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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Fans distraught as future of hit HBO series is revealed
The future of HBO 's hit comedy series Hacks as in jeopardy as the showrunner has doubled down on plans to end the show after its fifth season. Paul W. Downs, who co-created Hacks and serves as showrunner, opened up about the future of the critically-acclaimed series in an interview with Deadline. He confirmed that the plan from the beginning of Hacks was always to end it after its fifth season. However, he tellingly avoided stating if they would go through with the plan or not. 'Knowing that we're coming to a close in the universe of Hacks, we do want to serve all the characters in the ensemble and give them a proper farewell,' he said. 'So I don't know how many episodes that takes, but we do know where we're headed. We've always known the last scene of the last episode and we're still headed there,' he added. Fans are already distraught about the hit series ending and many weren't afraid to sound off about it on social media. 'Noooo this is my comfort show,' wailed one, while another begged, 'Please don't end Hacks! It's too good!' 'If this show ever ends, we are rioting in the streets,' raged another. 'I never want to think of Hacks ending,' cried a fourth, while a fifth fan added, 'Best show ever.' Hacks wrapped up its fourth season in May and a fifth season was then confirmed. Starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, Hacks follows the ups and downs of the relationship between a legendary comedian in her '70s and an up-and-coming writer who works for her. Last year, Smart received a standing ovation after she took home the award for Best Lead Actress at the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards. After receiving the gong for her role in Hacks, the beloved star said that she was thrilled for the win and jokingly added, 'I just don't get enough attention.' She was nominated in the same category that also included The Bear's Ayo Edebiri, Palm Royale's Kristen Wiig, Loot's Maya Rudolph, Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson and Only Murders in the Building's Selena Gomez. After clinching the honor, she received a rapturous applause and gave an engaging speech. 'Thank you. Thank you so, so much,' she began. 'It's very humbling. It really is.' Evoking laughter from the audience, she joked: 'And I appreciate this, because I just don't get enough attention. I'm serious!' During her speech, she recalled how she felt when she first read the script for the Max series. 'When I read the script, I said, "This is everything I could possibly want for my next job.' She also quipped about the streaming service's name change during her acceptance speech. 'Casey and everybody at HBO... Max... No, I'm sorry. Just what we needed, another network,' as the audience roared with laughter. At the 2021 and 2022 Emmys, Smart also for her role as comedian Deborah Vance on Hacks.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Creators of ‘Hacks' Want To Know Which TV You Own
'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. More from IndieWire Sarah Michelle Gellar, Allison Hannigan Say 'Buffy' Reboot Will Honor Michelle Trachtenberg: 'We'll Do What's Appropriate' Lucie Arnaz Says 'You Can't Talk to Aaron Sorkin,' Reflecting on 'Being the Ricardos' - 'It Was So Wrong' '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 an episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. 'We always say the edit's not done, it's just abandoned. We're not really people who find it in the edit for the most part. We really know what we want. For us, it's really just about, 'Is that the best performance? Is that the best take?'' Shifting through each and every option is, of course, rather time-consuming. Aniello praised the show's 'very patient' editors, especially the assistant editors who create string outs but sometimes get asked to go back in and find moments that were between where the takes started and ended, or that weren't logged, or that were part of the pre-roll. Part of the instinct to do that comes from the very fact that 'Hacks' is a show about a standup comic. It is about performance, and while Downs is the only one of the three co-creators to appear on camera (so far), Aniello and Statsky are also performers, too. 'We all came from making alt comedy — performing it, writing it, shooting digital shorts and editing them ourselves. So we come at it from performance. We really want the performance to be just right, especially when it comes to comedic moments. We not only watch every take, we often audition them in the sequence,' Downs told IndieWire on the same Filmmaker Toolkit episode. 'If there's five takes, we'll watch all five takes in the sequence of the other actors to see what alchemy is correct.' Aniello pointed out that watching one take after another can rob them of the wider context of the scene. 'You actually don't know which is the best one until all of a sudden you see it in the sequence. So sometimes it can just be time-consuming and you've gotta finish the show at some point,' Aniello said. But one of the barriers to finally finishing the hat 'Hacks' episodes is crafting the final mix and color grade so that the show is presented in the best possible way across a wide variety of viewing platforms and formats. 