HBO Max Comedy Hacks Ending with Season 5, Star Hannah Einbinder Confirms

Hannah Einbinder, star of the Emmy-winning HBO Max series Hacks, confirmed at the 2025 Emmy Awards that the upcoming fifth season will be the show's final season. She described the decision as bittersweet but felt it was appropriate to conclude the series without overstaying its welcome. The show's creators, Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, and Paul W. Downs, originally envisioned Hacks as a five-season arc, and while they have been writing toward that ending, they admitted uncertainty about how many episodes the final season will require to fully conclude the story. The series, which follows the dark mentorship between Ava Daniels and comedy legend Deborah Vance, has received critical acclaim with numerous Emmy nominations. Despite Einbinder's clear statements about the ending, HBO Max has not officially confirmed that season five will be the last. The final season is set to begin production soon and is expected to premiere in 2026.