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Hacks is an American comedy-drama television series created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky that premiered on May 13, 2021, on HBO Max.Starring Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, and Carl Clemons-Hopkins, the series centers on the professional relationship between a young comedy writer and a legendary stand-up comedian.
HBO Max ordered the pilot for Hacks, a single-camera comedy series, from co-creators Aniello, Downs, and Statsky in January 2020, [2] and then picked it up for a 10-episode order in May 2020. [3] The series is co-executive produced with Michael Schur , and David Miner and Morgan Sackett (3 Arts Entertainment). Hacks is produced by Universal ...
Is HBO Max’s “Hacks” really based on the life of comedy legend Joan Rivers, or was she just an “inspiration” for Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance? The HBO Max dramedy series stars Smart and ...
Best Comedy Series Hacks: Nominated [12] Best Actress in a Series Jean Smart: Nominated AFI Awards: TV Program of the Year Hacks: Won [13] Artios Awards: Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Comedy Series Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Anna Mayworm Won [14] Dorian Awards: Best TV Comedy Hacks: Nominated [15] Best LGBTQ ...
Shortly after “Hacks” premiered, one popular fan theory about the Jean Smart-led HBO Max comedy was that her stand-up comedian Deborah Vance was modeled after the late Joan Rivers. After all ...
The Emmy-nominated HBO series features Jean Smart as comedienne Deborah Vance, whose career is similar to the late and beloved figure Joan Rivers.
Devon Sawa, cast as Deborah's young one-night stand, was a fan of the show when he was invited to audition. [3] Jean Smart was included in the process of selecting the actor for the intimate scene, and her first choice was Sawa, who went on to be cast. [4]
It was the show's last on-stage stand-up performance for fifteen months as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning. In 2021, Einbinder co-starred as Ava in Hacks on HBO Max, together with Jean Smart and Carl Clemons-Hopkins. [10] [11] The show received a total of 15 Emmy nominations, including acting nominations for Einbinder, Smart, and Clemons ...