How to watch ‘Hacks’ Season 5 on HBO Max

Deborah Vance is taking her final bow.

After five years and five seasons, HBO Max‘s “Hacks” is coming to an end. The final season premieres tonight, April 9.

“Hacks” stars Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, a stand-up comedian, and follows her relationship with comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) as they navigate evolving dynamics in their personal lives and professional relationship.

Per HBO Max, Season 5 will take place “in the aftermath of mistaken and unflattering news reports that she passed away,” and will follow Deborah Vance and Ava as they “return to Las Vegas more determined than ever to secure Deborah’s legacy as a comedian.”

Over the course of its five-year run, “Hacks” has won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, including four Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series wins for Smart, one Supporting Actress win for Einbinder, and an Outstanding Comedy Series win in 2024.

‘Hacks’ Season 5 release date and time

The first episode of “Hacks” Season 5 will be released at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on April 9. The final season will continue to drop on HBO Max weekly on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT through May 28.

How to watch ‘Hacks’

If you don’t get HBO through traditional cable, you’ll need an HBO Max subscription to tune in to “The Pitt.” If you’re new to HBO Max, you can sign up for as low as $10.99/month with ads, but an ad-free subscription will cost $18.49/month.

If you want to stream even more and save a few bucks a month while you’re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the discounted Disney+ Bundles with Hulu and HBO Max. With ads, the bundle costs $19.99/month and without ads, $32.99/month.

‘Hacks’ Season 5 episodes

“Hacks” Season 5 will have ten episodes, airing weekly (with two new episodes on April 30 and May 7). Here’s

• Episode 1: April 9
• Episode 2: April 16
• Episode 3: April 23
• Episode 4: April 30
• Episode 5: April 30
• Episode 6: May 7
• Episode 7: May 7
• Episode 8: May 14
• Episode 9: May 21
• Episode 10: May 28

‘Hacks’ cast guide

In addition to Jean Smart as Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Megan Stalter, Paul W. Downs, Rose Abdoo and Mark Indelicato will return as series regulars.

“Hacks” guest stars this season will include Robby Hoffman, Tony Goldwyn, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Jane Adams, Lauren Weedman, Poppy Liu, Johnny Sibilly, Luenell, Angela E. Gibbs, and Caitlin Reilly. Christopher Briney (best known as Conrad on “The Summer I Turned Pretty”) joins the show for Season 5.

‘Hacks’ Season 5 trailer

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