A mindfulness has emanated from Carl Clemons-Hopkins, much like it does from their character Marcus on the Max original series Hacks. Now in its third season, Hacks has cemented itself as one of the very best shows on TV, tracing its characters’ growth as both professionals and as human beings. While much of that evolution […] More
HBO Max’s comedy series Hacks works so well for many reasons, with the pairing of Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder as two women at very different points in their careers one of its best assets. But another crucial element is Paul W. Downs, who pulls double duty as a costar, portraying Jimmy, Deborah and Ava’s […] More
We are winding down the last hours of Emmys voting, the time when a large number of the ballots are still being filled out. Nothing is set in stone quite just yet. It looks like voters took notes from our Awards Radar FYC pieces (drama, comedy, limited) where we spotlighted performances and series that may […] More
Harriet Sansom Harris has delivered so many memorable performances, in series like Desperate Housewives and Ratched, and in small roles in films like Licorice Pizza and Phantom Thread, that you’d think she had a whole shelf of trophies at home. Yet somehow her guest appearance in Hacks this past season marks her very first Emmy […] More
Last night, the Hollywood Critics Association continued to reveal the winners of their second annual HCA TV Awards. This time around, it was the streaming categories. Leading the way with five wins was Severance, while Dopesick took home four prizes, with Hacks right behind with three honors. The full list of prizes can be seen below… Here is the […] More
Last night, GLAAD hosted the first of their two ceremonies celebrating this year’s GLAAD Media Awards. Among the winners, film wise, were Eternals and Parallel Mothers, with Hacks part of the television recipients. This is just the first slate of their victors, too, as the rest will be announced in May at a subsequent event. […] More
With the days of Modern Family dominance long gone, the Supporting Actor in a Comedy category has been one of the night’s most exciting awards for a few years. Tony Hale was the last man to repeat a win in this category for the same performance back in 2015, with several inspired choices coming since […] More
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series has often been a category that has allowed for dominance across a couple of years. Alex Borstein, Kate McKinnon, Allison Janney and Julie Bowen have all won across two consecutive years in recent ceremonies, with only Merritt Weaver, Jane Lynch and Annie Murphy proving to be one-off winners since […] More
When viewers approach a comedy like Hacks their expectations may be quite straightforward. Like the show’s lead character, Deborah Vance (played masterfully by Jean Smart), the series proved to be anything but. The characters are complex, smart, and colorful and demanded to handled as such. Hacks DP, Adam Bricker contributed by exploring their journey visually […] More
The role of a set decorator is probably much more involved than the title may convey at first. Set decorators are more than designers, at the core of their work is storytelling. One of these great storytellers is Ellen Reede Dorros, the set designer for HBO Max’s hit, Emmy-nominated series, Hacks. To tell the story […] More
The new HBO Max comedy Hacks follows a veteran comedienne, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), who gets paired up by her agent, Jimmy (Paul W. Downs), with a young comedy writer, Ava (Hannah Einbinder), struggling to rebound from a problematic tweet. This refreshingly enjoyable and creative series comes from the talented minds of Paul W. Downs, […] More
The best comedy you haven’t seen yet premieres this Thursday, May 13th, and it’s on HBO Max. Jean Smart, a legendary actress who just recently has appeared in projects as diverse as Watchmen, Mare of Easttown, and Samantha Who? stars opposite newcomer Hannah Einbinder in Hacks, a hilarious new show about Deb, a veteran stand-up […] More
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