Hacks season 5 episode 3 has only just dropped — but there's a major release date change coming to the hit HBO Max show's schedule

Keeping us on our toes for the next two weeks

24 Apr 2026, 02:30 by https://www.techradar.com/uk/author/jasmine-valentine · TechRadar

News By Jasmine Valentine published 24 April 2026

Yes ladies, you heard right. (Image credit: HBO)

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Hacks season 5 will be releasing two episodes per week on HBO Max for the next fortnight
Episodes 4 and 5 drop on April 30, with episodes 6 and 7 on May 7
Season 5 will return to a weekly release schedule for the final three weeks (eps 8-10)

We're only three weeks into Hacks season 5, and it's already been so good to us.

We've had Deborah (Jean Smart) singing in Spanish with a Mexican band in a bid to land EGOT status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony), Hannah Einbinder being serenaded by her real-life childhood crush Jesse McCartney, and Ann Dowd dressed as a blue alien while giving life advice at a Vegas fan expo.

Season 5 episode 3 is equally one for the books. Deborah hits it off with a new artist playing at the Palmetto, sparking an age gap romance worthy of a double-page spread in US Weekly.

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However, there's more good news to come for devoted Hacks fans (or should I say Little Debbies?). HBO Max is changing the hit show's release schedule for the next two weeks... meaning we're doubling our binge for the foreseeable.

Hacks season 5 to air two episodes per week for the next fortnight on HBO Max

Hacks Season 5 | Official Trailer | HBO Max - YouTube

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You read that correctly: Hacks season 5 will be releasing two episodes per week on HBO Max for the next fortnight.

This means that episodes 4 and 5 drop on April 30, with episodes 6 and 7 following up on May 7.

However, from episode 8 onwards, we return to a single episode weekly schedule for the final three weeks.

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