{"id":40518,"date":"2026-08-12T09:28:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40518"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:28:50","slug":"paul-w-downs-says-he-would-love-to-make-a-hacks-spinoff-around-kayla-jimmy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40518","title":{"rendered":"Paul W. Downs Says He &#8220;Would Love&#8221; To Make A &#8216;Hacks&#8217; Spinoff Around Kayla &#038; Jimmy"},"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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/paul-w-downs\/\" id=\"auto-tag_paul-w-downs\" data-tag=\"paul-w-downs\">Paul W. Downs<\/a> was one of the co-creators of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/hacks\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hacks\" data-tag=\"hacks\">Hacks<\/a><\/em> and has revealed that he \u201cwould love\u201d to do a spinoff based on his character, Jimmy LaSaque Jr., and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/meg-stalter\/\" id=\"auto-tag_meg-stalter\" data-tag=\"meg-stalter\">Meg Stalter<\/a>\u2018s Kayla Schaefer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While visiting Andy Cohen\u2019s clubhouse on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/watch-what-happens-live\/\" id=\"auto-tag_watch-what-happens-live\" data-tag=\"watch-what-happens-live\">Watch What Happens Live<\/a><\/em>, Downs was asked if there were any storylines he had to fight for and convince the team was a good idea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat happened more often was that there would be stories for Jimmy and Kayla that didn\u2019t happen because they didn\u2019t really make sense but were really funny,\u201d Downs said on the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/bravo\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bravo\" data-tag=\"bravo\">Bravo<\/a> late-night talk show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cohen followed up and asked if there was any interest in a spinoff, to which Stalter said, \u201cWe do, but we\u2019re not going to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Downs added, \u201cI think we would love to do it, but we also want to leave the show as it is. It does feel like the ending- it was hard to land the plane, and now that we have landed the plane, it\u2019s like, \u2018Let\u2019s leave it like that.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Downs played Jimmy, the manager for Jean Smart\u2019s Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder\u2019s Ava Daniels, while Stalter played Jimmy\u2019s assistant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in May, following the <em>Hacks<\/em> series finale, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/megan-stalter-hacks-spinoff-beautiful-ending-1236958623\/\">Stalter told Deadline she was open to a spinoff<\/a> centered around Jimmy and Kayla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI feel like the fans want a spinoff,\u201d she said during the <em>Las Culturistas Culture Awards<\/em> red carpet. \u201cI\u2019d literally show up anytime. I would delete the songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the topic of possibly starting a petition to request a spinoff came up, Stalter joked, \u201cI think people need to be more aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/megan-stalter\/\" id=\"auto-tag_megan-stalter\" data-tag=\"megan-stalter\">Megan Stalter<\/a> and Paul W. Downs on <em>WWHL<\/em> in the video below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<\/div><\/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>Paul W. 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