'We sound mix on the stage and we listen to it on the stage, but then when we do our review of the sound mix after notes are given, we go to a different environment and listen to it on television speakers,' Downs said. 'We try and listen to things and watch things both from a color grade and a sound design standpoint in as many environments as we can because they're so different device to device.' They can get exacting about those differences, too. 'You're like, 'OK, well, in 5.1 it sounds like this; in left-to-right it sounds like this; on the computer, it sounds like this. We literally are like, 'What brands of televisions do most people have and watch it from?'' Aniello said. ''What is the most likely out-of-the-box color grade that people put on it?' We want to make [the show] as good as possible for the most people, but then you [also want] to reward the people who put the time into having a 5.1 speaker system in their house, and it just gets very complicated. You're like, 'Who do we make it for?' We are thinking about those things so much.' The devil is in those details, to be sure, but some of the biggest shifts that happen in the edit on 'Hacks' are ones that simplify what we see in order to emotionally clarify what the characters are going through. One key example of this occurs early on in the Season 4 finale, 'Heaven,' while Deborah is licking her late-night exit wounds back in Las Vegas. 'When I come into a director's cut of Lucia's work, I know pretty much what it is because we write in a way that's pretty visual and we oftentimes have planned things that I'll expect to see,' Downs said. But the sequence of Deborah moping in bed, at rock bottom, was different. A case of extremely judicious editing, in addition to take selection, elevated it beyond what Downs expected to see. 'We had actually scripted [a series of] voicemails from Jimmy [Paul W. Downs] and Kayla [Megan Stalter] and Randy [Robbie Hoffman] and Ava just checking in on her and all of the calls that she'd missed. But when Jen and I came in at the producer's level to watch Lucia's first director's cut, she had opted not to include those voiceovers,' Downs said. 'And I was so moved by that sequence. I thought it was one of my favorite things in the series. Now, that's saying a lot because my lines were cut, OK? Jimmy's lines were cut. But I loved that sequence so much.' All episodes of 'Hacks' are now streaming on Max. To hear full interview, subscribe to the on , , or your favorite podcast platform. Best of IndieWire The Best Thrillers Streaming on Netflix in June, from 'Vertigo' and 'Rear Window' to 'Emily the Criminal' All 12 Wes Anderson Movies, Ranked, from 'Bottle Rocket' to 'The Phoenician Scheme' Nightmare Film Shoots: The 38 Most Grueling Films Ever Made, from 'Deliverance' to 'The Wages of Fear'
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Hacks' stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in images
The brilliant comedy series "Hacks" stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. The show has been lauded by critics and earned numerous awards. The chemistry between the comedian and her head writer is nothing short of splendid. A look at Smart and Einbinder in images. This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Best of actresses Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in images
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Quotes of the Week: Hacks, Last of Us, Cleaning Lady, Better Sister and More
The days just keep getting longer, meaning you have even more time to peruse TVLine's Quotes of the Week. In the list below — which features our picks for TV's most memorable sound bites of the past seven days — you'll find more than a dozen shows represented, including Hacks, The Last of Us, Leverage: Redemption, The Cleaning Lady, Rick and Morty, The Handmaid's Tale, Doctor Who and more. More from TVLine Quotes of the Week: I May Destroy You, Greenleaf, Yellowstone and More Quotes of the Week: Stargirl, Blindspot, Penny Dreadful, S.H.I.E.L.D. and More Quotes of the Week: The Twilight Zone, Search Party, Yellowstone and More Also featured in this week's roundup: Nine Perfect Strangers examines religion through a glamorous lens, The Better Sister drops a sick burn and Family Guy gets a taste of Lois' absence. Plus, we've got a double dose of Criminal Minds: Evolution. Scroll through the list below to see all of our picks for the week, then hit the comments and tell us if we missed any of your faves! (With contributions from Nick Caruso, Rebecca Luther, Charlie Mason, Matt Webb Mitovich, Dave Nemetz, Kimberly Roots and Andy Swift) 'Do I look like a fun and flirty vacation girl?' 'You look like Ace Ventura, pet detective.' '[Thinks it over] Both are sexually viable — let's rock!' Josefina (Rose Abdoo) tells Ava (Hannah Einbinder) that she looks more like a '90s Jim Carrey than a sexy twenty-something 'Come on, look who you've become. You don't need some cliché makeover.' 'I meant for both of us. Do you just buy your shirts from Target, or do you also work there?' Now that Summer (Spencer Grammer) has pointed it out, we'll never look at Beth's (Sarah Chalke) red polo the same way again 'I let you live. I let you live, and you wasted it.' Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) makes some good points near the end of the finale 'This used to be an ice cream place. They had the most amazing salted caramel. It'd be cool if they reopened, wouldn't it? Blessed be the fruit.' 