Hacks is one of the funniest shows on TV right now!
Hacks is one of the funniest shows on TV right now!
We’re one day away from the Hacks season three premiere and we have all the details you need to know about the cast!
Alison Herman TV Critic At the end of its second season, “Hacks” seemed to have written itself into a corner. On the heels of a hit special, veteran stand-up Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) fired Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), the young writer whose perspective helped push Deborah out of a yearslong creative rut. While harsh, the move was uncharacteristically selfless on Deborah’s part, cutting Ava and her valuable advice loose in an act of tough love.
The Idea of You arrives on Prime Video this Thursday, and it's the Anne Hathaway rom-com . Thanks to undeniable chemistry with and a great adapted script from director Michael Showalter with co-writer Jennifer Westfeldt, it's definitely worth the hype. (FWIW, right before it premiered at SXSW last month to , The Idea of You became the most-watched trailer of any original Amazon streaming feature film, with more than 125 million views.
Get ready for the return of Deborah Vance!
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 (yes, 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.
Selena Kuznikov “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.
Instagram video for IMDb to promote her show “Hacks,” Smart, 72, revealed that her ancestor was part of the Salem Witch trials. “I found out that my eight times great grandmother on my maternal side was convicted of witchcraft in Salem in 1692,” Smart shared.
Hacks season 3 is finally going to debut on Max in May and we have details on the cast.
EXCLUSIVE: It’s late January on the Las Vegas Strip, and a woman with a tall beehive hairdo, and dressed head to toe in a pink, sequined pantsuit, steps in front of the fountain outside Caesar’s Palace clutching multiple bags of high-end designer shopping. This is Jean Smart, in the guise of her Hacks headliner Deborah Vance, preparing to shoot among the last of her scenes for the much-delayed third season of the Max and Universal Television comedy series.
Selome Hailu SXSW can’t get enough of Jean Smart. The crowd at Austin’s Paramount theater erupted as Smart walked down the aisle to find her seat at the Saturday morning world premiere of “Hacks” Season 3, in which she plays aging comedian Deborah Vance. The Max comedy series has been off the air for two years, during which Smart suffered a health scare and underwent a heart procedure that delayed production.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter 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.
Get ready for the return of Hacks!
Max has dropped the official trailer for season 3 of Hacks, which returns May 2 for nine episodes.
J. Kim Murphy “Hacks” is back. Max has released the first teaser for the Emmy-winning comedy series’ upcoming third season, along with an announcement that the first two episodes will debut on the streamer on May 2.
Hacks has released its all-star lineup of guest stars for season three of the Max drama.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Hacks” Season 3 has added six to its cast in guest star roles, Variety has learned. Helen Hunt (“Mad About You,” “As Good as It Gets”), Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men,” “Good Girls”), Christopher Lloyd (“Back to the Future,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”), Dan Bucatinsky (“Scandal,” “Air”), George Wallace (“Clean Slate,” “The Ladykillers”), and Tony Goldwyn (“Scandal,” “Oppenheimer”) are all set to appear in the upcoming season of the Max comedy series. 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.” Hunt is repped by UTA and Dennis Ardi.
Hacks will be returning to Max for a third season in 2024 and more details about the cast have been revealed.
We’ll be seeing more of Kayla and Jimmy in the upcoming third season of Hacks. Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs, who have recurred as the characters since Season 1, have been promoted to series regulars for the upcoming season set for premiere this spring.
Hacks is back!
Hacks will soon be back.
Jaden Thompson Season 3 of the Max comedy series “Hacks” starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder is debuting soon. The third season of the critically-acclaimed series will premiere this spring. The news was announced on the official “Hacks” Instagram account on Thursday.
EXCLUSIVE (Updated with Jen Statsky’s comments): Filming on Season 3 of HBO Max/Universal TV hit comedy series Hacks, starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, has been halted due of the writers strike, Deadline has learned. According to sources, production will be on pause for the duration of the work stoppage.
EXCLUSIVE: Filming on Season 3 of HBO Max/Universal TV hit comedy series Hacks, starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, has been halted because of the writers strike, Deadline has learned. According to sources, production will be on pause for the duration of the work stoppage.
