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Hacks Final Season Nears Launch With Christopher Briney as Deborah Vance’s Younger Love Interest

The creators use a late-in-life romance to center older women’s sexual agency.

Overview

  • The fifth season is the planned series finale and is about to debut, though outlets report different HBO Max premiere dates.
  • Showrunner Jen Statsky says Christopher Briney appears in one episode as an international rockstar who is decades younger than Deborah Vance.
  • Statsky explains the storyline aims to show that women remain sexual and desirable at any age.
  • Jean Smart says she was nervous about the age gap at first but adds that Briney made her feel at ease on set.
  • Cast members describe an emotional wrap with final scenes shot before a Paris leg, multiple crew goodbyes, and sets dismantled as Smart kept small mementos.