obviously pair up again and [Spoiler Alert], Vance may or may not have just scored a massive late-night win.

Season two of the show launched in May 2022 but a confluence of events delayed production on season three. Firstly, there was Smart’s health issues. She went in for a successful heart procedure in February 2023. Production resumed in May, nine weeks...

Hacks is a standout HBO Max show featuring a phenomenal ensemble cast, led by Emmy-winner Jean Smart as Las Vegas diva Deborah Vance. The series delves into the complexities of the comedy world, showcasing the struggles and successes of female comedians. With a mix of established and new comedic talents, Hacks delivers a captivating blend of humor and heartfelt storytelling.

The Hacks cast is an ensemble of some of the best comedy actors working today. Hacks is one of the standout shows on HBO Max, offering a dark comedy centered around Las Vegas diva and stand-up legend Deborah Vance, portrayed by Emmy-winner Jean Smart. The series benefits from a mix of newcomers and established comedic talents, adding authenticity to its portrayal of the comedy world. Hacks explores the lives of both successful and struggling female comedians, delving into the complexities of fame, ambition, and the relentless pursuit of success in the entertainment industry.

Spoilers ahead for Hacks season 3, episode 2, "Better Late."

The Carrot Top cameo in Hacks season 3 is a clever callback to season 2, adding depth to Deborah's prank. Deborah's prank on Carrot Top reflects her complex relationship with DJ, as she shows her love for her daughter in her own way. Hacks season 3 should further explore Deborah and DJ's strained-yet-poignant bond.

In Hacks season 3, episode 2, legendary comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) realizes she doesn't have any new material in her Rolodex of jokes that's late-night show worthy. Instead, she decides to make a story that's worthy of her highly anticipated guest appearance by pulling a prank on fellow Las Vegas-based comedian Carrot Top. Known for his self-deprecation, prop comedy, and satire, the stand-up comedian hit it big in the '90s, which led to his 2005 residency at Las Vegas' Luxor Hotel. But Carrot Top's celebrity cameo in Hacks season 3 is more than funny.

May is major at Max and HBO! This month, several highly anticipated shows, series, specials, live sports streams, and documentaries will be available to watch on the streamer, including the highly anticipated third season of the Emmy Award-winning comedy series “Hacks,” starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. A24-heads will also get a double dose with the streaming premieres of both the critically acclaimed 2023 wrestling biopic “The Iron Claw” and the 40th anniversary 4K restoration of the Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense.”

Plus, catch up on shows from around Warner Bros. Discovery’s other brands, including Discovery, MotorTrend Network, Magnolia Network, TLC, Food Network, and more.

Find out everything coming to Max this May and get your watchlist ready with The Streamable’s top 5 premiere picks!

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The show is back on the road! Max’s Emmy Award-winning comedy “Hacks” returns for its highly anticipated third season with Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) back in the spotlight and behind the page, respectively… but this time apart as Deborah rides the high of her recent successful standup special and Ava finds new work along in L.A. “Hacks” Season 3 premieres its first two episodes on Thursday, May 2, exclusively on Max. You can watch Hacks: Season 3 with a subscription to Max.

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The Emmy Award-winning “Hacks” centers around the partnership of legendary Las Vegas comic Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and outcast 20-something comedy writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder), who is hired to bring Vance’s standup set into the 21st century.

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Two years after its second season, Hacks is finally back for Season 3. This season of the Emmy-winning show will see a meta storyline following Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) as she works as a writer on an acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning TV series. Some new cast members will be joining the Emmy-nominated series, and some old faces...

While the idea of comedy on television has been warped by the Emmys, some shows can deliver the joke factories that once littered the TV landscape. Three-camera sitcoms may be out of vogue, but Hacks takes the best bits of those shows and applies them to a single-camera setup. Hacks shines as the best of both worlds with withering jokes and incredible performances. It’s among the most poignant and topical shows of the moment while laying track that will allow it to hold up in the decades to come. It does not hurt that Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder are two of the funniest people on television.

