‘Hacks’ Is About “Women And Queer People,” Say Exec Producers – Contenders TV: The Nominees
deadline.comAfter a stellar first season that led to three Emmys wins, Hacks — starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder — had big expectations to meet in its second batch of episodes.
It was a challenge not lost on its executive producers Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs.Contenders TV: The Nominees — Deadline’s Complete Coverage“There was a lot of pressure to deliver something that we felt was worthy,” Downs said during the HBO Max show’s Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees panel. “People connected with the show, which was so lovely and gratifying.
We really wanted to deliver a season that was as good and fulfilled the promise we had made with Season 1. This show is about a woman in the later stages of her life and this young bisexual writer who she works with.
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