‘Hacks’ Is Renewed for Season 4

“Hacks” will finally give us late-night with Deborah Vance.

The beloved Emmy-winning Max comedy series has been renewed for a fourth season. And following the events of the Season 3 finale, it seems that Jean Smart’s stand-up character Deborah Vance is just getting started…

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Season 3 premiered to the show’s usual critical acclaim on May 2 and the season finale is now streaming on Max. The third season began with Deborah (Smart) riding high off the success of her standup special while her former writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursued new opportunities back in Los Angeles.

The IndieWire review gave the third installment an A- rating, with critic Ben Travers writing, “After Season 3, it’s clear they’re going to chase their connection as far as it goes, consequences be damned. And we’re right there with them, hoping for the best.”

Sarah Aubrey, head of Max Original Programming, in a press statement called the creative team behind the series “not only brilliant but also a joy to work with. We couldn’t be happier to give viewers another season with Deborah, Ava, and the rest of the ‘Hacks’ family.”

“Hacks” is created and showrun by Emmy winners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky. The show is executive produced by Downs and Aniello via their Paulilu banner, Statsky via First Thought Productions, as well as Emmy winners Michael Schur via Fremulon, David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment, and Morgan Sackett. The studio is Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Erin Underhill, president of Universal Television, said, “Hats off to Jen, Lucia and Paul for crafting a world as compelling and poignant as it is clever and funny. We applaud our outstanding cast, who made it easy to fall in love with these flawed, hilarious and deeply human characters, and we thank everyone at Max for a terrific partnership over the first three seasons and counting. We can’t wait to deliver more ‘Hacks’ to fans around the world!”

“Hacks” Season 3 included guest stars J. Smith-Cameron, Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher McDonald, Christopher Lloyd, Tony Goldwyn, Jane Adams, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, and Lorenza Izzo. They joined Emmy winners Smart and Einbinder, as well as series regulars Downs (the co-creator), Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, and Kaitlin Olson.

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