Hacks Season 3 Plot

Deborah Vance (Smart) continues to dine out on the success of her special. She’s the toast of the comedy world, no longer confined to Las Vegas. Meanwhile Ava (Einbinder) succeeds away from Deborah. As a producer on a John Oliver-esque show,...

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the Max streaming service in May. The Max May 2024 lineup includes season three of the comedy series Hacks, the drama series Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, and the unscripted series Thirst with Shay Mitchell.

The May schedule also includes the comedy special Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die, as well as the original documentaries Stax: Soulsville, U.S.A. and MoviePass, MovieCrash. Turtles All the Way Down, Stop Making Sense, and The Iron Claw are some of the films coming to the service.

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Hacks Season 3 (Max Original Comedy Series)

The nine-episode season debuts with two episodes on May 2, followed by two new episodes each week, concluding with the season finale on May 30.

Logline: A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special...

Get ready for the return of Deborah Vance!

On Tuesday (April 16), Max debuted the first official trailer for the highly-anticipated third season of Hacks starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder.

Here’s the logline for season three: “A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles.”

Keep reading to find out more…Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, and Lorenza Izzo will all also be returning for season three.

Ahead of the premiere of season three, it has been announced that two recurring actors have been promoted to series regulars and there are A Ton of stars making guest appearances!

Hacks returns for season three on May 2.

“Hacks” is back on Max for Season 3 on May 2, and the streaming service released a new trailer for the Emmy-winning comedy on Tuesday.

In Season 3, Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) reunites with Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) after Deborah fired her at the end of Season 2 so Ava could pursue her own dreams. Now, after months apart, they’re both at different places in their careers – with the success of her special, Deborah is back on top, while Ava has enough self-respect to demand that Deborah not make fun of her appearance (yeah right) – and they’re going to try to take advantage of their momentum. “Anything I want to do, I have to do them now,” Deborah tells Ava. She has to strike while the curling iron is hot.

Hacks Season 3 is coming after a two-year break, which included recovery time for Smart after a heart procedure. Smart has won two...

Max has revealed the official trailer and key art for the third season of its Emmy-winning Hacks series, which will premiere on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

The nine-episode third season will debut with two episodes, followed by two new episodes each week, concluding with the season finale on May 30.

In the new season, a year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles.

Emmy, SAG Award, and Critics Choice Award winner Jean Smart and Emmy, SAG Award, and Critics Choice Award nominee Hannah Einbinder return alongside Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, and Lorenza Izzo.

Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace, and Tony Goldwyn are among the previously announced guest stars for the third season.

Hacks was created and is...

“Hacks” is back, and Max has revealed the official trailer and key art for the show’s long-awaited Season 3. The new installment of “Hacks,” which Variety chronicled in this recent feature, returns on Thursday, May 2, with two episodes on Max. The nine-episode season will continue with two episodes each week, up until the season finale on May 30.

Here’s this season’s logline: “A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles.”

Smart and Einbinder star along with Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo and Lorenza Izzo. Guest stars this season include J. Smith-Cameron, Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace, Tony Goldwyn, and Aristotle Athari.

Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky are the show’s exec producers.

Deborah Vance is back on top, baby.

Emmy winner Jean Smart’s “Hacks” character, stand-up comedian Deborah Vance, has finally returned to the top of her game in Season 3 of the hit Max series. Deborah’s former writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder) sets out to confront her after learning Deborah hired new writers following the success of her special.

The nine-episode Season 3 debuts with two episodes, followed by two new episodes each week, concluding with the season finale on May 30. The official logline reads: “A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles.”

Lead actress Smart is an Emmy, SAG Award, and Critics Choice Award winner, with co-star Einbinder also an Emmy, SAG Award, and Critics Choice Award nominee. Former supporting stars Paul W. Downs and Megan Stalter are now moved up to series regulars,...

