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- 2021
- TV-MA
- HBO Max
- 2021
- TV-MA
- HBO Max
Summary Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a Las Vegas comedian, mentors Ava (Hannah Einbinder), a 25-year-old writer in this dark comedy from Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky.
Created By: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky
- 2021
- TV-MA
- HBO Max
- 2021
- TV-MA
- HBO Max
Hacks
Season 1 Premiere: May 13, 2021
7.8
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Summary Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a Las Vegas comedian, mentors Ava (Hannah Einbinder), a 25-year-old writer in this dark comedy from Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky.
Created By: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 69 Critic Reviews
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96% Positive
66 Reviews
66 Reviews
4% Mixed
3 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 69 Critic Reviews
86
96% Positive
66 Reviews
66 Reviews
4% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The series has never been better. Rather than feeling lazy or bloated, it has found exciting stakes and challenges for its characters that span the professional and the personal. .... Hacks also remains—mercifully—one of the funniest shows on television. Although it’s not a sitcom, it almost competes with 30 Rock for the sheer number of jokes per scene, yet it still manages to remain smart and create a deep sense of pathos.
Overall, Hacks Season 2 is a higher-stakes, higher-reward season, emotionally. The journey of pairing such generationally divided comedians together, first launched in Season 1, is now given even more interesting obstacles to navigate.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 147 User Ratings
7.8
84% Positive
123 Ratings
123 Ratings
5% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
12% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 147 User Ratings
7.8
84% Positive
123 Ratings
123 Ratings
5% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
12% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
How I caught my cheating spouse.
I knew my wife from college at final year, we got engaged after two years' and lived together for 3 years before i found out with the help of **** mobile spy service that she had a baby of 8 years outside our marriage. The sad story about it is she was still in love with her baby Dad, she do goes out to see him and keep me in the dark, i was just being fooled for a period of 5 year. Never put trust first in a relationship until it is proven, that's my advice for everyone.
By Dan Robert.
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The best comedy tv series I’ve seen in a few years. The chemistry between Deborah and Ava are undeniably hilarious and genuine. Just one of the few shows where everything clicks.
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Its third outing strikes a delicate balance between letting its characters grow and evolve while never forgetting what made us fall in love with them in the first place. It’s smarter, funnier, and more moving than ever.
The genius of Hacks is how deftly it critiques decades of TV comedy, reminding viewers of what’s missing now (stars of Deborah’s wattage and grace) as much as what’s changed for the better.
The first six episodes of Hacks’ second season are very much a middle act, with plenty going on, but no concrete resolutions. And that’s perfectly okay; these characters are well-established and enjoyable enough that it’s fun to simply hit the road with Deborah, Ava, and Marcus.
“Hacks” is not a joke machine; the later episodes are downright melancholic. ... It’s not convincing that this person would force an awakening in someone like Deborah. But Einbinder works hard to match Smart, and, at moments, seeing them get into grooves of compassion, I felt myself flush. The rest of the cast, by the way, also kills.
There’s a schematic quality to the series’ foundation that Hacks mostly fails to outgrow in the first six of its 10 episodes. Deborah and Ava’s boomer-versus-millennial, heartland-versus-the-coasts, experience-versus-innovation tensions are constantly telegraphed without becoming organic to the characters. Occasionally, their differences can lead to interesting discussions.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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An amusing enough show though its drama is painfully contrived. Comedy isn't laugh out loud though it feels like the writers tried too hard in ill-advised ways (eg: assistant to the manager of the 2 main characters is a ridiculous culmination of cringy, inappropriate, unbelievable personality traits and useless b-stories fabricated purely for "comedic" effect). The rest of the show is fine to pass some time in front of the TV. The 2 main characters are enjoyable protagonists, though not particularly likeable, fairly relatable. The writing for Smart's character as a professional comedian requires some suspension of disbelief, but Smart portrays her character expertly enough for one to ignore the failings of the writing staff when it comes to some of the basic professionals traits of long-time professional comedians. Occasionally, it appears as though the character of Vance is a novice at the art of the joke and stand-up performance despite being a comedy legend and Vegas headliner for decades. Jean Smart absolutely carries the show with Einbinder supporting admirably at times. Secondary characters are barely memorable.
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While Jean Smart is terrific as usual (and the show couldn't have been done without her), the show falls short. Ironically, given the title, it's because of the writing. I was disappointed especially with the finale, where short shrift was given to what happens in Einbider's character's family; how could that not be more emotional, after the buildup in previous episodes? It was just passed over .... And we didn't get to see any of Deborah's last show. Wasn't anyone up for writing it? Or at least a snippet or two? In the end, I felt like the season fell flat in the end, serving just as a vehicle for setting up another season. That said, will I watch it? Probably, but with hope for something that rings truer and deeper for these characters, with humor that's truly earned.
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I'm 40 minutes in and I'm yet to find anything I like.
For a show about comedians and comedy writers, it's not very funny.
The fat receptionist comic relief character who is stupid beyond believability is a typical Hollywood clown shouting, "look at me, I'm funny!"
I get the impression I'm supposed to be impressed by the old woman? She's super rich. She's a **** She lives a vacuous, shallow, lonely existence. She takes what she has (which is nothing without someone to share it with) for granted. I don't like the young woman either. Both of them are products of a corrupt, disgustingly wealthy, morally bankrupt, egotistical world called Hollywood.
Film-makers used to try and tell the greatest stories in the world. Now they just turn the camera around and point it back into their soulless lives.
This show is about a writer and a comedian, but the writing **** and it isn't funny.
I'm sure it gets better, but 40 minutes is too long to wait for a reason to stick around.
I don't want to watch 5 hours for 15 minutes of gold.
This gets "universal acclaim"?
It's really not that good.
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Production Company:
- 3 Arts Entertainment
- BCD Travel
- First Thought Productions
- Fremulon
- Paulilu Productions
- Universal TV
- Universal Television
Initial Release Date: May 13, 2021
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 6 Wins & 32 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 3 Wins & 21 Nominations