Watch this when
Hacks
When the person who frustrates you the most is also the only one who gets you. 🎤
Who it's for
Deborah and Ava start out contemptuous of each other, a legend afraid of becoming irrelevant and a young writer who thinks she knows better, and the show makes their friction the engine of both women's growth.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Hacks is an HBO Max comedy-drama created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky that ran for five seasons from 2021 to 2026. It follows Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas stand-up comedian, and Ava Daniels, a young comedy writer struggling after posting an insensitive tweet, who becomes Deborah's writer.
Where to find it
An HBO Max (Max) original. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Assisted suicide themes and a parent's death.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 16+)
Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains;Marcus Aurelius, The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Book 4 (tr. George Long)
