Hacks is an American dark comedy drama television series created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky. The series follows Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a stand-up comedian, and her comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) as they navigate the evolving dynamics of their professional partnership and personal lives within the contemporary comedy industry. Hacks has been renewed for a fifth and final season.
Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas stand-up comedy diva, needs to re-invent her act to avoid losing her Las Vegas residency. Ava Daniels is a young comedy writer who is unable to find work due to an insensitive tweet and her reputation for being self-centered and arrogant.