4 Interesting Facts About Hacks Season 4
Hacks provides a masterclass in TV writing and comedic timing, which is why it has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy three times.
As the show will enter its fourth season, it seems inevitable that the comedy series will pick up the gong away this year, despite facing tough competition from Abbott Elementary and St Denis Medical.
As season three finished on a jaw-dropping cliffhanger, fans of the hit show are itching to see what will happen between Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) next. If you’re ready for all the latest news and gossip, here are four must-read facts about Hacks season 4.
Warning: The following content may contain spoilers for Hacks seasons 1-3.
1. Hacks Season 4’s Premiere Date
If you live in the United States, you’ll be pleased to know season four of Hacks is scheduled to return on Max on Thursday 10th April 2025.
However, UK fans won’t need to wait too long to watch the fourth series, as it will return to TV screens on Sky and the streaming platform NOW on Friday 11th April 2025.
2. Season 4 Will Feature 10 Episodes
Like seasons one to three of Hacks, season four will have ten episodes. The first two will land on TV screens on the show’s premiere date, providing fans with a taste of what’s to come throughout the season as Deborah Vance navigates being blackmailed by Ava, her new head writer, on her late-night TV show.
3. Expect Many New Faces
As Deborah finally landed a late-night TV show in season three, you can expect many few faces to appear in season four of Hacks.
Joining the cast are Julianne Nicholson (Paradise), Michaela Watkins (Casual), Bresha Webb (Run the World), Eric Balfour (Six Feet Under), and Robby Hoffman (Verified).
Also, the following actors will play Deborah’s new writers, who will report to Ava:
- Katy Sullivan (Dexter: New Blood)
- Danny Jolles (Ted)
- Jasmine Ashanti (Upload)
- Matt Oberg (The Residence)
- Sandy Honig (The Young Wife)
Don’t worry, all the characters you know and love are set to return, including co-creator Paul W. Downs (Jimmy), as well as Megan Stalter (Kayla), Mark Indelicato (Damien), Carl Clemons-Hopkins (Marcus), Kaitlin Olson (DJ), and Rose Abdoo (Josefina).
Also, you can expect Tony Goldwyn (Bob Lipka), Christopher McDonald (Marty Ghilain), Helen Hunt (Winnie Landel), Jane Adams (Nina Daniels), Poppy Liu (Kiki), and Lauren Weedman (Madam Mayor Pezzimenti) to pop up throughout the season.
4. Season 5 Could be the Last
If you love Hacks as much as us here at List World, you might be disappointed to learn that season five of Hacks is likely to be the show’s last.
When asked if season five would be its last, Lucia Aniello, Hacks’ co-creator and co-showrunner with Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, replied, “That’s still our plan. We started pitching the show in 2019, but we’ve been thinking about it since 2015, so we’ve had a great time to plot out and talk about where we wanted the show to go.”
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