‘Hacks’ Season 4: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder & Co-Showrunners Tease “Contentious And Dark” Turn And A Possible Spinoff Idea

deadline.com:

Hacks is back! On April 10th, the smash hit Max series returns, and this time the gloves are off. Season 4 will kick off with vitriol, bad feeling and blackmail — and that’s just for starters.

Deadline met with the showrunners and cast to talk about imminent ‘divorce’ and even a possible spin-off. A slew of new guest stars have already been announced, including Julianne Nicholson and Michaela Watkins, and the new season will pick up right where the last one left off.

In the Season 3 finale, Deborah (Jean Smart) had finally won her lifelong dream of hosting Late Night, but fearful of failure at the last hurdle, she reneged on her promise to hire Ava (Hannah Einbinder) as head writer and instead chose a guy (Dan Bucatinsky) with a studio track record.

But Ava has learned from the best and won’t take this lying down. She ups the ante, threatening to reveal Deborah’s dalliance with CEO Bob Lipka (Tony Goldwyn), which could cost Deborah the hosting gig and her reputation.