In its audacious series finale, the comedy series chose silence, grief, and a one-liner over a tidy sendoff — and mostly stuck the landing. By Kevin Dolak [This story contains spoilers from the series ...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Hacks” Season 5, Episode 10. Deborah Vance was never going to die. That may be a shock to “Hacks” fans who have seen the series finale to HBO Max’s Emmys ...

The way “Hacks” would ultimately end hasn’t changed since the series was pitched seven years ago, Lucia Aniello told IndieWire, but the decision to make Season 5 the last was debated late in the ...

Co-creators Jen Statsky and Lucia Aniello break down the intensely emotional ending of one of HBO's best comedies. Emily Bernard is a Features Editor and Peer Mentor for Collider who studied History, ...

Standing ovation for the “Hacks” series finale. HBO’s Emmy Award-winning comedy series ended after five seasons Thursday night and pulled a major switcheroo with Deborah Vance’s (Jean Smart) fate.

Comedy loves a good callback. The fifth and final season of “Hacks” contains some outstanding nods to triumphs that Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) savored together in ...

On an episode of “Hacks” earlier this season, legendary comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) goes to an autograph convention and grows increasingly frustrated by the demands of her fans. The mood ...

In its finale, this comedy about comedy circled back to the romance of creative partnership and the saving power of laughs. By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik is the chief television critic of The ...

For fans of Hacks, watching the final episodes was an anxiety-inducing experience akin to watching a bomb’s countdown clock tick closer and closer to 0:00, frantically hoping someone would cut the ...

Jennie Richardson is a TV Features and Lists Writer for Collider, and a graduate student pursuing an MFA in Fiction Writing. In other words, she really loves stories. After five years, Hacks has ...

In an era of weakened social connections, experts say, bonding with an older or younger friend offers unique benefits. By Catherine Pearson This article includes spoilers for the final episode of ...

Don't make any life-changing decisions or book a European vacation if you haven't watched "Hacks," the series finale of "Hacks." Full-series spoilers ahead! "That's the better joke!" This line, spoken ...