{"id":39701,"date":"2026-08-12T01:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39701"},"modified":"2026-08-12T01:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:09:27","slug":"jean-smart-hannah-einbinder-to-reprise-hacks-roles-for-one-night-only-live-event-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39701","title":{"rendered":"Jean Smart &#038; Hannah Einbinder to Reprise &#8216;Hacks&#8217; Roles for One-Night-Only Live Event | Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2263534\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hacks-one-night-only-live-event-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hacks one-night-only live event\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hacks-one-night-only-live-event-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hacks-one-night-only-live-event-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: HBO Max<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels live on!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday (August 11), HBO Max announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/jean-smart\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Jean Smart<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/hannah-einbinder\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Hannah Einbinder<\/strong><\/a> will be reprising their <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/hacks\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Hacks<\/strong><\/a><\/em> roles for a special one-night-only live event in Los Angeles!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Deborah Vance &amp; Friends &amp; Enemies LIVE!<\/em> <\/strong>will take place in front of a live audience at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday, August 14. <strong>Jean<\/strong> and <strong>Hannah<\/strong> have \u201cnever appeared in-character outside the show,\u201d HBO Max shared in a press release, adding, \u201cto our knowledge, this is the first Phase II event of its kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hacks-live.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\" title=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hacks-live-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"Hacks one-night-only live event\" class=\"wp-image-2263552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hacks-live-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hacks-live-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPhase II\u201d refers to the second push of Emmy votes when the campaigning heats up ahead of the final balloting. Voting for the <em>2026 Emmy Awards <\/em>concludes on August 26. The final season of <em>Hacks<\/em>, which concluded in May, was nominated for a record-breaking 24 awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other <em>Hacks<\/em> characters will be \u201cmaking surprise appearances\u201d during the live show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/mariska-hargitay\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Mariska Hargitay<\/strong><\/a>, the<em> 2026 Emmy Awards<\/em> will air live on NBC and stream on Peacock on September 14 starting at 8pm ET. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/08\/emmy-nominations-2026-full-list-of-nominees-released\/\">Check out the full list of nominations here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/hacks\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/hannah-einbinder\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hannah Einbinder<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/jean-smart\/\" rel=\"tag\">Jean Smart<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: HBO Max Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels live on! 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