Hacks (2021)★ 8.5/10

TV-MA · US · 30 min · May 13, 2021 · 5 seasons

Comedy
Drama

Directed by: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Desiree Akhavan, Trent O'Donnell

Written by: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, Katherine Kearns, Ariel Karlin

Explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and a young adult coming to grips through comedy.

Original title

Hacks

Storyline

Deborah Vance, a legendary comedian with a long track record, realizes that her career is beginning to dwindle. On the other hand, Ava is a young comedy writer who has already hit a big snag in her career: being canceled for an irreverent tweet. Against their will, the two team up to revamp Deborah's material and form an unlikely mentorship along the way.

Rating

8.5 / 10 · 70,749

Companies

3 Arts Entertainment, First Thought Productions, Fremulon, Paulilu Productions, Universal TV, Universal Television, Fabulous Films, HBO Max, Max, Stan, ZDF Mediathek, ZDFneo

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