Jean Smart Talks The Bittersweet End of Hacks | PLUS Charli XCX's First British Vogue Cover

The Run-Through with Vogue · Apr 16, 2026 · 51m

Tonight, the second episode of Hacks Season 5 comes out and with it, we are one step closer to the bittersweet end of a delightful show that has been running since pandemic times. In this episode Deborah Vance and the cast headed to New York City and for The Run-Through episode, the real Deborah—Jean Smart—sat down with Chloe in the studio to talk about what it’s been like to be Deborah for five seasons and what comes next.

“I definitely feel more like her. Or, she feels more like me,” Smart said of her character, “I mean, we look a lot alike.” She also alluded to the sarcastic sense of humor…