Updated, 8 Am: Max has unveiled the official trailer for Season 3 of Hacks. In it, we get a glimpse of a chance encounter in an elevator for Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) and a friendly reunion between the pair. Hacks premieres its nine-episode third season on May 2. Watch the new trailer above and previous teaser trailer below.

Previously, March 1: Max has dropped a teaser trailer for season 3 of Hacks, which returns May 2 for nine episodes.

A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles. The season concludes on May 30. 

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Also returning to the comedy this season is Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, and Lorenza Izzo.

Gerri is heading West.

J. Smith-Cameron, the actress best known for her two-time Emmy-nominated performance as acid-tongued general counsel Gerri Kellman on “Succession,” is joining the cast of “Hacks” Season 3 as a recurring guest star, Variety reports.

Details of Cameron’s role are being kept under wraps, but it’s very easy to see her trading barbs with Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), or being polite but cutting with Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder).

“Hacks” is a Max comedy series about the professional and personal relationship between an aging Las Vegas stand-up comic (Smart) and the young writer (Einbinder) she hires to help her modernize her material. Smart has won two Emmys for her performance, and the series has earned two nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series, among many other nominations.

The main cast also includes Paul W. Downs (who co-created the show with Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky), Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins,...

J. Smith-Cameron will appear in “Hacks” Season 3 in a recurring guest star role, Variety has learned exclusively.

Smith-Cameron’s character is being kept under wraps. She will appear in the third season of the Max series alongside stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder as well as cast members Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, and Lorenza Izzo. Previously announced guest stars include Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace, Tony Goldwyn, and Aristotle Athari.

Smith-Cameron is best known for her role in the HBO series “Succession,” for which she earned multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Her other TV credits include “Rectify,” “True Blood,” “Divorce,” and “Waco: The Aftermath.” In film, she has starred in features such as “The Year Between,” “Vengeance,” “Christine,” and “Nancy.” Smith-Cameron is also a Tony and Drama Desk Award nominee for her work on the stage,...

Aristotle Athari is set to guest star in “Hacks” Season 3 at Max, Variety has learned exclusively.

Athari is the latest guest star to be announced for the show. He joins previously announced guest stars like Helen Hunt, George Wallace, and Christopher Lloyd in Season 3.

The third season of the critically-acclaimed comedy series will debut on May 2 with two episodes followed by two new episodes each week until May 30.

The official logline for Season 3 of “Hacks” states, “A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles.”

Athari is an accomplished stand up comedian, actor, writer, and director. He — along with Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, and Fahim Anwar — formed the comedy group “Goatface.” Athari starred in, directed, and co-write a comedy special with the group, which aired on Comedy Central in 2018. He...

The Emmy®-winning and critically acclaimed Max Original comedy series Hacks has added Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace, and Tony Goldwyn as guest stars for the highly anticipated third season, debuting this spring.

Season 3 logline: A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles.

Newly announced cast: Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace (“Clean Slate”), and Tony Goldwyn.

Returning cast: Emmy®, SAG Award, and Critics Choice Award winner Jean Smart and Emmy®, SAG Award, and Critics Choice Award nominee Hannah Einbinder return alongside Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, and Lorenza Izzo.

Season 3 credits: Hacks is created and showrun by Emmy® winners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky. It is...

Hacks has a premiere date for its third season. In addition to the returning cast, viewers will see Helen Hunt, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Hendricks, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace, and Tony Goldwyn join the Max dark comedy series in guest-starring roles.

Starring Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Jane Adams, Christopher McDonald, Kaitlin Olson, Paul W. Downs, Poppy Liu, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, Meg Stalter, Angela E. Gibbs, Luenell, Johnny Sibilly, Joe Mande, Ally Maki, and Lorenza Izzo, the Hacks series' return was delayed in 2023 due to Smart having a heart procedure.

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