Hanna Einbinder has confirmed rumors that the upcoming fifth season of Lakas will be the last.
The comedian and actor shared what she described as “Bittersweet” news while speaking to reporters on the red carpet of the Emmy Awards on Sunday night.
“We start [filming] next week and knowing that it’s the last season is really bittersweet,” she told E! host Heather McMahan on The Local. “But I think it’s the right thing to do, you know?”
Hannah added that she thought the end of season five was the right time to end the show, as it was better to call the hacks when it was still popular and loved.
“I think it’s nice to do something as many times as you should,” she explained on the awards show’s Red Carpet. “Don’t take your greeting. RIP IT and do it and laugh and cry.”
Hacks has been an awards darling since it debuted in 2019, with Jean Smart winning an Emmy for every season she has played comedian Deborah Vance.
Series creators Lucia Aneillo, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky previously admitted that they had a five-season plan for their hit series in the US. After the events of season four, the trio hinted that the hacks could continue even longer, but unfortunately for fans, that’s clearly not the case anymore.
“We’re breaking down season five now, and we have to see how many episodes it takes us to get to where we know we’re going,” Paul W. Downs told Variety while breaking down the events of the season four finale.
“The final scene of the final episode has been in our minds since 2015, and we’re excited to get there. But it may take more episodes than we can fit into a season.”
While there’s no official word yet on exactly when Hacks season five will air, it’s worth noting that previous seasons have debuted in the spring.
Hannah herself won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and used her speech to speak out about many political causes in the area.
