Lucia Aniello News & Updates

Lucia Aniello On Guiding ‘Hacks’, All Those Emmys & Why It Will Be Five Seasons And Out For Hit Max Comedy – Behind The Lens

Right out of the box Lucia Aniello experienced what riding the right horse at the Emmys was like. Sh...

Aug 16, 2024 • Deadline.com

How ‘Hacks’ Predicted Stephen Colbert’s Late-Night Debacle

Creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky break down the “surreal” parallels betwee...

Aug 13, 2025 • The Daily Beast

‘Hacks’: Lucia Aniello Breaks Down Her Onscreen Debut

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lucia Aniello for 'Hacks' Seas...

Apr 23, 2026 • Yahoo

Joking Aside, the ‘Hacks’ Showrunners Explain That Final Twist

In an interview, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky discussed the Season 3 finale and if t...

May 31, 2024 • nytimes.com

"It's Character First and Story First": 'Hacks' Co-Creators Break Down Ava and Deborah's Bold, Brutal Season 4 Dynamic

Emily Bernard has worn many hats over 5 years with Collider, including Features Editor, Peer Mentor,...

May 09, 2025 • Collider

How ‘Hacks’ Keeps Ava and Deborah (and the Audience) on Their Toes in Season 3

Director Lucia Aniello tells IndieWire about the changing power dynamics between Deborah and Ava tha...

Jun 13, 2024 • IndieWire

‘Hacks’ Season 3: How Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky Navigated Strikes & Setbacks To Bring Back A Beloved Show

EXCLUSIVE: It’s late January on the Las Vegas Strip, and a woman with a tall beehive hairdo and dr...

Mar 26, 2024 • Deadline.com

'Hacks' creators reveal Ava and Deborah's wild episode 7 storyline was a long time coming

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Hacks Season 5, Episode 7 Lucia Aniello and Jen S...

May 09, 2026 • MSN

‘Hacks’ Co-Creators Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs Ink New Deal With Warner Bros. TV & HBO Max

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of Hacks' Season 5 renewal by Max, the Emmy-winning comedy series' co-creato...

Jun 26, 2025 • Yahoo

‘Hacks’ Writers Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs And Jen Statsky On Their Second Emmy Nom And Getting To Write For A “Gifted And Incredible” Cast

Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky scored their second Emmy nomination on Tuesday in the O...

Jul 12, 2022 • AOL

The 'Hacks' guide to Hollywood with creators Paul W Downs, Jen Statsky & Lucia Aniello | THR video

Following the series finale of 'Hacks,' the show's creators Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs and Lucia Ani...

May 27, 2026 • MSN

Matthew Weiner and ‘Hacks’ Creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky to Mentor AFI 2025 Writers’ Room Ready Program

Exclusive: "Mayor of Kingstown" writer Regina Corrado, "The Girl from Plainville" scribe Liz Hannah,...

May 16, 2025 • IndieWire

Psst! Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky would make Emmys history with a third writing win for ‘Hacks’

If Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky were to win Best Comedy Writing this year (alongside their fellow s...

Aug 01, 2025 • Gold Derby

Lucia Aniello, Greg Berlanti and Stephanie Allain to Speak at PGA’s Produced By Conference

The Producers Guild of America’s Produced By Conference announced that its return this year is sla...

May 14, 2024 • Variety

Jean Smart and Allison Janney both win 8th Emmy, tie all-time record

They joins Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Cloris Leachman at the top of the all-time list....

Sep 14, 2026 • Gold Derby on MSN

‘Hacks’ Co-Creators Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs Hire Tara Dorfman to Head TV Development at Paulilu Prods. (EXCLUSIVE)

"Hacks" co-creators Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs have tapped Tara Dorfman to serve as head of TV ...

Mar 31, 2026 • Yahoo

Hacks' Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs hire Tara Dorfman for development

"Hacks" co-creators Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs have tapped Tara Dorfman to serve as head of TV ...

Mar 31, 2026 • MSN

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Celebrate 4/20 with All Three Episodes of Comedy Central’s ‘Time Traveling […]Ilana Glazer, Pa...

Apr 19, 2016 • Vulture

Why the Pitt, Widow's Bay, and more can't win all their nominations

Many of this year's top shows have overlapping bids, including Hacks, Pluribus, and Beef....

Sep 01, 2026 • GoldDerby on MSN

Why won't there be Hacks season 6? Everything you need to know

It has become known that after five successful years, the TV series Hacks will come to an end, bring...

Aug 21, 2026 • PRIMETIMER

Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello on How They Make the ‘Hacks’ Magic

“We’re going to be snacking,” Paul W. Downs warns at the beginning of a Zoom call, sitting bes...

Aug 29, 2022 • Women's Wear Daily

Here Are All the Clues That Set Up the Ending of ‘Hacks’ | Exclusive Video

"Hacks" showrunners tell TheWrap how they spent five seasons seeding hints to where Deborah Vance an...

Aug 13, 2026 • Yahoo

‘It was crazy — like the universe helping us out’: The untold story behind the ‘Hacks’ series finale

The creators, showrunners, editor, and music supervisor of 'Hacks' sit down with Gold Derby to break...

Aug 21, 2026 • GoldDerby

Kaley Cuoco Comedy ‘Kansas City Star’ From ‘Hacks’ Creators Nears HBO Series Order

Kaley Cuoco, Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky and Paul W. Downs Nino Munoz/Getty EXCLUSIVE: In a bidding s...

Nov 14, 2024 • Deadline.com

Lucia Aniello (‘Hacks' director): ‘I really am the luckiest chick in town' [Exclusive Video Interview]

No one needs to tell Lucia Aniello that she’s landed in the television version of nirvana. She get...

Aug 09, 2024 • MSN

‘So much pride when people ask where I’m from’: ‘Hacks’ creator, Lucia Aniello, reflects on western Mass upbringing

From left, Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, and Paul W. Downs, the creative time behind the sitcom “Hac...

May 09, 2025 • Daily Hampshire Gazette

Ending on a high is the hardest joke Hacks ever pulled off

Ending on a high is the hardest joke Hacks ever pulled off: Paul W Downs on the comedy's final seaso...

Apr 20, 2026 • London Evening Standard on MSN

‘Hacks’ Star Meg Stalter Didn’t Believe Paul W. Downs When He Told Her She Was Nominated for an Emmy

Series creators Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky tell TheWrap what their record-breaking nominat...

Jul 08, 2026 • TheWrap

‘Hacks’ Writers Say Season 3 of the Comedy Was Hardest to Get Right

Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello also chat with THR about why Jean Smart is a great “b...

Aug 13, 2024 • The Hollywood Reporter

'Hacks' creators discuss record-setting Emmy nominations

The HBO Max comedy series picked up 24 nominations for its final season....

Jul 08, 2026 • The Hollywood Reporter on MSN