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
87
User score
Generally Favorable
7.8
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
87
86% Positive
12 Reviews
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14% Mixed
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Apr 8, 2026
100
We can imagine a world in which the show will always go on, even though we’ve paused the TV and see there’s only five (beautiful, brilliant) minutes left in one of—if not the greatest—shows about comedy ever made. The final curtain does fall on Hacks, and the last moments are simultaneously surprising and perfectly suited to the show as a whole—a miracle for a series finale. While each episode offers up different iterations of everything wrong with Hollywood, Hacks never loses the love of the game.
Apr 7, 2026
100
It’s a proper finale for a series that never stopped being funny, never punched below the belt, and always continued to evolve past its own perceived wokeness … a joke within a joke the show has consistently loved to highlight. The characters are all treated with respect right up until the very end, though the final episode grounds reality into a series hellbent on commenting on Hollywood’s flaws and great fortunes.
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 7, 2026
90
Stay with the twists and turns, even the occasional groaners, for a satisfying finish, providing a fairy-tale happy ending for some and for others a bittersweet reckoning that whatever hurdles life throws at you, nothing is as important as friendship — and perfecting the next joke.
Apr 10, 2026
88
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
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.
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Generally Favorable
7.8
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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 tow 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.
