How many episodes are in Hacks?

Hacks has 10 episodes in this listed season.

Is Hacks a new series?

Hacks is a returning series (Season 5).

Hacks(2021)

Also known as Полезные советы • Писаки • 喜剧女王

Archived · HBO Max

8.21610 eps

S05

ComedyDramaRomance

ON AIR: APR 9Season 5Archived listing

What to Expect

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A comedy-drama built on friction between generations, where the tension comes from two people who need each other and resist admitting it.

The pacing mixes sharp comic exchanges with quieter moments of professional and personal reckoning, rewarding viewers who tolerate slow-building emotional payoffs. Ageism and gender equality are treated as structural forces rather than background noise, giving the conflict real consequences beyond personality clashes. The boss-employee dynamic carries most of the dramatic weight, with humor that cuts rather than comforts. Viewers drawn to workplace comedies with genuine dramatic bite, and to stories where ambition and ego collide across a power gap, will find the rhythm satisfying.

Best for

Comedy and Drama

Story lane

Comedy and Drama

Commitment

Season 5 · 10 episodes

Where

HBO Max

Official Premise

Explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old.

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Why this pick

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Why this pick

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