*MEDIA ALERT*

 

HBO MAX CELEBRATES SEASON TWO OF AWARD-WINNING MAX ORIGINAL HACKS BY TAKING DEBORAH VANCE'S TOUR BUS ON THE ROAD THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES

 

MONDAY, MAY 9 – WEDNESDAY, MAY 11

In celebration of the upcoming second season of the hit Max Original comedy series Hacks, HBO Max is taking Deborah Vance’s tour bus that's prominently featured in the new season on the road around Los Angeles. The bus will tour the city for three days Monday, May 9 through Wednesday, May 11, stopping at locations with ties to the show.

 

The bus tour stops include iconic Los Angeles locations such as the Santa Monica Pier and Venice Boardwalk, prominent entertainment media locations such as Penske Media and United Talent Agency (find full list of stop locations below including one at the Official Hacks Roadhouse tastemaker event on Tuesday, May 10). Fan experiences include free Hacks-themed merchandise giveaways – branded sunglasses, baseball caps and Deborah Vance tour shirts – surprise appearances, fun photo moments and more. The bus tour’s final stops on Wednesday will be at Rocco’s and Heart on the WeHo Strip, featuring a special surprise for fans of the comedy series.

 

Keep an eye on the @Hacks Instagram page to follow along and catch the bus as it tours LA!

 

Hacks season two premieres on Thursday, May 12 on HBO Max.

 

Monday, May 9

12:00pm – 01:15pm at Penske Media

01:45pm – 02:15pm at 3 Arts Entertainment

02:45pm – 03:45pm at United Talent Agency

 

Tuesday, May 10

01:00pm – 03:00pm at Farmer’s Market, The Grove

04:00pm – 05:00pm at Dolby Theatre/TCL Chinese Theater

 

Wednesday, May 11

01:00pm – 02:00pm at Ivy Station (HBO Max HQ)

02:45pm – at Venice Boardwalk access point

Afternoon – 04:30pm at Santa Monica Pier

06:00pm – 09:00pm at Rocco’s/Heart in West Hollywood

ABOUT HACKS S2

HACKS is created and showrun by Emmy® winners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky. It is executive produced by Downs and Aniello via their Paulilu banner, Statsky via First Thought Productions, as well as Emmy winners Michael Schur via Fremulon, David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment and Morgan Sackett. The studio is Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. In season 2, the dark mentorship between legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her young, entitled writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder) continues to evolve as the two travel across the country workshopping Deborah’s new stand-up act.

Jean Smart, an Emmy® winner for her performance in season one of the series, is set to return with Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Jane Adams, who were all nominated for Emmys for season one. Christopher McDonald, Kaitlin Olson, Paul W. Downs, Poppy Liu, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, Meg Stalter, Angela E. Gibbs, Luenell, Johnny Sibilly, Joe Mande, Ally Maki and Lorenza Izzo also star. Laurie Metcalf, Martha Kelly and Ming-Na Wen have been announced as recurring guest stars and Margaret Cho as a guest star for the highly anticipated second season.

 

HBO Max

HBO Max™ is a direct-to-consumer streaming platform from Warner Bros. Discovery, offering best in class quality entertainment. HBO Max delivers the greatest array of series, movies and specials for audiences of all ages from the iconic brands of HBO, Warner Bros., and DC, as well as Max Originals, blockbuster films, and beloved kids and family content. The platform launched in the United States in May 2020 and introduced a lower priced, advertising-supported tier in June 2021. HBO Max began its global rollout launching in markets across Latin America and the Caribbean last summer, followed by its first European launches in the Nordics and Spain in the fall. Currently available in 61 countries, there are plans for continued expansion of HBO Max in 2022.

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