SummaryDeborah Vance (Jean Smart), a Las Vegas comedian, mentors Ava (Hannah Einbinder), a 25-year-old writer in this dark comedy from Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky.
Created By:Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky
❮ Hacks
Season 5
5 Seasons
Season Premiere:
Apr 9, 2026
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
88
User score
Generally Favorable
7.9
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
88
87% Positive
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Aug 21, 2026
100
By the series’ conclusion, we’re taken on quite a roller coaster of emotions, both scary and healing, in what ends as one of the best shows of the decade.
Apr 7, 2026
100
Whipsmart, funny, and audacious from start to finish, Hacks Season 5 will keep you laughing and guessing until the last moment. .... Much like Smart, the show ends by cementing its legacy as one of the greatest comedies of the 21st century.
Apr 8, 2026
90
Season 5 never forgets to have fun with these two characters, and it's just as enjoyable watching them squeal with glee over potential new romantic partners as it is watching them workshop jokes. With their undeniable chemistry, Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder have delivered one of the best female friendships in television history.
Apr 7, 2026
90
Hacks takes a sharp left turn when you least expect it, and Ava and Deborah end up exactly where they are meant to be. Hacks' big, brave final season will make you laugh, cry, and appreciate the people who believed in you when you didn't believe in yourself.
Apr 10, 2026
70
The ends always justify the means. Even a stand-up act can be praxis. How compelling you find that suggestion will depend on how much you jibe with Hacks’s combination of teasing and endorsement, and how quickly you might tire of how heroic everyone has become. (By now, the characters’ edges have been so sanded down that it’s shocking when it’s revealed that Deb once made a slightly homophobic joke about a lesbian comedian.) But the series throws itself into portraying how Deb’s galvanization activates those around her, and into positioning their transformations as persuasive devices.
Apr 7, 2026
60
There are enough big names here to make the season feel like a well-earned celebration of its place in pop culture. But ironically for a season that spends so much of its time concerned with the question of legacy, Hacks stumbles at crafting its own. In elevating its brighter, softer elements at the expense of its darker, sharper edges, it becomes a sugarcoated obituary version of itself.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.9
92% Positive
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May 29, 2026
10
never seen a comedy show this brilliantly made. just jokes nonstop man god who wrote these jokes one killer after another. such a funny show im laughing actually loud. great story great writing actually I could have given another 10 if the story wasn't this great either. always good vibes. the relationship always felt real and their clash exciting to watch. this season was especially beautiful to the eyes, amazing shots, but that could just be my new tv. no not really the finale was something else. all characters are so good and exciting to watch, funny dialogues. great on all aspects that tv medium can exhibit. the finale moved me and i don't even normally say that. best funny thing that roamed through american media since 2010.
Jun 28, 2026
8
Hacks would probably have been better served spending longer on two major plot lines that were introduced and wrapped a little too quickly in it’s final episode, but overall this was a satisfying conclusion to one of the best comedy drama series of the last decade.
