Show Notes
Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the second episode of the final season. They share memories of filming on the streets of New York, behind-the-scenes stories of the episode’s many cameos (Xena star Renee O’Connor! Soleil Moon Frye! Jesse McCartney! Ann Dowd as a very blue Star Trek Andorian!), and exclusive Little Debbie content that didn’t make the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the series finale with the one and only Hannah Einbinder, who plays Ava Daniels! Why did Hannah think she was fired from the show back in Season 2? Which international city almost was the backdrop of this episode? How far into the episode can you make it before you tear up? Listen and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the ninth episode of the final season with the one and only Jean Smart, who plays Deborah Vance! Jean shares which actor from this episode is her actual beau, which cameo star she has plans to play blackjack with, and why Season 5 was the most fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky are joined by cinematographer Adam Bricker! Adam shares behind-the-scenes details about the cube, what a DIT cart is, and how the show became a reference for itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the seventh episode of the final season with one of the writers of this episode, Bridget Parker! They share behind-the-scenes stories of filming in that house, a blooper reel of Jean Smart struggling to get a certain joke out without cracking up, an extended deleted scene starring Cherry Jones and Leslie Bibb, and details about that kiss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the sixth episode of the final season. They share the long history of a certain King Tut joke, which full-circle moments move them, and how Kayla and Jimmy’s Sassafras outfits came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices