‘Hacks’ Stars Reunite in Season-3 Teaser Trailer

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder return in Emmy-winning Max series

Max's 'Hacks'
Jean Smart (l.) and Hannah Einbinder in ‘Hacks.’ (Image credit: Max)

A chance encounter in an elevator reunites Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder's characters in the third season of Max’s Hacks, according to the official trailer for the Emmy Award-winning series’s new season debuting May 2.

After a season-two split between Smart’s Deborah Vance and Einbinder’s Ava, season three finds Deborah in the midst of a career comeback, while her former writer, Ava, struggles without her. 

Along with Smart and Einbinder, the series stars Paul Downs, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Megan Stalter and Rose Abdoo.

Season three of Hacks is executive produced by Paul Downs, Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky, Michael Schur, David Miner and Morgan Sackett.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.