HBO Max renews Hacks for season two

Hit comedy-drama Hacks

NEWS BRIEF: US streamer HBO Max has renewed award-winning comedy-drama Hacks for a second season.

The show, created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs and Jen Statsky, focuses on the professional relationship between a young comedy writer and a legendary stand-up comedienne. It stars Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Jane Adams and comes from Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television.