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Season 5 – Hacks

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Season 5 – Hacks

Next Ep Apr 23

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A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles.

Critics Consensus

Hacks takes a triumphant bow with a final season that keeps the pace and jokes right on par with its previous installments, bidding farewell to Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels with all the flair and care this world has to offer.

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Stuart Heritage

Guardian

16h

3/5

The good news is that this final run is a clear step up from the woolly third and fourth seasons that saw Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance land a coveted spot hosting a late-night talkshow.

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Ben Travers

IndieWire

Apr 13

A-

“Hacks” lives alongside its lead characters, inviting us into their worldview so that we never want to leave. That’s another hallmark of a great sitcom, and Season 5 leaves no doubt that “Hacks” belongs among the greats.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

Apr 10

3.5/4

The pain that lies simmering under a joke has rarely been as powerfully conveyed as it is by Jean Smart in a farewell to her career-defining role as a comedy diva in which she and costar Hannah Einbinder sweeten their snark with genuine mutual affection

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Rebecca Cook

metro.co.uk

5/5

Occasionally, the ‘message’ of episodes can be a bit ham-fisted, but those acting chops mean the themes of ageing, failure and being forgotten are always movingly played.

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Joel Keller

Decider

Apr 13

We’re hoping against hope that the final season of Hacks is funnier than its first episode, but we’re going to watch it either way, because we’ve enjoyed spending time with these character so much.

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Alberto Carlos

Espinof

Apr 10

5/5

It's a real treat to see how 'Hacks' has evolved over all this time. [Full review in Spanish]

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Michael K

@kennedyland 7h

One step over the line . . . one season too many. This wonderful show became tired and ran on fumes.

Pedro T

@pedrodteixeira Apr 11

There is a growing trend of performers mistaking a large platform for expertise, often falling victim to the Dunning-Kruger effect by opining on complex geopolitical issues without the necessary depth. This show, once an enjoyable escape, has become unwatchable due to the lead's choice to alienate her audience with radical political rhetoric. It is a masterclass in how an actor can dismantle their own professional goodwill by failing to recognize the value of discretion.

Robert B.

@NevadaBuck Apr 11

Great chemistry, lots of laughs

Xander E

@RT03238360 Apr 10

This season premiere was viciously funny. The plot line is truly genius and the characters mantain their flair. Meg stalter truly shone this time, give her her emmy now!

Taj M

@RT67826069 Apr 10

I had to turn off the first episode halfway through. It feels like it was written by ChatGPT -- unfunny, expected, and overexplained. Take this scene: Deborah says she wants an O for an EGOT, Jimmy says "oh," Damien says "it means Oscar," and Jimmy explains he was just registering a reaction. A laugh riot, right? Right? The only -- and I mean ONLY -- saving grace is Megan Stalter. Her lines are actually funny and her delivery is funnier. But that doesn't make up for the rest.

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Episode 1

Aired Apr 9, 2026

EGOT

After returning from Singapore, Deborah focuses on shifting her career narrative and cementing her legacy.

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Episode 2

Aired Apr 16, 2026

Number One Fan

The duo returns to the Palmetto to reclaim their territory.

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Episode 3

Airs Apr 23