Rosemary Rossi In today’s politically touchy country, “woke” has become just another four-letter divisive reference to people who are attentive to important societal issues.
But if that’s the case, it can be argued that “Hacks” is TV’s most socially conscious, dare we say, “woke,” series on air. The Jean Smart-lead Max comedy has broached topics like sexuality, mortality, aging, bullying, and on and on, usually subtly and reasonably within the structure of the show, not hitting viewers over the head with opinions.
One story that went a little deeper in Season 3 dealt with Ava and Deborah talking about climate change, a topic the series’ creators thought was too important not to confront. “Sometimes the biggest challenge to writing ‘Hacks’ is compartmentalizing the fact that the world is literally on fire,” Lucia Aniello tells Variety. “Our country, we’re burning in many different ways.
Sometimes it’s hard to ignore that, especially now that Paul and I have a kid, and so now I’m starting to think a lot more about the planet and how we’re leaving it,” she adds, referring to her husband, Paul W.
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