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Hacks

Hacks is an American dark comedy drama television series created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky that premiered on May 13, 2021, on HBO Max. It 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…

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Genre
Comedy drama · Dark comedy
Camera setup
Single-camera
Cinematography
Adam Bricker
Composers
Carlos Rafael Rivera · David Stal
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Lucia Aniello · Paul W. Downs · Jen Statsky

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Hacks

Nodes169
Edges168
Triples64
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011834
Components1

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Hacks

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Starring · 7
Hacks → Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Hannah Einbinder, Jean Smart, Mark Indelicato, Megan Stalter, Paul W. Downs, Rose Abdoo
related to Release · 7
Hacks → Amazon Prime Video, April, June, May, The, Two, United Kingdom
Executive producers · 6
Hacks → David Miner, Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, Michael Schur, Morgan Sackett, Paul W. Downs
Producers · 5
Hacks → Ashley Glazier, Melanie J. Elin, Nate Young, Samantha Riley, Seth Edelstein
Production companies · 5
Hacks → 3 Arts Entertainment, First Thought, Fremulon, Paulilu, Universal Television
related to Critical response · 5
Hacks → All, Meanwhile, Metacritic, On, Rotten Tomatoes
Created by · 3
Hacks → Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs
Editors · 3
Hacks → Jessica Brunetto, Rob Paglia, Susan Vaill
Release · 3
Hacks → April 9 (2026-04-09) – May 28, 2026 (2026-05-28), May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13) – June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02), May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) – May 29, 2025 (2025-05-29)
Showrunners · 3
Hacks → Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs

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season series seasons comedy deborah downs paul may smart third received based vance jean einbinder max television comedian ava hannah

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HacksCamera setupSingle-camera1.00infobox
HacksCinematographyAdam Bricker1.00infobox
HacksComposersCarlos Rafael Rivera1.00infobox
HacksComposersDavid Stal1.00infobox
HacksCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
HacksCreated byLucia Aniello1.00infobox
HacksCreated byPaul W. Downs1.00infobox
HacksCreated byJen Statsky1.00infobox
HacksEditorsJessica Brunetto1.00infobox
HacksEditorsRob Paglia1.00infobox
HacksEditorsSusan Vaill1.00infobox
HacksExecutive producersJen Statsky1.00infobox
HacksExecutive producersPaul W. Downs1.00infobox
HacksExecutive producersLucia Aniello1.00infobox
HacksExecutive producersMichael Schur1.00infobox
HacksExecutive producersDavid Miner1.00infobox
HacksExecutive producersMorgan Sackett1.00infobox
HacksGenreComedy drama1.00infobox
HacksGenreDark comedy1.00infobox
HacksNetworkHBO Max1.00infobox
HacksNetworkMax1.00infobox
HacksNo. of episodes471.00infobox
HacksNo. of seasons51.00infobox
HacksOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
HacksProducersMelanie J. Elin1.00infobox
HacksProducersSeth Edelstein1.00infobox
HacksProducersAshley Glazier1.00infobox
HacksProducersSamantha Riley1.00infobox
HacksProducersNate Young1.00infobox
HacksProduction companiesFirst Thought1.00infobox

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