“Hacks” Attack: HBO’s Award-Winning Comedy Drops Trailer Ahead of Season 4 Premiere

The self-destructive but oh-so lovable comedy team are back for season 4.

Max’s Emmy-award winning series Hacks has dropped its official trailer ahead of its April 10 premiere, with Jean Smart’s Deborah and Hannah Einbinder’s Ava finding themselves at a crossroads, and, to Ava’s detriment, no doubt, in each other’s crosshairs as they try to pull off something unprecedented. Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky’s whip-smart comedy enters its fourth season with Deborah and Ava trying to get their late night show off the ground and to make TV history in the process.

By The Credits  |  March 11, 2025

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“Hacks” Editor Jessica Brunetto on Creating Comedic Rhythm

Editor Jessica Brunetto has been collaborating with Hacks creator Lucia Aniello for years now. Brunetto worked with Aniello on Time Traveling Bong in 2016, and from there, she jumped into the editing bay for seasons four and five of Broad City (Aniello directed 16 episodes of the critically acclaimed Comedy Central series). So when it was time for Aniello to find an editor for her new series Hacks,

By Bryan Abrams  |  September 1, 2021
Getting Down to Funny Business with “Hacks” Creator Lucia Aniello

Delving into the world of stand-up comedy, Hacks, the HBO Max original series, is an edgy but loving look at comediennes and the struggles they face in the pursuit of laughs.

Jean Smart stars as Deborah Vance, a Las Vegas legend whose decades-old routine is starting to show its age. Hannah Einbinder plays Ava Daniels, a hot, young television writer who finds her career canceled after she posts an inappropriate tweet.

By Chris Koseluk  |  August 30, 2021