Hacks co-star Hannah Einbinder has confirmed that the actress is “doing well” following a recent heart procedure.Last week, Smart confirmed that she had undergone a “successful heart procedure”, with production on season three of the acclaimed series paused for the meantime.“February is American Heart Month — a time when the nation spotlights heart health, so it feels important to share with all of you that I am recovering from a recent, successful heart procedure,” she wrote on Instagram at the time.“I am fortunate to have excellent professional care and support from family and friends while I continue to recuperate. Please listen to your body and talk to your doctor — I’m very glad I did!”A post shared by Jean Smart (@realjeansmart)Sharing an update, Einbinder – who plays Ava Daniels opposite Smart’s Deborah Vance on the show – spoke to Variety at last night’s (February 26) SAG Awards.“She’s doing well.
Jean Smart’s “Hacks” co-stars are sharing an update on her health following a recent heart procedure.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Jean Smart is “doing well” following a recent heart procedure. The “Hacks” star announced on Feb. 23 that she had undergone an unspecified procedure. Production on Season 3 of the HBO Max series has paused while she is on the mend. “She’s doing well,” co-star Hannah Einbinder told Variety on the red carpet at the SAG Awards. “She’s recovering. We just visited her.” Co-star Poppy Liu added, “She requested a lot of photos from all of us. We will be FaceTiming with her.”
Jean Smart is recovering from heart surgery. The 'Hacks' actress didn't go into detail about the procedure she had undergone but confirmed it had been "successful" and urged her fans to "listen" to their bodies and seek medical advice if they felt something was wrong. The 71-year-old star wrote on Instagram: "February is American Heart Month—a time when the nation spotlights heart health, so it feels important to share with all of you that I am recovering from a recent, successful heart procedure.
HBO Max‘s “Hacks” has been paused as its star, Jean Smart, recovers from a “recent successful heart procedure.”The 71-year-old Emmy-winner addressed her surgery Thursday on Instagram, writing in a post, “February is American Heart Month – a time when the nation spotlights heart health, so it feels important to share with all of you that I am recovering from a recent successful heart procedure.“I am fortunate to have excellent care and support from family and friends while I continue to recuperate. Please listen to your body and talk to your doctor – I’m very glad I did!”Smart did not specify the type of heart procedure she underwent.
Instagram Thursday. “I am fortunate to have excellent professional care and support from family and friends while I continue to recuperate.”As the “Hacks” actress recovers from the successful operation, production for the third season of the comedy drama series has been paused for some departments, according to an individual with knowledge of the show’s production.“We are so happy that our beloved Jean Smart’s heart procedure was successful and she’s on the mend. HBO Max and UTV send their well wishes,” a spokesperson for HBO told TheWrap.Smart ended her message to her fans by urging them to take care of themselves and look out for potential indicators of health issues, saying “Please listen to your body and talk to your doctor- I’m very glad I did!”In “Hacks,” Smart stars as Deborah Vance, a stand-up comedy legend who employs a young comedy writer named Ava (Hannah Einbinder) to help her revitalize her act in order to keep her spot at the Palmetto Casino.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Production on Season 3 of HBO Max’s Emmy-winning comedy “Hacks” has paused as star Jean Smart recovers from a heart procedure. Smart revealed on Thursday that she had successfully undergone the procedure and was doing well. “February is American Heart Month — a time when the nation spotlights heart health, so it feels important to share with all of you that I am recovering from a recent, successful heart procedure,” Smart wrote on her Instagram account. “I am fortunate to have excellent professional care and support from family and friends while I continue to recuperate. Please listen to your body and talk to your doctor — I’m very glad I did!”
UPDATED: Hacks star Jean Smart has taken to social media to reveal she’s recovering from a recent successful heart procedure.
My guest this week is the SAG-nominated ‘Hacks’ co-creator, showrunner, director and star, Paul W. Downs.
making the show, which has now won four Emmys including two Best Actress in a Comedy Series trophies for series star Jean Smart.Smart, who plays legendary comedy diva Deborah Vance in the show, was the first person cast, and Downs says she set the tone for the rest of the ensemble.“We had Jean Smart first and she really has the embodiment of the tone we wanted,” Downs said. “Because she’s smart, funny and also can be really dramatic and heartfelt at the same time.
Jean Smart tonight won her second straight Critics Choice Award for her starring role in HBO Max’s Hacks. She was not on hand to accept the trophy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series because the five-time Emmy winner had tested positive for Covid, a rep for Smart confirmed to Deadline.
Jean Smart has won her second consecutive Emmy for lead actress in a comedy series for her role as legendary Las Vegas comic Deborah Vance in HBO Max’s Hacks.
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