Shows Like Hacks

Aging female comedian fighting for relevance in Hollywood; dark comedy-drama about ego, craft, and the entertainment industry.

Prestige dark comedy set inside the entertainment industry; insider satire of creative egos, institutional pressure, and artistic ambition.

HBO dark comedy set in LA acting world; explores performance, identity, and mentorship with sharp tonal control matching Hacks.

Female-led prestige dark comedy with raw emotional honesty, sharp writing, and a sardonic female protagonist navigating life and relationships.

Dark comedy miniseries with a powerful woman at center, class dynamics, and sharp female-driven writing; Julianne Moore anchors it like Jean Smart.

Female lead running a comedy show, entertainment industry satire, generational and workplace comedy with rapid-fire wit.

Prestige dark comedy about self-absorbed twenty-somethings; shares Hacks' tonal edge, HBO-adjacent voice, and millennial-vs-world tension.

Dark comedy about a washed-up entertainer making a comeback; career-in-ruins redemption arc mirrors Deborah Vance's Vegas survival story.

HBO female-led comedy-drama with sharp voice, career uncertainty, and nuanced female friendship dynamics; prestige tone aligns with Hacks.

Women navigating life in their 50s with wit and friction; shares Hacks' focus on older female protagonists reclaiming relevance.

Female workplace comedy-drama with mentorship dynamics between a powerful boss and younger women; thematic echo of Hacks' core dynamic.

Young female artist finding her voice in the entertainment industry; coming-of-age arc parallels Ava's side of the Hacks generational divide.

Workplace comedy set inside the entertainment industry (radio); ensemble cast of oddballs echoes Hacks' industry-satire sensibility.

Sharp workplace comedy inside media; fast-paced ensemble banter and industry insider humor resonate with Hacks' comedy-world milieu.

Female-ensemble dark comedy-drama with Niecy Nash; shares Hacks' irreverent tone and strong women navigating a world not built for them.

Coming-of-age comedy-drama about outsiders and identity; shares the heartfelt-but-awkward emotional register and generational tension.

Nostalgic comedy-drama about a young person stuck between their present and an uncertain future; generational tension echoes Hacks loosely.

Comedy-drama about a young person navigating an older, glamorous world with bigger personalities; distant tonal cousin to Hacks.

Comedy-drama about a woman reinventing her identity and career by navigating generational divides; loose cousin to Hacks' age-gap dynamic.

British generation-gap comedy with a clashing older/younger dynamic; very loose cousin via the intergenerational friction theme.