So with Hacks not showing many signs of weakness, is The Studio the powerhouse that its nominations total suggests it is? Now, while the competition between the two series has only just begun, there ...

Season 4 of Hacks was nominated for seven below-the-line bids: Best Casting, Best Cinematography ("I Love LA"), Best Costumes ...

‘Hacks’: Jean Smart on How Deborah May Handle Her Explosive Finale Fight With Ava in Season 4: ‘I Don’t Think She’ll Apologize’ Also, listen to an Awards Circuit Podcast episode ...

Remember when Hacks' Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) told her young writer, Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) — who blackmailed the comedian after being betrayed by her — that she'd never speak to her ...

Hacks co-creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky broke down what goes into writing Deborah's (Jean Smart) standup.

But Deborah similarly spurns Ava, refusing to see how or why anything she says even is comedy, let alone good comedy. The pair of characters grow together, with Deborah turning on to Ava’s style ...

“Hacks” also takes a time jump, a time-honored technique for bypassing an intractable crossroads on the way to a cleaner reset. A year after the events of the Season 2 finale, Deborah is still ...

While Hacks and Deborah's speech is about the entertainment industry, Downs believes it's a mutual feeling across any industry "where corporate greed has impacted the way in which people make things." ...

Since Hacks debuted, Deborah and DJ have been at odds in their mother-daughter relationship, but perhaps this roast was a chance to foster some growth and deliver some catharsis for DJ.

Hacks season 4, episode 5, "Clickable Face", features some of the biggest guest stars in the series' history while sharpening Deborah & Ava's feud.

“Hacks” has been building up Deborah’s traumatic history with her sister, Kathy, for years now. With J. Smith-Cameron joining the cast, ...