Hacks is doubling up again. After last week’s two-episode swing through family history, Ava’s reboot chase, and the deeply ridiculous Amazing Race detour, Season 5 drops Episodes 6 and 7 on Thursday, May 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET on HBO Max. The show then returns to one episode per week before the series finale on May 28.
Episode 6 is titled “Quik Scribbl,” and the premise sounds like classic late-season Hacks: The Diva goes over budget, Deborah looks for an investor, and Jimmy and Kayla try to land a comic-in-residence. That gives the episode a clean comic engine. Deborah’s legacy project has moved from dream to money problem, Ava’s creative future is still circling the Who’s Making Dinner? reboot, and Jimmy/Kayla’s management subplot gets another industry-farce lane to run through.
Episode 7 is titled “Montecito.” A detailed synopsis hasn’t surfaced yet, but the title suggests a shift away from the Vegas/publicity chaos and into a more contained space, which matters after Episode 5 gave Deborah and DJ their reality-TV bonding moment.
More on the second two-episode midseason release below.
Hacks Season 5 episodes 6 & 7 trailer
In “D’Amazing Race,” Deborah keeps a rare promise to DJ by stepping into a format she can’t control, and that choice carries forward immediately. The episode’s chaos—public exposure, unfamiliar rules, and Ava working the margins to secure her reboot rights—doesn’t reset. It follows them into Episodes 6 and 7 as a credibility problem and a leverage shift: Deborah has to manage how that appearance lands with investors and fans, while Ava comes out of it with a little more room to push her own agenda.
Hacks Season 5 FAQ
When does Season 5 Episode 6 and 7 air?
The episodes drop on Thursday, May 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET, streaming on HBO Max. Episodes roll out weekly, with a couple of multi-episode drops, this being the last, leading into the series finale at the end of May.
How many episodes are there?
Season 5 has 10 episodes total, and it’s the final season of the series. HBO Max is sticking with a weekly rollout, letting the tension between Deborah and Ava stretch out instead of getting burned through in a binge.
Who’s starring?
The core cast is back: Jean Smart as Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels, alongside Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, and Carl Clemons-Hopkins. Season 5 also adds new faces, including Christopher Briney as a pop star who enters Deborah’s orbit, plus appearances from Tony Goldwyn and Kaitlin Olson.
