Hacks: Season 2

TV-MA

2022

Created by Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello
Recommended
100%
91%
8 episodes
Comedy
Award Winner
HBO

Jean Smart claims another Emmy for her role as a legendary snarky comedian locked in a contentious, but potentially profitable,... More

Jean Smart claims another Emmy for her role as a legendary snarky comedian locked in a contentious, but potentially profitable, working relationship with a disgruntled 25-year-old writer.

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Hacks: Season 2 episodes

There Will Be Blood

Deborah eagerly anticipates trying out her new material on the... More road, while Ava dreads the fallout of an explosive email.

Quid Pro Quo

Deborah embraces tour life. Ava grapples with the value of... More honesty. Jimmy learns the harsh realities of Hollywood dealmaking.

Trust the Process

Deborah continues to workshop her material on the road, as... More Ava adapts to a new lifestyle. Marcus is overwhelmed by life without Wilson.

The Captain's Wife

While Deb struggles to connect with her audience on a... More cruise, Ava finds herself an unexpected hit.

Retired

An impromptu detour finds Deborah reckoning with long-held guilt while... More reconnecting with a former comedian friend.

The Click

A girls’ night out finds Ava attempting to connect with... More her mother – and Deborah embracing some unexpected company.

On the Market

Deborah and her team head to LA to pitch her... More new set as a comedy special.

The One, The Only

Deborah prepares to take the stage for her taping as... More Ava deals with a new opportunity.

Hacks: Season 2 | Ratings & Reviews

Still acerbically funny as ever, season 2 of the odd-couple stand-up comedy delves deeper into its characters: their grief, flaws, queerness, and best of all, their begrudging friendship.

100_%54 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
91_%40 reviews
Audience score rating

"Season 2 hums along in such a smooth, pleasurable manner that you want more of everything..."

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IndieWire

"Overall, Hacks Season 2 is a higher-stakes, higher-reward season, emotionally."

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Collider

"Much like Smart’s Deborah Vance, Hacks is upping its game with its second go-round..."

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A.V. Club

"What continues to work in Hacks Season 2... is the show’s tightrope walk between comedy and tragedy, dark humour and devastating heart."

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Decider

"It’s a joy (and relief) to report that Season 2 doesn’t miss a beat."

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Variety

"Smart remains a triumph... and Einbinder’s well-calibrated portrayal makes Ava more than just the entitled caricature she could easily be."

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Vanity Fair

"If anything, Season Two leans even more into the series’ strengths."

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Rolling Stone

"The new season displays no sign of the dreaded sophomore slump."

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Entertainment Weekly

"The second season understands that Hacks is a better show as a true two-hander... than as a glorified one-woman show for Smart."

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Hollywood Reporter

"The darkness is deeper and sometimes more despairing this year, but the jokes are just as frequent, and maybe even a bit more cathartic."

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USA Today

Hacks: Season 2 | Details

Cast

Jean Smart

Hannah Einbinder

Carl Clemons-Hopkins

Award winner: Outstanding Lead Actress (Smart), Guest Actress (Metcalf) & Costumes, Emmys 2022.
Rating: TV-MA,
Genre: Comedy
Country of origin: USA
Studio: HBO