“Hacks” Season 4 returns this week with tensions on the rise between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) as they “endeavor to get their late night show off the ground and make history doing it.”
The award-winning and critically-acclaimed comedy, which explores the dark mentorship between a legendary stand-up comedian and young, entitled comedy writer, is created by Emmy-award winners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsk, who also serve as showrunners.
The 10-episode season is expected to pick up from where last May’s shocking finale left off with Ava securing the head writer position on Deb’s new late-night talk show only after threatening to reveal Deborah’s dalliance with the married CEO of the corporation that owns Deborah’s network Bob Lipka (Tony Goldwyn).
USA TODAY TV critic Kelly Lawler gave the previous season ★★★½, writing: “After a slightly lackluster second season in 2022, which seemed to tie up the story in a bow too soon, creators Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky found the right way to continue the series about an aging comedienne and her young writer.”
“And while so many other shows go dark and depressing, ‘Hacks’ has delightfully chosen joy, and (of course) some insult comedy from [Jean] Smart’s Deborah Vance,” she added.
Here’s what to know about the upcoming season including premiere date, time and cast. (P.S. Max promises Season 4 will be full of exciting surprise cameos.)
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When does ‘Hacks’ Season 4 premiere? Date, time
Season 4 of “Hacks” will premiere with two episodes on Thursday, April 10 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on HBO’s streaming platform, Max.
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‘Hacks’ Season 4 episode schedule
Season 4 of “Hacks” will have 10 episodes. Here’s what the schedule looks like:
- Episodes 1 & 2: April 10
- Episode 3: April 17
- Episode 4: April 24
- Episode 5: May 1
- Episode 6: May 8
- Episodes 7 & 8: May 15
- Episode 9: May 22
- Episode 10 (finale): May 29
The Hollywood Reporter reported the schedule has been designed this way to make the full season eligible for this year’s Emmy Awards, the deadline for which is May 31.
How to watch new episodes of ‘Hacks’ Season 4
New episodes of the season will be available to stream weekly at 9 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT on Max.
Max subscription plans begin at $9.99 a month with ads while ad-free subscriptions cost $16.99 a month.
The highest tier, which is $20.99 a month, includes the ability to stream on four devices and offers 4K Ultra HD video quality and 100 downloads. HBO also offers bundles with Hulu and Disney+.
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‘Hacks’ Season 4 cast
Returning cast members for Season 4 of “Hacks” include:
- Jean Smart as Deborah Vance
- Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels
- Paul W. Downs as Jimmy LuSaque Jr.
- Megan Stalter as Kayla Schaefer
- Carl Clemons-Hopkins as Marcus
- Mark Indelicato as Damien
- Rose Abdoo as Josefina
- Helen Hunt as Winnie Landel
- Kaitlin Olson as Deborah “DJ” Vance Jr.
- Jane Adams as Nina Daniels
- Lauren Weedman as Madam Mayor Pezzimenti
- Christopher McDonald as Marty Ghilain
- Poppy Liu as Kiki
- Lorenza Izzo as Ruby
- Johnny Sibilly as Wilson
- Tony Goldwyn as Bob Lipka
- Paul Felder as Aidan
- Luenell as Miss Loretta
- Aristotle Athari as Lewis
New cast members include:
- Julianne Nicholson
- Michaela Watkins
- Bresha Webb
- Robby Hoffman
- Eric Balfour
- Danny Jolles
- Gavin Matts
- Grover Whitmore, III
- Holmes
- Jasmine Ashanti
- Katy Sullivan
- Matt Oberg
- Sandy Honig
Watch ‘Hacks’ Season 4 trailer
Max dropped the trailer for Season 4 of “Hacks” on March 11.
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