'Oh my f—king God.' 'That's blasphemy.' Emily (Alexis Bledel) surprises June (Elisabeth Moss) by reappearing in Boston after the fall of Gilead 'She just got out of surgery a little while ago.' 'And?' 'And when she woke up, she insisted on speaking with her least favorite son.' 'So you two had a nice talk?' 'Shut up, jackass.' Elliot (Chris Meloni) and Randall (Dean Norris) won't let their mother's health crisis get in the way of some standard brotherly ribbing 'I do wonder: What were you after in here?' 'Only what you owed us.' 'What I owe you is what my father used to call 'diddly-squat.'' 'Was that the official currency in your trailer park?' Thony (Élodie Yung) with the zinger! 'So, what is the canonization process like? Are there luncheons? Do the cardinals campaign?' 'It's the Vatican, Mother, not the Golden Globes.' 'Darling, they're both just money laundering schemes with fabulous wardrobes.' We just know Victoria (Christine Baranski) watched the heck out of Conclave last fall 'Congratulations — it's a boy!' A shellshocked Gio (Giovanni Mazza) reveals to Tracy that she's his great grandmother 'What a mess. You can just tell these eggs weren't scrambled by a woman doing a thousand-yard stare out the kitchen window.' 'Agreed. A bit low on malaise.' With Lois gone, Stewie (Seth MacFarlane) and Chris (Seth Green) are forced to cook their own breakfast, and they're not happy about it 'About 50% of the investments on Galactica are in anonymous crypto, so we all know what that means….' '[Sophie, shaking her head] Hmm?' '[Eliot, sheepishly] I don't know what that means.' 'We literally take down corporate bad guys all day and you don't know what anonymous…? OK!' Breanna (Aleyse Shannon) stumbles upon her teammates' blind spot 'Can you look into an Arizona-based paramedic with any negative history named Brad?' ''Please'….?' 'What?' ''Can I look into an Arizona-based paramedic with any negative history named Brad, please?' When you put that at the end, it's like rocket fuel to my synapses.' 'Pretty please.' 'Mm, with some flair!' Penelope (Kirsten Vangsness) teaches Tyler (Ryan-James Hatanaka) the magic word 'You're stuck with me, you piece of s—t.' A fierce JJ (A.J. Cook) tells Voit he does not get to die '[Chloe, handing a burner phone over to detectives] I found this in my apartment. Just, you know, get the metadata.' 'Um, this isn't the Genius Bar, ma'am.' 'Clearly.' Chloe (Jessica Biel) doesn't think the detectives working her husband's murder case possess the brilliance of an Apple Store employee 'Can I punch him?' Ruby (Millie Gibson) is more than ready for her reunion with reality-warping ex-boyfriend Conrad 'I just work in hospitality.' 'I'm in the hotel industry.' 'I'm just a hotelier, really.' Anita (Steph de Whalley) repeatedly undersells her role as the Time Hotel manager Best of TVLine Young Sheldon Easter Eggs: Every Nod to The Big Bang Theory (and Every Future Reveal) Across 7 Seasons Weirdest TV Crossovers: Always Sunny Meets Abbott, Family Guy vs. Simpsons, Nine-Nine Recruits New Girl and More ER Turns 30: See the Original County General Crew, Then and Now
Elle
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
'Hacks' Season 5 Is Officially Happening — Here's What to Know
Hacks fans have more than just a finale to look forward to. The hit Emmy-winning series starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder will officially return for a fifth season. Here is everything we know so far. FIND OUT MORE ON ELLE COLLECTIVE Yes! On May 27, Hacks was officially renewed for a fifth season. Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder celebrated the renewal in a video posted to the 'streamonmax' Instagram account. 'I'm so excited,' said Smart. 'Hacks just got officially picked up for season 5. I'm thrilled! Congratulations to my cast and everybody in the production. And to all of our Hacks fans out there, please join us again for season 5. Yay!' Einbinder echoed those sentiments. 'It's official,' she said. 'We're coming back for season 5, baby! And don't worry, I will continue to pitch the lesbian arc.' For those who closely follow the show, the announcement of a fifth season should come as no surprise. Last year, show creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky sat with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their 'ideal' five-season plan for the series. Statsky said that Smart was likely to be on board, saying, 'She's somebody who's like, "Let's not dilute what it is. Let's make sure it stays high-quality."' Downs agreed. 'When we first met with her, we talked about this plan without being too specific,' he said. 'She and Hannah both read the scripts as they are written. They don't want us to say, "OK, here's what's happening this season."' It's safe to say that Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder will return as Deborah and Ava, respectively. Paul W. Downs and Megan Stalter are also likely to reprise their roles. This story will be updated. ELLE Collective is a new community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. For access to exclusive content, events, inspiring advice from our Editors and industry experts, as well the opportunity to meet designers, thought-leaders and stylists, become a member today HERE. Juliana Ukiomogbe is the former Assistant Editor at ELLE. Her work has previously appeared in Interview, i-D, Teen Vogue, Nylon, and more.
