On Saturday, the creators and stars of HBO Max’s hit comedy Hacks appeared virtually at the ATX TV Festival to unpack Season 1 and tease Season 2.
“I think ultimately, while we don’t know the specifics, what we set out to do in this story is to set Ava, Deborah and everyone in their ecosystem on a road to redemption and emotional happiness,” said co-creator, co-showrunner, EP, writer and star Paul W.
At the end of Season 1, we see that an impulsively sent email may cause friction, once again, in the relationship between the two.
At the end of Season 1, Carl Clemons-Hopkins’s Marcus has doubled down on his work with Deborah, continuing to put his relationships and his personal life to the side, when she names him to CEO of her company.
What the actress hopes for, for her aspiring entrepreneur character, is more business ideas.
While discussing the genesis of Hacks with Aniello and Statsky, Downs said he was inspired to pay tribute, through the show, to “anybody on the fringes in the arts,” including those from the LGBTQ and BIPOC communities, and particularly women in comedy.
While on the subject of the show being a “literal rom-com,” Einbinder shared her experience of a kiss she shared with Smart, as part of a dream sequence.